It’s odd that it took a Facebook update for me to find this one. I was scrolling through lists of the available options in the new “custom” gender box when I saw it. Gender Nonconforming. Well, what the heck is that, I thought? Once I went and looked it up, I realized that once again […]
Category Archives: Know Thyself
Know Thyself, Redux
I got a prompting to re-examine myself in the light of recent events. Specifically things surrounding Chris, but also things having to do with Kender and my religious community. I need to take a step back, take a breath, and reconsider who I am in relation to promises and commitments I want to make. I […]
Dreams
I wanted to share my dream diary today because it was such a long series of strong images that stuck in my mind after waking up. Before reading on, note that I watched Alphas last night before bed, along with reading Analog, and some of that most likely crept its way in here. The Alphas […]
Fighting Perfectionism in Paganism
A friend of mine posted this blog this morning about the mommy wars. To sum up, the author points out that feelings of inadequacy tend to prompt tired, stressed moms to lash out against each other over trivial differences in lifestyle and parenting. She then goes on to lead with her Christian faith, reminding that […]
Release
Last fall, I participated in a ritual that led me to renounce my ties to the past. My reason was that they were holding me back, binding me, keeping me from evolving and moving forward. My thought at the time was about my ties to Texas. I felt I needed to let go of those […]
Find Your Boundaries
Today, my mind is full and scattered, wandering and looking for a path, chaos surrounded by chaos. At the end of a fairly stressful Monday filled with more nuisances, annoyances, and breakages than a whole month should have, my altar candle burned itself out. It was a 2-week pillar candle, which usually lasts at least […]
Decisions, Decisions
One of the most difficult things for me to do is to make decisions. Do I want to order pizza or have Chinese food? Do I want to knit on the tank top, or sew a fairy skirt, or finish that dress? Should I read Analog or Asimov’s first this month? Which of the 15 […]
Time to Reassess
We just spent a wonderful weekend at Michigan PaganFest with our friends. This was my second year to attend the festival, but the first time I’ve spent the whole weekend there, and the first time the rest of my family came along. My mother offered to come with us, so we were able to use […]
I Know Myself…I Think
Today marks the last day of my appointed cycle for Know Thyself. Over the past week or so, crises have intervened in my posting habits, and I have struggled to find more new things to talk about. Surely this is not all there is to me, is it? I could say that I am stubborn. […]
I Am Not Good in a Crisis
If a crisis happens to somebody else, I’m all in. I want to help, my brain will shift into high gear and look for solutions, I’ll do my best to comfort and fix and help where I can. But in a personal crisis, forget about it. It’s a pattern, and I can’t deny it. When […]