The Journey, not the Destination

I've never walked a true labyrinth - remember, a laybrinth is not a maze. It has one entrance that is also the exit. It has only one path that you follow into the centre and back again. It's not about solving a puzzle, it is about a meditation on what is. It can be deeply spiritual, though it is non-religious. It is reminiscent of some Celtic patterns and their symbolism of the interconnectedness and eternal nature of all things.

An article I read together talks about a labyrinth and what the author learnt from walking it. She describes the slow, frustrating journey inwards; the joy of reaching the centre; the temptation some see in leaving via a shortcut instead of slowly wending their way back through the winding lanes.

She sums up her experience thus:

Walking the labyrinth was a potent reminder to me that we often feel like we’re walking in circles, getting nowhere. We feel like we’re doubling back, returning to where we were long ago, feeling like we’re wasting our time, failing to progress, getting lost.

But even if you get there, the journey keeps going. The goal is not the end of the journey, but the beginning. So why not embrace the journey and release attachment to the destination?

This seems like something I need to learn. When I said things were falling apart, when I say that I feel I'm losing ground instead of making progress, when I can't see a way forward, perhaps I need to think on this. The spiral nature of things is a vital part of my belief system. It's one I need to remember when I'm on the downward turns.

Fic: Too Far

Title: Too Far
Fandom: Original Fic
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 752
Prompt: For the 30 days of fiction meme prompt #12 write a scene at a sushi bar;
lar_laughs suggested I tackle this one next with the extra challenge of 'but some of the fish should be ALIVE'. I don't think this is quite what was meant, but still, I tried.
Summary: Kurt takes his girlfriend and his less adventurous friends out for sushi – with a twist planned for the evening
Warnings: I think this is pretty disturbing in places even though I myself am not vegetarian; please see the notes at the end – I didn't even make up the worst of this.
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30 Day Fanfic Writing Meme – Day 30

30 – Do you have a favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!

I have many favourites :D So many fics are special to me because they represent milestones; first time I wrote slash, first time I wrote a threesome, first time I wrote a big bang length fic, etc. Aside from the odd drabble I've done to meet a particular prompt requirement, there's something I like – even just a particular turn of phrase – in most of my fanfics.

I am pretty proud of Much Saves The Day, a BBC Robin Hood fanfic. I wrote it as a gift, it's one of the first fics I ever posted at LJ – if not the first, and I was really pleased with how the plot unfolded. I felt I got the balance between dialogue and description right, was pleased with some of the descriptions, and felt I managed to include both drama and humour, in line with the style of the show itself.

And that's all the questions D: Index post will be up soon. I had a lot of fun doing this meme. It'd be awesome if even more of you completed it, and if anyone knows of any similar memes, please send them my way.