Happy Samhain, Halloween & Free Candy Day to all
Hey... Am stuck at home with what I'm reliably told is Swine Flu, much to my dismay. Oh well; I'm through the worst of it, I think, and am coherent enough to wish everyone a very happy holiday, no matter how and for what reason you choose to celebrate it. My Jack-o-lantern's by the door, I've a bowl of candybars and so forth to hand out, the air's full of Fall and I'm about to watch some particularly tasty anime. I'm no longer running fever and have no immediate desire to throw up, so all in all, life is good.
Time to take stock of things...
From a neopagan viewpoint, tonight is the last night of the year; we put the year to bed with a shovel, so to speak, and it gets reborn tomorrow. I've seen a few things die and get reborn this past year: a friendship, an RP community that's very dear tso me, my own creative sense... The first, the friendship, underwent some stress and stretched to a difficult point; I have reason to believe that it's healing well on its own and I'm happy with that. The RP community combusted, was reborn, and is undergoing some trouble at the moment; whatever comes of it, good or bad, I've made (or recognized) some of the strongest and most worthwhile connections I'll ever know in my life, stronger than blood, and for that I'm overwhelmingly grateful. As for my own creative sense... a while back I stopped writing except within the RP community. Why? Lots of reasons-- burnout, stress, bad health... As of late I've gotten much of that back (and a huge lot of it is due to several dear friends/family/whatever. They know who they are-- yes, you lot. That's right, you!) and for that I can only be incredibly thankful.
It's been a mixed bag of a year; I've lost some, I've gained some; I saw a couple of friendship vanish forever, I've seen several grow stronger and more vibrant. My family's health has been mostly good with the exception of my mom; her Alzheimers' has grown worse, which is to be expected. In the SCA I've joined a group of people that I've admired for years, the Dark Horde-- just more proof that the ones you call your family aren't always the ones you're born to.
Win some, lose some, fall back, move forward. I'd like to think that I'm moving forward more than I'm falling back. Let's hope so, huh? ^__^
Happy Holidays to you all.
Time to take stock of things...
From a neopagan viewpoint, tonight is the last night of the year; we put the year to bed with a shovel, so to speak, and it gets reborn tomorrow. I've seen a few things die and get reborn this past year: a friendship, an RP community that's very dear tso me, my own creative sense... The first, the friendship, underwent some stress and stretched to a difficult point; I have reason to believe that it's healing well on its own and I'm happy with that. The RP community combusted, was reborn, and is undergoing some trouble at the moment; whatever comes of it, good or bad, I've made (or recognized) some of the strongest and most worthwhile connections I'll ever know in my life, stronger than blood, and for that I'm overwhelmingly grateful. As for my own creative sense... a while back I stopped writing except within the RP community. Why? Lots of reasons-- burnout, stress, bad health... As of late I've gotten much of that back (and a huge lot of it is due to several dear friends/family/whatever. They know who they are-- yes, you lot. That's right, you!) and for that I can only be incredibly thankful.
It's been a mixed bag of a year; I've lost some, I've gained some; I saw a couple of friendship vanish forever, I've seen several grow stronger and more vibrant. My family's health has been mostly good with the exception of my mom; her Alzheimers' has grown worse, which is to be expected. In the SCA I've joined a group of people that I've admired for years, the Dark Horde-- just more proof that the ones you call your family aren't always the ones you're born to.
Win some, lose some, fall back, move forward. I'd like to think that I'm moving forward more than I'm falling back. Let's hope so, huh? ^__^
Happy Holidays to you all.