Thankful
Yesterday I spent a lot of time contemplating how much I have to be thankful for. Friends...family...health...cheese. There have been a lot of changes in my life in the last year, and I am so grateful for the support I've been graciously and generously given by so many individuals. This journey we're on together is full of so many unexpected twists and turns, eh? I'm lucky to be surrounded by so many people who are willing to help me veer when I need to instead of crashing head first into the wall. Though sometimes it seems the wall is just inevitable.
We're the only country in the world that has a national holiday dedicated to giving thanks for the blessings we have. Despite the twisted history that goes along with it and the inevitable associations with stuffing our faces until we can't move and watching modern day gladiator contests on tv, I think the idea is still pretty cool. And today I give thanks because I am SO grateful for all of my many blessings; so thankful for the path that I have been entrusted with following in this life; and for the many wonderful people who have accompanied me along the way, including you, dear reader.
Every so often I think it's the job, or maybe the lot, of every blogger to stop and wonder why they're writing...who they're writing for...and what they're getting out of it. This space has meant a lot of things to me over the last few years and it has given me the opportunity to do a lot of much needed and often therapeutic rambling (whether or not anyone out there was listening.) But have you ever noticed that sometimes the sheer practice of doing something out of routine can sort of strip it of its meaning?
The long and the short of it is that I think I'm done here. This space is too full of memories and ghosts that I think, in a way, are keeping me from moving forward; from starting fresh and from allowing the deeper changes that are taking place to wash over me and take me where they will. I'm ready to let go and to just float for awhile.I may start up a new blog in a new space at some point in the future. I've enjoyed doing this and, on reflection, it has done a lot for me. So if you want to be notified leave me a comment or drop me a line and I'll let you know if and when that happens. Otherwise, thanks for reading. Thanks for the support. And thanks for being a part of my observations as we all strive for awakening.
We're the only country in the world that has a national holiday dedicated to giving thanks for the blessings we have. Despite the twisted history that goes along with it and the inevitable associations with stuffing our faces until we can't move and watching modern day gladiator contests on tv, I think the idea is still pretty cool. And today I give thanks because I am SO grateful for all of my many blessings; so thankful for the path that I have been entrusted with following in this life; and for the many wonderful people who have accompanied me along the way, including you, dear reader.
Every so often I think it's the job, or maybe the lot, of every blogger to stop and wonder why they're writing...who they're writing for...and what they're getting out of it. This space has meant a lot of things to me over the last few years and it has given me the opportunity to do a lot of much needed and often therapeutic rambling (whether or not anyone out there was listening.) But have you ever noticed that sometimes the sheer practice of doing something out of routine can sort of strip it of its meaning?
The long and the short of it is that I think I'm done here. This space is too full of memories and ghosts that I think, in a way, are keeping me from moving forward; from starting fresh and from allowing the deeper changes that are taking place to wash over me and take me where they will. I'm ready to let go and to just float for awhile.I may start up a new blog in a new space at some point in the future. I've enjoyed doing this and, on reflection, it has done a lot for me. So if you want to be notified leave me a comment or drop me a line and I'll let you know if and when that happens. Otherwise, thanks for reading. Thanks for the support. And thanks for being a part of my observations as we all strive for awakening.
posted by mandolinx | 9:43 AM
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