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Thursday the 21st<\/sup> of April, my 6th<\/sup> birthday. A day indelibly etched on my brain. It was the day that I received 2 tickets to go to the circus with my friend Susan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of that momentous day I was bubbling with anticipation at what my gift would be. My curiosity was soon satisfied when I opened my birthday card and discovered the tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the beginning of an arduous but long and exciting journey that led me all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It was on that day that I discovered the wonderful world of the trapeze. It took a great deal of cajoling and crying to persuade my family that performing on the trapeze was where my destiny lay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I accepted the sacrifices to be made, the hours, days, months and years of relentless practice, along with the endurance of the pain to be worked through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 At last, and after years of hard work the day arrived, I was the star attraction at THE BARNUM AND BAILY CIRCUS. I soared fearlessly through the air defying gravity with jumps, spins and somersaults, feeling a sense of euphoria and an exhilarating freedom flow through my being, forgetting the hours of exhaustion and pain endured to achieve this. I responded to the adulation of my audiences. These feelings remained with me through all my performances. Meeting my audiences, the young often shared their dreams with me. This was what I had worked so hard for over all these years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually the time moved on, the body slowly defied my commands and after long sleepless hours pondering my future, I had to accept that my career on the trapeze was over, no more thrills. I thought that this was the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then a new beginning arrived, a new journey lay ahead. His name is Joseph. I was invited to a local school to talk to the children about my career and how I had achieved my aspirations. Joseph was the form teacher and, we had an immediate affinity, and at the end of my talk he invited me to have a coffee with him. The relationship slowly progressed and blossomed, and eventually led to a permanent partnership. I have learnt that the thrills of my former life are no longer important, it has been replaced by love and contentment, which I hope to share with Joseph for many years before this episode in our lives comes to an end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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