The last few weeks have been incredible.

I met with my spiritual director yesterday and was startled by how much there was to tell him that hadn't even been on the horizon a month ago: new erotic and romantic energy in my life via the Scottish Gentleman and our long-distance chat dates; receiving ordination -- direct transmission of energies and ( Read more... )

1a A great review with my boss yesterday.
1b A nice bonus coming on Friday.

2. Having enough income last year from Lamp/Mirror and Spiritual Direction to have to file a business tax return. (Didn't make enough to owe anything.)

3. Lunch with kateri_thinks today.

4. Good conversations with Wolfling

5. Re-reading American Gods and enjoying it much more the ( Read more... )

To my surprise (and delight) I no longer feel as if I am entering prison every morning as I come in to work, nor do I feel like I'm escaping prison when I leave. It's still not my favorite way to spend eight hours, but I no longer feel oppressed and depressed the entire time ( Read more... )

Someone asked

I know you are hoping to date and fall in love again. what can you tell me about what you are seeking from a potential partner?

When I read this, my first thought was You're mistaken. I never said that.The thought of loving anyone else, being partnered with anyone else, feels like profound infidelity ( Read more... )

Seen via a link shared by Tamnonlinear:

"Love is a blurring of the distinction between selfishness and selflessness." - cosI really like this ( Read more... )

1. I am fortunate enough to have several ex-boyfriends/lovers as good friends ( Read more... )

Several weeks ago I started exchanging emails with a man I met on a networking site -- not a dating site. To my surprise, things progressed quickly, to the point that I was really looking forward to his emails, beginning to think about meeting him, perhaps even doing some scening with him ( Read more... )

The elementary school play wasn't so bad last night. It helped a lot that it was held in a multipurpose room and I got the seat in the back corner next to the window so I could read and not be obnoxious about it for the time before the show and then an hour or more into it. Then I could read my gadget without casting the light onto other peope. But ( Read more... )

Since I growled about it publically, I thought I should report that when I sent an email to my second friend pointing out that our conversation didn't have anyplace else to go because he hadn't asked me any questions, and then asked if he wanted to proceed or just let the correspondence drop (at least for now), this was his response:

This isn't ( Read more... )

According to one stream of Grail lore, there was a certain point at which the Quest could not go forward unless the Grail Knight asked the Wounded King What ails thee? Some knights failed at this point because they were too "polite" to make such a personal inquiry of their host, who had a wound which crippled him and never healed. Others failed ( Read more... )