The Phoenix

*Before reading this, please read my previous post, as it directly pertains to this one...*  Okay, now that you've done that...  (you have done that, haven't you?)

It's always a lot to pack up the kids, the dogs, all the stuff that belongs to all of us, and to go to the mountains. But it's always worth it. And this weekend was certainly no exception. We went for a specific purpose this weekend... to celebrate our holiday, Samhain.

A Disclaimer for Posts to Come

I have thought long and hard about what it is that I want to write about in regards to my past weekend.  It was very special to me, and because of that I want to share it with the few people who actually read this.  Mainly I know that what I have to say will be welcomed...  but there is always the possibility someone out there will react the way people always do at some point.  I want to say a bit about my spiritual place in the world because it's, obviously, important to me.  It has great value to me.  In order for people to know me in my entirety, they have to know my core being, my central beliefs.

"Whatever activity you do, do it slowly. Do not rush to end it. Be relaxed in everything and bring your full attention to it." I don't know who wrote this, but I think about this a LOT while I'm rushing around.  To experience life, you need to really EXPERIENCE it, not rush through it.

Starting Over Again....

Well, it seems that I fell apart there for a while... and I know EXACTLY when it happened.  It all happened when I found out that Clayton College screwed me out of money and an education.  Everything all of a sudden felt kindof pointless.  And even though I really did try (and thought I was succeeding) to look at it as a new beginning, it really just felt like an ending on something that I didn't want to close.