I stare at the candle,
torn between two wishes:
simply choose happiness or
being recruited by Cirque du Soleil?
Just as I was wishing I could make up my mind
the flame died…
WORD COUNT: 33
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This weekend we’re asking for exactly 33 of your own words inspired by the following quote from the book you could win in the WBN giveaway. Good luck!
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” ― Paulo Coelho, Alchemis
NOTE:
As most may already know, I’ve dreamed of being a clown since I was a child. I’ve had extensive training with a major creator of the Cirque du Soleil clown program. Now that I am but a few years shy of 50 I often think about this lifelong dream of mine. Is it better to hold on to a fantasy than to risk losing it over a failure? I wonder. I am also too aware of the cultural differences from one country to the next: Americans have an utter fear of clowns.
As Paulo states – the possibility of the dream is what makes life interesting. The possibility.
Ultimately my piece leaves me with the final wish of hoping that I can make up my mind. Maybe one day it will come true and I will finally decide what I want to be when I grow up…
my cyber house rules 
My bigger question is “do I want to grow up”.
If you ever get the chance to sit in for a season with a circus, I hope you take it!
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IF I EVER HAD A CHANCE??? In a heartbeat! I would so jump on the opportunity… I even considered Clowns Without Borders – those guys are wicked cool!
I should actually say “if” rather than “when” Growing up is so overrated!
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Yes! This is so my (dying) dream as well.
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Is it really? You want to join the circus? Do what? I don’t often hear of others who share my dream…
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Oh Marie, I’ve always wanted to be the girl on the flying trapeze. I got so far in life as to be a contestant on Wipeout, where I got to fly off more than just a trapeze…fun.
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this was so great! darn that candle!
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Ha! Love this. Dream big — wish for the circus! I’ll even light you a new candle. Great take on the prompt Marie!
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You’ll never know, if you never try… said the eternal procrastinator.
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It is sad that the very things that are supposed to make us happy , make us feel like we are choosing against it .Nice piece 🙂
Light up some extra candles as back up .
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Clowns have a bad name nowadays but I still love them. Never wanted to be one though.
Katie atBankerchick Scratchings
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Love this one, too. It’s SO much easier to just go ahead and not grow up. That way, you can still be anything when you do!
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What an awesome dream. Good luck with the tough decision!
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Wonderful! My opinion is that it is always better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all. What an amazing dream.
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Isn’t that always the way??? Oh, and three words: Go. For. It.
Great piece!
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Fifty isn’t so old. It’s the new eighteen 😉 I say go for it if you can!
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do it! Run away and join the circus. And, I would not mind a clown who is a happy clown . . . for some reason I really (REALLY) dislike the harlequin type clowns. Ugh. Oh, a sad sack clown is okay, too . . . just not the evil, wicked, nasty clowns. 🙂 DO IT!!!!
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How many of us have thought of running away to join the circus? Then you remember the elephant poo… I say try to achieve your clown dream anyway!
Thanks for linking up!
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Just so you know, this American LOVES clowns! And to get a chance to claim I know someone who lives inside the costume is MY dream, so please… GO FOR IT!!!
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