It's All Too Much

Firstly; two important things: This is not a cry for help. I am fine; I am just working a few things out - consider this more a statement of intent This is very much an on-the-hoof/off-the-cuff exploration of the thoughts I am currently processing, and are therefore to be taken with a pinch of thought - There's a moment in the brilliant and broadly uplifting film Rave On for the Avon where the Avon Mermaid [you'll need to watch it to understand better!] takes a look back to one shore of the estuary and states how it doesn't really feel like they've moved any further away from the shore (especially considering the craft they are following is gradually moving away from them), and even when they are half-way it doesn't feel like they are making progress. I think that is a useful metaphor for how I have been feeling these past 9 months or more - I know I'm pedalling away from something, and - more importantly - towards something; but my destination is unclear and...