Into the Darkness

Saturday, November 11, 2006 9:44 PM

It's getting colder in my part of the world. Cold, dark and wet as it's been raining a lot - warm one day, cold the next. Not too cold yet. Down in the 30's maybe tonight.

I like this time of year. I always wish I could slow my life down more in the winter. It seems the proper thing to do but ususally isn't possible. I like holing up, dressing warm, having a hot tea, or chai or something, wrapping up in a blanket and reading - also watching an episode of Firefly a few times a week. That's what I'll do this winter.

I'm so enjoying this site. It's stimulating, enjoyable and comforting - even the heated discussions on the political (real world) site. I don't have time for much of that in my everyday world - there's so much polarity that it's difficult to engage in a really intelligent exchange of ideas. People get so entrenched in their belief system - it's as if they are in a bubble. Nothing gets in. More monologue than dialogue. Here I can just leave that section if I think the discussion is getting too rigid. But I can also browse and try to get my mind around viewpoints that are dissimilar to mine. Try to understand and make sense of other realities.

So this winter season as I move into the darkness I am looking forward to seeing how my newfound love of Firefly speaks to my personal growth path in life. It's my belief that everything we do, see, hear, etc. speaks to us if we listen. So I'll explore this venture, going deeper into the darkness and soar the universe with the crew of Serenity.

My own love of martial arts and particularly small women who are powerful, smart and strong - even if slightly crazy - is part of the pull for me. Although I'm past young, I'm still strong and engage in my daily practice, yoga, meditation and marital arts. It's a good match for me. It's also a release and helps me shift out of my job - working with the long term chronically seriouslly mentally ill in a poverty stricken rural area. It helps me stay balanced and not get burned out. People burn out quickly in my line of work. I find myself continually looking for creative ways to make it more useful and interesting for myself and those with whom I work.


"Into the Darkness we go,
Into the Darkness and Night
The Old One stands before us
Her voice we hear,
She holds our hopes and our fears."

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