This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “labyrinth,” is brought to us by Cale. Check out her blog here!
There might have been a time in my life when I was all for figuring out which way to go. Give me a labyrinth—give me a challenge, is what I might have said.
But now?
I just want to be able to see the road ahead. I want to know what to expect.
Yeah, twists and turns can be fun. Heck, I put them in my stories for my characters to wade through as often as I can. But that’s where I get to live vicariously through them.
Real life, though?
I ain’t got time for surprises.
This insightful post is part of Just Jot it January! Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link in the comments. It’s fun!
Thanks again to Cale for today’s prompt!

January 29, 2026 at 11:38 am
Honestly, the first thing I could think of for this prompt was the movie with Jim Henson’s critters and David Bowie’s…uh… package. And that there was a Maurice Sendak book very much like the movie. And that there are rumors of a remake of the movie. But how could that happen without Henson and Bowie? And then this gothic thing came up on my memories this morning, from last year. Oh!
https://valleyofthetrolls.blog/2025/01/21/study-plan/
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January 29, 2026 at 8:15 pm
Wow! You really went on a journey with this one! 😂
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January 29, 2026 at 8:20 pm
But you notice it brought me right back to JusJoJan25, back to last year’s prompt? Great, fun inspiration from the community of writers!
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January 28, 2026 at 12:03 am
Very understandable Linda
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January 28, 2026 at 1:34 pm
Life can be a lot sometimes. 😛
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January 28, 2026 at 8:06 pm
Very true 😅
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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 pm
that’s the thing about a run or a bike ride, you never know? lately my early morning runs have been like that, I never know which turn I’m going to take, and if it’s going to be an amazing run, or will I need to be chased by a pit pull to keep moving…
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January 27, 2026 at 10:39 pm
Now that’s what I call incentive! 😂
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