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I Understand I Shout From the Sky Whilst Spinning

As I teeter, I push myself sometimes Stand on a different ledge Check my balance Today white knuckle rides I'd stopped going on them So I went on them You can check your own influence on a potential unpleasant situation It's interesting (apparently not poetic, I'll keep at it) My jaw was tensed, my neck jolted but I knew that I was doing that, not the ride Eventually I relaxed The lesson is there, go with it There's lots of opportunity for things not to be so bad 'Don't worry, be happy' is the more poetic phrase but I just thought I'd try out 'don't tense up you get jaw ache'

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Paige Hind

Date: 8/31/2023 12:05:00 PM

I think I'll 'relax' after this, lol.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/31/2023 1:07:00 PM

Give it a try on a waltzer - it's like pain relief and it turned out I'd just stopped tensing my jaw :D

David Kavanagh

Date: 8/31/2023 6:56:00 AM

Self preservation is wired into our system Dilly, but we are intelligent creatures who can weigh up the chances of something going wrong, and overcome our innate fears, just like you did on those white knuckle rides, sounds like reassured yourself and had a fun day out, so nicely expressed here, cheers David

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/31/2023 10:39:00 AM

Thanks David, it was ridiculous how instantly relaxing changed my enjoyment of a ride - wish I could switch my thinking so easily on everything, although I suppose I've spent quite a few years not going on rides so good to overcome fears of that nature. I don't have enough resolvable fears to work through as I shove myself out there if I spot myself getting worked up. It's only management of self on my list

Speaks Volumes

Date: 8/31/2023 1:28:00 AM

Great poem D. Yes you are right. You have advised me of this before. Great to see you put your wisdom into a terrific poem. Its advice to take. loved your poem, the way you presented the poem was perfect. The ride described it to a tee. ( not so sure about standing on the edge of a cliff) This gets a fave. it will help a lot of people. It helped me. Well done my friend.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/31/2023 1:35:00 AM

Thanks SV, I actually realised it on the waltzers but still realising it as I was being span off into the sky too. I've realised it previously when flying off giant slides into deep water whilst wearing contact lens... I still can't quite articulate it though - it's on the tip of my tongue but you can enjoy the ride because it only 'might' kill you. Something like that, very much of being in the middle is still fine, fear of the end stops that joy of now x

Yann Rolland

Date: 8/30/2023 3:57:00 PM

this is so true, words are helpful , we can relax if we accept things, i guess yann

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/30/2023 10:52:00 PM

Thanks Yann, it's a fine line as standing up for yourself matters but sometimes life events are out of your control and the contribution of excessive worrying can be overall worse than what's actually happening. It's a bit 'wait and see'.