Day 15,482

Strange times approach. Your former coworker the Celt and her daughter are moving in. She needs help, and that’s what you’re here for, especially considering how much she has done for you.

You really like her but not in that way. Just not enough in common. Damaged in ways you’re not sure you need to even try to understand…

Though now this is the second one of your friends starting to do battle with her ex-husband for custody rights…

Life is strange.

Who would’ve thought that you would manage to find a way to not be in the mode for a relationship without having even had one?

You want to make peace with the Crow, but you understand the forces in play right now enough to know it might not be the best thing for the two of you to be as close for the time being.

She wanted to be upset at you. And she found a way. You’ve run into that before and know what it means.

You decided to give it a week, and what you suspected was true. You badly want her in your life; to hold a prominent place in your life.

But… you don’t need her in your life. Ironically this likely would give her some comfort. Regardless though, even finally reaching out to her… you’re not really expecting a response just yet.

She’ll reach out when she’s ready. And when she does it’s up to you to fold your feelings in for her benefit, no matter what they are. They bounced around for a while but ended up at frustration. And honestly that’s probably the best place given where you are and where she likely is.

There is an awful lot you could hold against her; which is likely what she realized… but to what end? You don’t have time for that. That’s darkness and negativity. At this point you have to pray for her… and then let it be what it is. You can do that.

So what now? With anything?

The Crown is back in your life, and if you can navigate things you might actually see what might happen there. You still have Labor Day weekend off… maybe inviting her to Dragoncon could end up being amazing.

There are no answers right now, only questions. You can’t make decisions in an environment like that. Nothing can be written in stone. The good news is you’re not a prisoner of anything or anyone.

Although one thing you have learned is that a key to avoid ennui is gregariousness. This weekend has been miserable. Your greatest fear has had an upper hand, but the song never got stuck in your head at least.

That damned song… whimsically embodying your greatest fear… in your deepest moments of pain from the Crow’s talons, you have never shed one tear; yet you can’t hear it without choking up.

Be gregarious. It’s getting harder as you get older. But there’s a reason for all things. And giving over to darkness and despair has no place in your future… no better how bad it might seem…

Don’t write anything in stone… 🙂

Protection and Guidance

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“Early Christians used the dolphin as a symbol of salvation through Christ. The images of dolphins would be shown with an anchor or pierced by a trident. Countless stories about how dolphins helped and saved humans in despair resulted to the use of dolphin images as symbols of Christ the savior.”

“Christians have also associated dolphins as a symbol of Christ who guides the souls to salvation. The obvious reason is that they observed the dolphins as they swam alongside of the boats.

There is something you’re not seeing. She doesn’t want deal with telling you. Does it matter? You don’t know, but if you’re True, the answer is no. If you are True, you trust her.

Trust her with what you might ask? Why… living her life… as she sees fit… without your input. Oh the horror. 🤣

Thank goodness you did kick that degree of arrogance to the curb long ago, though its echo will probably always be a part of you. Eh, so long as you can realize when you’re being an arrogant prick and dial it back to see the big picture, you’ll be okay. 🙂

You think you actually are getting better at reading her… not her texts sadly, but she did send you a message in the last few days that you really appreciate. Maybe it was intentional, maybe not, but you definitely got it, and it has done much to calm your fears…

This is going to be a rough night for her. It’s honestly going to be rough for her until she hears what she needs to hear – in terms of finality. You know what her greatest fear is. What she doesn’t want to lose.

You’ve been praying all day that she’s able to keep it. Prior to this week it’s always been “what’s best for her” because neither one of you honestly knows what’s “best” compared to the One you’re praying to. But this week it’s been different.

You want her to be able to stay. You actually really do. Because that’s really what she wants deep in her heart. And you have to admit…. that’s actually an accomplishment.

Everyone has a selfish little bastard deep down that looks out for themselves first; the part that looks at all things exclusively in terms of vested interests…

Frankly… you would benefit if she got deported. All sorts of doors that you feared would be closed and all sorts of doors that you dreamt might open could be closer to being open…

Regarding her… it would just be in your vested interest. She knows that, based on what she has said in the past about it potentially happening, kindly providing you with one solitary vested interest to not want to see it happen… a rather overriding one you might say depending on how serious she actually was…

But the truth of the matter is… in your heart… you want her to be able to stay if she wants. You truly do. And honestly that is… it’s great you aren’t that guy anymore.

All else equal… what she wants actually, truly is more important to you than what you want. That’s what loving someone means. It’s bizarre to feel this way. But good. 🙂

And there are two other reasons as well that you weren’t wise enough to have considered as late as just a few years ago… both of you need to have your hearts protected…

You feel in your heart that she’s gonna be fine. You don’t have that sense of anxiety she does. You know how important this is to her, and you’re going to sleep just fine tonight.

You can’t see danger around anyone but her. For some reason, He’s let you know when she’s in danger in the past, and now, you’re really not concerned.

If something does happen you’re going to feel like a real piece of shit, because that would mean the selfish vested interest bastard wasn’t as gone as you might have thought…

But no… she’s going to be fine. You realize… well you’re beginning to realize… that deep down, she truly is meant to end up there. That might be why your home seems to be getting hotter every year. And maybe why you’re not sure where you’re going to end up anymore – because you no longer want to be sure.

Now, stop and consider how He works. How stray thoughts of that one girl in New York on the Plus had that led you to find the deep “family-ship” with the Crow to begin with.

You would never have considered leaving the Holy City. Never. And now you feel you don’t need to end up there anymore. Who else could’ve done that?

And for what purpose? Could it be that you have a true woman of your dreams not yet discovered from somewhere else that you would never have given a chance to prior to that stranglehold being broken?

Probably not. But that’s down from Absolutely not, lol…

The Crow has found her Holy City. Your arrogance cost you your Holy City once, and you had to spend your 30th birthday living on your parents couch because of stupid decisions that you are still trying to recover from.

What she would have to go through would be many orders of magnitude worse.

You know what that did to you. To your self-esteem. Feeling it was unfair but still your responsibility. Feeling like you were in control of your destiny one minute and living off the charity of your family the next.

You can’t imagine how hard that would be on her. Now.

Vested interests can go fuck themselves – that woman needs to be able to choose where she wants to live.

She has finally found a path out of a place of darkness that could lead her to being truly happy. She needs to be able to be happy. And right now living there makes her happy…

Lord be with her. Guide her on the path to happiness. Show her the way to the light she seeks. Grant her pardon from mistakes she has made that have spurred her into turning her back on darkness and seeking that light. Let her know Your love for her and Your desire to see her happy.

Calm her heart, both tonight and in the future. Give her wisdom and determination in entering a new chapter in her life. And hold her in Your arms, every minute I can’t hold her in mine. And if I am ever blessed enough to hold her again, hold the both of us would ya?

Amen.

Warmth

Waterfront park downtown. Amazing place that’s boring to visit alone.

Things just don’t feel nearly what used to. There’s so many things you don’t understand. So many things. You have your limits, but short of them you can accept things for how they are in order to get through the day-to-day.

Things with Him are mending…well seem to be. You miss going to church. Not enough to go while it’s at a high school yet. Hopefully that construction finishes soon. In the meantime, you really need to reconcile your shallowness on the matter.

You wonder what’s going on in her world. She’s being so distant, but you trust that she has her reasons for pushing you back. That trust is very difficult considering everything you’ve been through, but if you are True, you’ll manage. You are worried about her, but not over what she’d think. You miss her. But even you can read the tea leaves right now.

You felt guilty even going on a date Saturday, but you were doing what she said to – and wanted her to know. Deep down you think you knew nothing would come of it. You don’t run into the sheer volume of Walls you do without recognizing you’re being…guided.

Work is better. A little bit at least. Not much else to say just yet. Promotion was good and now it’s time to deliver.

Folks are being the folks. You’re avoiding them, though you don’t know why. Fixing that needs to be a priority. Screw insecurity they won’t be here forever.

If there’s one thing you would ask for right now it’s…meaning.

For now just enjoy the warmth; what warmth there is. And be thankful.

Always be thankful.

Friday thoughts

Miss springtime. Autumn is nice also, but just not the same. Beginning to get stir crazy…want a weekend nature jaunt and it keeps storming. Haven’t been camping in forever, even when you did hike Table Rock.

Lots of stuff on the horizon. Things seem to be generally trending upwards, but you routinely get knocked off your optimism perch for a few hours.

He’s being Him alright.

You’re not certain if it is some sort of cosmic sense of balance that He places upon the universe, or if Ego is like grass and just needs to be cut sometimes.

Friday’s come at a good time this week. 🤔 It’s been a bad one for a few people you care about, but you really don’t have much to complain about yourself.

It will be good to close your eyes for a while.

Mom’s going crazy wanting to have your house’s interiors painted. You wish you…cared. Though if you did, you’d feel guilty probably. She loves interior decorating though, so hey…

… let’s just go brighter and have a coastal theme or something. 🤔

Least you got that sad song out of your head. Saddest asong on earth far as you’re concerned. Naturally it coincided with her biggest fear looking possible, though you didn’t realize it until just now.

……….

Looking back now… Amazing how things can happen so fast since just Friday afternoon….

Vibrancy

Yeah, there’s something wrong if you start feeling this way. This ain’t you, and it’s not supposed to be. Things seem dulled, not vibrant. You are somewhat…overloaded? Yeah… by the recent standards you’re trying to change. So…good thing, right?

Vibrant… such a relatively new term you’ve started using to describe so many things you see that appeal to you. “Energetic.” “Dynamic.” Regular old ‘Bright.’

None of them have the degree that “Vibrant” does. A person can be happy, but Vibrant means something even more…

What’s “Vibrant?”

Your Soul is.

Your City is.

Your Dreams are.

Your Life (default) is.

So what’s wrong? What isn’t Vibrant right now?

Your spiritual life isn’t.

Your work life isn’t.

Your love life isn’t.

Your health isn’t.

Ouch. That’s pretty much all the things that matter in the here and now. 😳

You’ve regressed on your weight. Good news is that you feel horrible. It bothers you to be at a place better than you were two years ago. You walked for two hours last night, put 6.4 miles into it, and feel fine today. So, put that into the “in progress” category. 🤔

You can’t do anything about love life right now. Just overloaded. More than anyone needs to know. Frankly you wish you weren’t as smart sometimes.

You can throw down more at work. Have a good opportunity or two coming down the pipe… if you can just embrace the change of losing the Celt – but she was your guide and erstwhile mentor. You miss her a lot more than you realize, even though you text every other day or so.

Spiritual life is… better… but still too cold. Probably need to untie internal knots before going out on any limbs soon. You’re still in wonderful shape by some folks’ standards, but not yours. This will be good to work on. 🤔

You do want the world to just be quiet for a bit. But maybe the reason why isn’t because you’re tired. Maybe it’s because there are things you really just need to work on.

Sigh…storms this weekend at both Table Rock and Caesar’s Head… again.

This phase is taking way too long. Find what you need to find and get past it.

And get that damn song out of your head.

Something bad’s coming. But something better’s on the way too…

Smiling Again

Cautious Optimism seems to be the order of the day.

Have a lot of stuff to work on….

Work… personal… health… home… spiritual…

Good thing seems to be that hitting any one slowly improves the rest. 🤔

Good ol’ Ventures have never let you down… 😊😊😊

Hibernation Weekend seems like it might have helped – once everything was said and done…

Stay tuned! 🙏🌷👍