You Play, You Pay - Day 56

It's been an excellent Christmas. Very low key. We don't even decorate ... How dare we, I know! Why pretend? Why waste precious time putting up and taking down things, especially when we know how we feel, and there are not a lot of (read: zero) people who come here. That's not whining, that's just fact. I am not a person who "puts on airs," or pretends to be someone I'm not just to fit in. I'm quite content NOT fitting in. No, I don't put myself out there on the regular, but I have put myself out there when it felt right, and it has paid off. 

I believe we meet people at the right time and for the right reasons, and if it's meant to work out, it will. It took me many decades to figure that out. You can't force anything. That equals resistance, and as (Picard) said: 

Side note: If you think about it, we have been assimilated. Maybe it's time to step back from all the digital distractions, and look around at reality. 

Back to forcing - it has zero value. If people want to interact, relate, and spend time with you, they will. I cannot speak for anyone else. I cannot predict what anyone else wants. I can't read minds. (My Beloved might disagree, but ...) 

You just have to stay open to the 'come what mays' of the world. If you walk around with a defined, and detailed list of who people should be in order to meet up to your standards, you're wasting a lot of value. That does NOT mean that you have to put up with, tolerate, or accept willingly any amount of mistreatment, disrespect, or bullshit. You have to know your limits, and you have to know when the plugs need to be dislodged from the outlets. 

Being that this is the start of the last week of the year, I should probably do some pontification, meditation, and reflection on the events of 2022, and also consider how I want the coming year to play out. I love this time - the time of planning, and the time of new beginnings, just like I love a completely untouched, brand-new, college-ruled Mead 5-Star 9 1/2" x 7 1/4 notebooks. The potential is unlimited. 

All that being written, it was a good day, in spite of the choices I made food wise. It was Christmas. We had a good time. End of discussion. 

Day 56 Progress 

It's Christmas. Let's be realistic, shall we? 

There will be carbs. There will be sugar. 

34 Days to Goal