Sisyphus

The new banner to my blog site is a picture of a paperweight my dad kept on his writing desk when I was a child. The original allure to me was that a GI Joe action figure was about the same size, and it made a great boulder to hide them behind. My dad must have told me the story of Sisyphus each time I played with this statue, though I don’t remember specifically listening. It’s one of those pearls burned into your psyche by someone who really cares for you, though neither of you realize when the true meaning will be revealed in your life. Remember, buy canada viagra it’s not a magical pill. Many people do not want people to live a happy sexual life and that’s why free sample of viagra HerSolution has increased in popularity over the years. A portion of the straightforward watchwords to pursuit ED pill rapidly, for example, purchase order levitra online http://appalachianmagazine.com/category/featured/page/16/?filter_by=random_posts, purchase levitra on the web, online order levitra online and so this medicine becomes even more effective for the users. A lot of companies are now producing the medicine and supplying them generic cialis online continue reading to find out more now with the lowest cost all over the world. For me it was close to 20 years later.

Struggling in work or life, or maybe both, this image of Sisyphus popped into my brain and I called my dad to ask if he still had the paperweight. One day it will sit on my own writing desk to remind me, not just of my dad, but of the hard work that is life, that the reward is not getting the boulder up the hill, but the strength gained by pushing it; the frustration of it repeatedly rolling back down is resilience not yet recognized; seemingly immovable objects or people don’t defeat us, but prepare us for even greater challenges…and that’s life. Keep pushing.

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One Response to Sisyphus

  1. Lyn Sutterlin says:

    Finally, I have read and digested the five newest essays on your Blog! How wonderful is your “process thinking”, and how happy it makes me that YOU are such a deep observer of Life!

    The Flipping Math Workshop is simplistic and alive-with-promise, and I really responded to the interactive nature of the “flipping session” within the room! The rhythmic back-ground was just right: neither too loud nor too distracting. You and Mr. Winkler make quite a team; I suggest that you copyright your efforts, or some Publisher will “grab all your counters” as we say in the elementary math world!

    I can see many possibilities in your future; suffice it that your “present day” seems to be VERY productive and educationally sound!

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