"Oh Noooooo!"

I'm tired of "drinking the Koolaid." When you don't know it is laced with cyanide it's a sweet tasty beverage. But once you know it has been poisoned it's difficult to convince yourself to swallow. Or is it? Times over the years I've gladly consumed the Koolaid knowing full well it was tainted because not doing so would have meant a struggle for me. Perhaps I feared the thirst would be more unbearable than the release of the poison.

Going into 2007 I am going to endeavor to risk thirst rather than consume the beverage that is served with the poison.

'Tis the Season

It is the time of the year when we continue to pretend that something we know is not true is true. And we pull others into the illusion. Do we do it because it makes us feel better letting them believe something other than the truth? Do we do it purely for them? Are we serving those we bring into the illusion? At some point the curtain is opened and everybody sees the truth. Did enough joy come from the illusion to warrant the pain of the disillusionment? How long do we pretend?

It is also the time of the year when we aspire to a new beginning leaving behind that which has not served us. Welcoming the in the new year. Strange how this contradicts the fantasy of the season. Yet many people knowingly make resolutions they will never stick to.

I prefer to go into the new year knowing that I've done my best to clear my path. Without setting too many goals or expectations that are doomed to fail.

I don't consider myself a Scrooge but I am very much a questioning Cratchet.

I wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.