Monday, January 09, 2006
Go Panthers!
Only a personal note this evening, Go Panthers! I had a bad feeling about the Giants going into the game yesterday, but John Fox had the guys ready. Only two games away from the Super Bowl!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
The End of the Beginning
2005 was a good year for me. It was a time of new friendships, reconciliation with family members and a realization of the things in life that count most. The year was not without a good portion of disappointments, but no life is without failure and stumbling. Without these valleys, we would not appreciate the peaks.
When my separation took place in 2001, Melanie gave me a plaque that simply stated "if we cannot find peace within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elswhere". I feel an inner peace which was not there at this time last year. It is a feeling life is on the right course. It is a good feeling.
I have never made new years resolutions. I never keep them anyway, and they are largely forgotten by the middle of January.
Rather, as I reflect on the past year, and the things for which I am thankful, the course becomes clear for the coming year.
There is much to appreciate. I have some of the most amazing friends a person could hope for. I had a thorough physical last spring, including a stress test. The results were perfect, allowing me to make some definitive plans for the continuation of life's journey.
I made a quantum leap in electrolysis in '05. I truly believe I have found the premier electrologist on this planet, perhaps even the universe......if electrolysis is even necessary elsewhere in the universe. She has the URL to my website, so if she should read this, she already knows how much she is appreciated.
A church home is very important to me. After much searching, I recently joined the United Church of Christ. The motto of UCC, "God Is Still Speaking", is very relevant. As I said in a previous post, I have come to the realization that if I live my life as a Christian first, and a transexual secondly, those things which are right and good will be achieved......and there is much to be achieved.
I view new years eve as 'the end of the beginning'. Life until this day is the beginning. Now the beginning has ended, and the future is at hand.
Let's get on with it.
"Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
Helen Keller
When my separation took place in 2001, Melanie gave me a plaque that simply stated "if we cannot find peace within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elswhere". I feel an inner peace which was not there at this time last year. It is a feeling life is on the right course. It is a good feeling.
I have never made new years resolutions. I never keep them anyway, and they are largely forgotten by the middle of January.
Rather, as I reflect on the past year, and the things for which I am thankful, the course becomes clear for the coming year.
There is much to appreciate. I have some of the most amazing friends a person could hope for. I had a thorough physical last spring, including a stress test. The results were perfect, allowing me to make some definitive plans for the continuation of life's journey.
I made a quantum leap in electrolysis in '05. I truly believe I have found the premier electrologist on this planet, perhaps even the universe......if electrolysis is even necessary elsewhere in the universe. She has the URL to my website, so if she should read this, she already knows how much she is appreciated.
A church home is very important to me. After much searching, I recently joined the United Church of Christ. The motto of UCC, "God Is Still Speaking", is very relevant. As I said in a previous post, I have come to the realization that if I live my life as a Christian first, and a transexual secondly, those things which are right and good will be achieved......and there is much to be achieved.
I view new years eve as 'the end of the beginning'. Life until this day is the beginning. Now the beginning has ended, and the future is at hand.
Let's get on with it.
"Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
Helen Keller
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