Sometimes I respond immediately to the very first post (like now) because it is my untainted reaction, although one can feel like a nitwit when you see five other people said pretty much the same thing...
If a topic is 'hot button' for me I read first, go away, come back and read again before adding my comment.
Sometimes I don't comment directly but generate a poem from the ideas that were raised by a thread.
The moon that looked near full last night, channeled through the clouds in three dimensions, is clinging to the western sky this morning, a brand new trinity with sun and earth, to mark the day that touches many in their faith, allows cold souls to open, seeking sun or merely seeking to expand to the width and depth of love, compassion and connection they are designed for. Midnight mass gives way to breakfast, brings us to the pagan symbol of the tree where brightly coloured wrappings hide the substitutes we use for telling of our feelings or perhaps just echo custom so we feel a part of something bigger than ourselves.
I wish you all the very best of things, and just thought that i would mention that I didn't always recognize that something was the very best of things until I came out on the other side.
If I found an unattended briefxcase in a public place I would be calling to report it, not touching it, so I would never know it had a million dollars in it.
For some reason today has a lonely feeling to it it, perhaps because I will be working through all the holiday celebrations today and tomorrow. I am really bummed that I will have to skip carolling this year!
RE: love and respect
Good one. Thank you! Happy boxing day.