Excitement, adventure and really wild things

[TheEarl]

Tomorrow is not only Halloween and the night of dressing up, it is Samhain, the pagan new year. It is also the first Samhain that I have seen as a Wiccan, indeed, my first festival. It is a new moon tomorrow night, a new year and a new beginning, as well as signalling the start of a hell of a month for a lot of Litizens.

I've got to thinking about life, the universe and everything of late, as is to be expected with someone just finding religion for the first time. Although my beliefs on afterlife have altered as my understanding of the matter has, one thing has remained abundantly clear throughout my 21 years: The purpose of life is to live it well.

How many of us have got stuck in a rut or a routine? How many of us follow the same patterns over and over, complaining about the ills in our lives but doing nothing to change them? How many of us just accept what we are instead of finding something new, bright and effervescent (it's a perfectly perfect word as words go, but the bother is nothing rhymes!)? How many of us have the guts to throw ourselves out, stretching for something better?

I say we make this first month of a new year a time to do something new. To try something we've never tried before and see what we think. Tomorrow, I am taking my first ever singing lesson, in an attempt to try and corral my unruly singing voice. What have you always wanted to be?

The Earl

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

Tomorrow is not only Halloween and the night of dressing up, it is Samhain, the pagan new year. It is also the first Samhain that I have seen as a Wiccan, indeed, my first festival. It is a new moon tomorrow night, a new year and a new beginning, as well as signalling the start of a hell of a month for a lot of Litizens.

I've got to thinking about life, the universe and everything of late, as is to be expected with someone just finding religion for the first time. Although my beliefs on afterlife have altered as my understanding of the matter has, one thing has remained abundantly clear throughout my 21 years: The purpose of life is to live it well.

How many of us have got stuck in a rut or a routine? How many of us follow the same patterns over and over, complaining about the ills in our lives but doing nothing to change them? How many of us just accept what we are instead of finding something new, bright and effervescent (it's a perfectly perfect word as words go, but the bother is nothing rhymes!)? How many of us have the guts to throw ourselves out, stretching for something better?

I say we make this first month of a new year a time to do something new. To try something we've never tried before and see what we think. Tomorrow, I am taking my first ever singing lesson, in an attempt to try and corral my unruly singing voice. What have you always wanted to be?

The Earl

A scientist and a writer.

Now to continue to proof this paper before we submit it tommorrow.

And ooh, nanowrimo is approaching.

 

[CharleyH]

Tomorrow is not only Halloween and the night of dressing up, it is Samhain, the pagan new year. It is also the first Samhain that I have seen as a Wiccan, indeed, my first festival. It is a new moon tomorrow night, a new year and a new beginning, as well as signalling the start of a hell of a month for a lot of Litizens.

I've got to thinking about life, the universe and everything of late, as is to be expected with someone just finding religion for the first time. Although my beliefs on afterlife have altered as my understanding of the matter has, one thing has remained abundantly clear throughout my 21 years: The purpose of life is to live it well.

How many of us have got stuck in a rut or a routine? How many of us follow the same patterns over and over, complaining about the ills in our lives but doing nothing to change them? How many of us just accept what we are instead of finding something new, bright and effervescent (it's a perfectly perfect word as words go, but the bother is nothing rhymes!)? How many of us have the guts to throw ourselves out, stretching for something better?

I say we make this first month of a new year a time to do something new. To try something we've never tried before and see what we think. Tomorrow, I am taking my first ever singing lesson, in an attempt to try and corral my unruly singing voice. What have you always wanted to be?

The Earl

I have always been a fan of Dionysus and I attempt now, when I can, to try new things, although I am much lazier about it than when I fervently approached the same concept at 21 which is a time of experiment. decadence and fun! Mine is not over yet, just slowed down due to OH MY GOD I NEED A PENSION in less than 30 years!

 

[Recidiva]

The beautiful things that have to do with the turn of the seasons is always in the layering, seeing how things have changed and stayed the same.

Humans like to think in linear terms and thinking like a Wiccan is wonderful to think in geologic terms, in cyclic terms.

To have the patience when winter comes, to have faith that seeds will grow and not despair.

This season means that we gather our wisdom to us now and bring our harvest in and protect it and meditate.

Lately I've been grateful for my knowledge of the realms of the heavens and the hells, and knowing what's behind all the doors I've dared open and look behind. I've unearthed incalculable treasures.

I've learned that lava deep in the earth shrivels when you try to carry it to heaven. It loses its majesty and its meaning and looks like a cold black rock and not the blood of the earth.

I've learned that the clouds from the heavens disperse and hiss into nothing when carried into the bowels of the earth.

Everything has its place and some things can't be explained, and you make a mockery of them to try.

 

[Quiet_Cool]

Although my beliefs on afterlife have altered as my understanding of the matter has, one thing has remained abundantly clear throughout my 21 years: The purpose of life is to live it well.

How many of us have got stuck in a rut or a routine? How many of us follow the same patterns over and over, complaining about the ills in our lives but doing nothing to change them? How many of us just accept what we are instead of finding something new, bright and effervescent (it's a perfectly perfect word as words go, but the bother is nothing rhymes!)? How many of us have the guts to throw ourselves out, stretching for something better?

The Earl

Inspiring words, Earl. Words that I've had in my head for years upon years and never faced the meaning of.

Maybe I'll head back to the gym soon, as soon as this crap at home is settled, or at least closer to it. And those martial arts classes that I should have gone ahead and started...

Hmm. Or perhaps I should learn to cook. Boxed macaroni isn't exactly high-quality food.



Q_C

 

[TheEarl]

I've learned that lava deep in the earth shrivels when you try to carry it to heaven. It loses its majesty and its meaning and looks like a cold black rock and not the blood of the earth.

And the sense of balance in the universe is preserved when I state that I am agreat lover of obsidian, which I believe to be one of the more beautiful things to look upon. <smiles>

Thread-jacking my own thread? Watashi?

The Earl

 

[Recidiva]

And the sense of balance in the universe is preserved when I state that I am agreat lover of obsidian, which I believe to be one of the more beautiful things to look upon. <smiles>

Thread-jacking my own thread? Watashi?

The Earl

I'm so excited, my husband and I are going to take up archery this year in our back yard, how cool is that?

 

[rgraham666]

I think boredom is underrated. I've had quite enough excitement in my life, thanks.

Having said that, I want to collect an E after one of my stories. And I hope to sell some as well.

That's enough ambition for me.

 

[matriarch]

She is my future.
She is my excitement.
She is my new beginning.
She is my adventure.
She is my wild thing.
She is.

 

[TheEarl]

She is my future.
She is my excitement.
She is my new beginning.
She is my adventure.
She is my wild thing.
She is.

I have to say, I thought of you guys and also of Scheh while I was writing that. Examples to us all.

The Earl

 

[matriarch]

I have to say, I thought of you guys and also of Scheh while I was writing that. Examples to us all.

The Earl

Thank you sweets.
Its taken me a few years to take that step, but better late than never.
And what a huge, but wonderfully 'right' step it has turned out to be.

 

[Guest]

She is my future.
She is my excitement.
She is my new beginning.
She is my adventure.
She is my wild thing.
She is.

too funny how we're in the same boat only a year and some off.



took a major leap of faith by moving down here...a huge 'new' something for me and the fam.
the new things keep coming, day after day...i dont need to look further than the dawn every morning and im smack dab in the middle of something new. how strange and exciting this new life is!

 

[CrimsonMaiden]

I don't expect anything new in my life. I expect it to continue to be the same old same old. (Of course, there's NaNo hell to deal with this coming month.)

 

[oggbashan]

Doing something new

Tomorrow, Halloween, I'm appearing in court as a witness FOR City Hall.

Makes a change from fighting them.

Og

 

[matriarch]

too funny how we're in the same boat only a year and some off.



took a major leap of faith by moving down here...a huge 'new' something for me and the fam.
the new things keep coming, day after day...i dont need to look further than the dawn every morning and im smack dab in the middle of something new. how strange and exciting this new life is!

The 'same boat', is all due to you two guys. If you hadn't decided to come to the Cape to marry........if you hadn't managed to persuade the Goose to come along........I don't even want to think about it.

We both look on you two as our Fairy Godmothers.

 

[Guest]

 

[matriarch]

I try to be open to new things during the framework of my very ordinary life. It's rather like a sonnet--the form is set in stone, but I may use any words I wish.

The awe of a spectacular view on my drive to work, the pride I feel when I renovate another awful room in this house, the serenity that comes over me when I'm working in the garden, the thrill of watching a new story do well--these all serve as my excitement and adventure, and if they're not wild, still, they're mine.

 

[gauchecritic]

The purpose of life is to live it well.

The Earl

Kids today eh? tsk tsk.

Although I disagree with this outlook I do agree with everything else. I've tried to encourage my kids to do as the mood takes them and not reach that time of regret when you wonder "What if..."

So far it's worked really, really well. The eldest two are older than The and have learned to play musical instruments, both perfom, both write, both care more deeply about other people than I ever did until lately, The tallest son regularly does standup comedy at open mike nights, the eldest recently discovered that he could too through his performing arts course. I am green with envy at the two of them.

But then, when I were a lad, this was all fields.

 

[TheEarl]

Although I disagree with this outlook...

I expected nothing less. <smiles>

The Earl

 

[English Lady]

Well, next Sunday I have my mum and Nanna coming here for a meal -thats not been done by me at all before, and I'm going to have to do some serious tidying...again a new thing *laughs*

Having Beth leads to new experiences all the time(new books, new dreams, new adventures) and re-visiting old ones (kicking therough leaves, splashing through puddles, playing with lego) and each day is different, even though we have a general framework.

I like to try new recipes, go to new places etc etc as much as i can, variety is a joy and there is so much in this world to enjoy.

 

[matriarch]

Well, next Sunday I have my mum and Nanna coming here for a meal -thats not been done by me at all before, and I'm going to have to do some serious tidying...again a new thing *laughs*

Having Beth leads to new experiences all the time(new books, new dreams, new adventures) and re-visiting old ones (kicking therough leaves, splashing through puddles, playing with lego) and each day is different, even though we have a general framework.

I like to try new recipes, go to new places etc etc as much as i can, variety is a joy and there is so much in this world to enjoy.

Exactly.
Never lose the 'child within', that way lies the joy of old simple pleasures revisited, and the wide-eyed delight of new ones.

 

[English Lady]

Exactly.
Never lose the 'child within', that way lies the joy of old simple pleasures revisited, and the wide-eyed delight of new ones.

*nods* quite right, i always liked that (clarks I think) advert "act your shoe size, not your age!" *grins*

 

[matriarch]

*nods* quite right, i always liked that (clarks I think) advert "act your shoe size, not your age!" *grins*

I think the best compliment I ever had paid to me was from my sons' pals, whenever they came to visit, stay for supper, sleep over - sometimes a whole raft of 18/19 year olds, boys and girls.

Apparently they liked coming to our house because 'your mum doesn't act like.....a mum. She's fun.'

*takes a bow.* Thank you kids, you have no idea how good that made me feel.

 

[English Lady]

I think the best compliment I ever had paid to me was from my sons' pals, whenever they came to visit, stay for supper, sleep over - sometimes a whole raft of 18/19 year olds, boys and girls.

Apparently they liked coming to our house because 'your mum doesn't act like.....a mum. She's fun.'

*takes a bow.* Thank you kids, you have no idea how good that made me feel.

Very cool, I hope I'll be spoke about like that too

 

[cloudy]

Stuck? Yes, but I'm working on that....just got to get a few things tied up, and then I'm spreading my wings, baby.

I'm glad to hear that you've found a way that works for you, and resonates within you. Sometimes the old ways make much more sense. I've found that they do for me.