\..I posted this blog a year ago..& it is still just as true & telling now as it was then

..Depending of course on who you speak with..between today & Sunday is the "Vernal Equinox" or the official "First Day Of Spring"..it is the time when the sun crosses the equator on its journey into the northern hemisphere for the warm summer months..history has long revered this as 'a time of re-birth & recollection upon 1's own life..when we should open the windows of our stuffy "souls" & turn 'the attic fan on full tilt..its a time of throwing out all which is unnecessary in our lives such as hatred..bitterness..aggression..etc..& try & begin anew..many of us carry burdens in our hearts..of dreams unrealized or of loves 'lost..the list is endless..however it is this very things which hold us back & keep us from our true potentials in life..it prevents us from reconciling old differences & forging new relationships..of being "at peace" with ourselves & with others..we seldom follow the paths we initially set out for ourselves @ the beginning of our travels in this adventure called life..& many times we & we ourselves are the only 1's to blame for sabotaging our ultimate outcomes..self accountability is a virtue not only individually but also collectively..let's all drink in the significance of this cosmic event & be "one"..\

addendum to initial blog..although generally well-received in original posting an unfortunate though not unexpected fallout were a gratefully few transparent & disingenious "return gestures" intended for personal & political gain..all cynnism aside I guess I learned the fine but harsh lesson of "cautious optimism" & to place value in the old adage "beware of wolves in sheeps clothing"..we as obsessive-compulsives are "diamonds in the rough"..& as such sometimes certain vastly differing ideologies make "reconciliation" an unrealistic option..I guess the best we can do sometimes is to try & live in a spirit of mutual co-existance & give each other a wide berth if & when such occurs..& with that all said & done I wish everyone in the northern latitudes a joyous beginning to Springtime & well-wishes to all else worldwide..\