When the Spinning Stops

Sometimes, the Only Way off the Merry-Go-Round Is to Look Around

When life feels like you’re stuck on a merry-go-round—
spinning endlessly without moving forward—
it can seem like there’s no way out.

But sometimes,
the only way to break the cycle
is to step back
and look around.

To see what you’ve been missing
all along.

Life is constantly moving. But it’s in those moments when we pause—
when we stop chasing
and simply notice—
that we finally see things differently.

The view you were searching for?
It may have always been there.
Just waiting to be recognized.

Sometimes,
the only way off the merry-go-round
is to look at what’s around you.

The clarity you need
might already be in sight.

—Angela

the voice beneath Daughter, Unwritten.