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 Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:18 pm
So hey. If one of the other mods thinks this is a stupid place to post this, feel free to move it. I think the main forum is the best place for it, though, since I do consider a lot of you guys my friends, and even more of you as potential friends, and for all intents and purposes, this is an announcement to you guys. I've been in a slump for the past year. In retrospect, I think last year might have been the worst in my life - not because of any mishaps or tragedies, but simply because of all the nothing that there was. Ever since last Summer, my will's waned to practically nothing. Even in "mundane" life, I've accomplished very little (to the extent that I have to repeat my year in university); magickally doesn't bear thinking about. So I'm going to perform a ritual to shake myself out and become the person I want to be. As part of the prologue to the ritual, I need to make amends for past mistakes. The guys I used to talk to on MSN probably haven't seen much of me for the past few months, and what little you did see of me didn't amount to much because I didn't speak to you. In all honesty, it was because I was avoiding talking to people. I've been a poor guildmate and a worse friend - Josh, Subby, Ma'ahes, I'm talking mostly to you here, since I talked to you three the most, but it goes for anyone I correspond with online. I'm changing it now. The next time I see you guys, I'll say hi. Everyone else who hasn't added me to MSN but might want to, do so - it's up there next to my avatar for a reason, y'know. |D As well as that, I've been a poor moderator, too. I've slacked off on a lot of my ideas (Sponsored Research, Plutomagy, Do Stuff Week, and so on), and I've barely been around to say much in reply to any of you, old hands and fresh blood alike. So that's changing too. I'll be around a lot more, back to my usual "Hey, let's do this" self. So... hey guys. I'm back. (I'll move this myself in a day or two. Getting stuff off my chest and all).
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 10:34 pm
No need to apologize, Mitsh.
I'm really sorry this year's been so bad for you. Of course I'll assist you, metaphysically or mundane, if I can do anything. You're one of the best and most unique people I've ever known, and you deserve to have some friends by your side in your time of need.
Obviously I haven't been around and my conducts been somewhere on the scale from neglecting to outright failing the guild. I've got a lot of s**t going on, but honestly I could have been checking in and leading this place a hell of a lot better then I have been. I've got a lot lot lot on my plate, metaphysically and project-wise, and thank god I've had no writer's block or imagination failure to keep me from that, but I've got to pick the pace up so I can complete this vision of mine and of other people, and truly earn those words of your title, not to mention bring them to the world.
I'm here for you, dude, and I'm here for you, too, guild, and I look forward to talking more to the both of you.
Transire suum pectus mundoque potiri,
and all that.
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 2:15 pm
Josh pretty much said it all. I've been a slacker with the metaphysical, as well. School's almost over for the year, though, so that could very well change. It's good to hear from you again, as well, Mitsh, but like Josh said, you don't have to apologize, it's all understood. Here's hoping we'll all find that progress we're looking for.
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:36 pm
I've been slacking off quite a bit as well. My new job has been sucking up a lot of my time so I've got a reading list backed up until at least the end of the summer. I've been slacking on metaphysical stuff, but I plan to remedy that. If anything cool happens I'll be sure to share it.
Good luck to everyone on getting their s**t together. xd
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:23 am
School is devouring my soul, so I haven't been able to do much recently...
I did, however, help heal a headache at the convention this weekend. My friend doesn't practice himself (though the two attempts I've seen show much potential) but is open-minded enough to accept my help. Still, the look of wide-eyed relief was classic. The only problem was that I couldn't keep it away and had to take more mundane measures (namely, moving someplace quiet, ice cream, water, and headache meds) to completely knock it out.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:42 pm
People always burden themselves far too much. We all carry the weight of our own world on our shoulders, as well as the worlds of those we care most about. Gravity is a harsh mistress, in more then the literal sense, adding more and more until we crumble and succumb to breaking down. That isn't a bad thing. The body and mind have a limit. We practice to break those limits and sometimes, what may seem to be horrible and destructive is for the best. If not for it, we wouldn't push ourselves. we wouldn't find the very edge of our beings and rips down the wall to see how much further we can go before we need to tear down another wall.
By all means, nothing like reaching this limit is considered weakness. It's the opposite, taking heart and soul to push oneself as far as they have. And those that can admit these things are even stronger yet. Mitsh, I don't know ya that well, a few fleeting messages in topics here, a profile view or two on ON. But even as such, I view you as a brother. Anyone here is essentially viewed the same way. Know you're not alone and if you ever need anything, ask. I'm here most of the time and will help. I'm just denser then most when it comes to viewing people at times. All in all, I'm usually here and will help with anything that arises. Just let me know.
Oh, by the way. Azana is still a hottie and Josh is the lecherous uncle. Ero-sennin he is.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:12 pm
I hadn't noticed anyone being absent because I was busy not logging in for roughly a year. Also, I'm starting to homeschool my kids, so no guarantees about future shenanigans either.
On the plus side, I'm finally back to teaching Qi Gong, and actually got my a** back into painting (just a leetle), so it's an ill wind, as they say. I *have* actually missed the old guard, though. It's good to see familiar faces sprinkled in the current posts.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:33 pm
I've been absent ...like whoa.
I really kinked my spiritual self for a while.
Bad things happened. I haven't neccesarily told anyone. But I live I live.
You can only really catch me on my cell phone but I check here every now and then.
I'm going to start posting more often though. Promise.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:49 am
I think everyone has encountered some form of hardship or another. I've been busy with my finals for a long time and I've only just finished.
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