04.15b Lileks: "Not Losing Your Going". I like this story from James Lileks somehow, even though I'm not sure what it means. Ought I to feel guilty about that?
At the playplace I was pushing her in a swing, and I paused for a moment. Her momentum decreased. “Push me, Daddy,” she said. “I’m losing my going.”

We’ve all been there; we just didn’t know how to describe it. I’m losing my going.

You know what brings peace? Not worrying about your going. You know what makes that possible? Not losing your going. It’s complex.

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