S2, E2 - The Twenty-Nineteen Chronicles: Prelude to Amiss

Hey, gang! Welcome to my life – where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. I’m Freedom and I’ll be your host, coming at you from within the depths of Geistopia.

Welcome To My Life is a project, an experiment in Life and ART. A living storyboard, if you will. Its premise is that life is experiential, and that you can, and do, experience the life you choose. It is based on The Wheel of Life and The ARTs for The New Millennium as life building tools.

Welcome to my Life is an I T.V. Studios/Geist…House Players Production, in association with the Center for Creative Inspirationalism. JustUs Productions, the parent company, would like to give a ‘Shout-Out’ to the following for their ongoing, and oft-times unknowing, inspiration and support:

Princess Cuddlebug

Princess Sunshine

Craze & Co.

The Shaman

The Pillar

F’n Bob

The Entire Putt-Putt-Putter Clan

Professor Siggy Chong

The VanMan and General Ralph Glossop (may they R.I.P.)

PDT

‘Blue 326’

The Original KLT

The Looch

The Baker

Bert-on

Andy Pandy

The Mudder

Hoagie

Superstar

The Wix-ians

Piz-Niffer

Jersey

Dancing Queen

The Anomaly

Downtown Encyclopedia Brown

Baby-Mama Rabbit

And, of course, a very generous sponsor who (not-so-much) wishes to remain anonymous.

It is…Sunday, January 20, 2019. Time...Expanding.

Theme of the Week – The Theory of In and Out

If you want something to ‘come in’ to your life, you need to be willing to let something ‘go out’ of it. This is most commonly seen in the notion of Give and It Is Given Unto You. But, it can also be applied to something like my struggle to quit smoking. If I can let that go, imagine what could come in return. Perhaps abundance. It certainly would be a lot of money saved each month as opposed to spent on something stupid – literally burned away.

Lesson of the Week – Keep It Balanced

This is very akin to the Theme. They are not the same, but they relate. To keep things flowing in, one must balance it by letting things flow out. See? But, it also refers to life as a whole. I must keep my schedule balanced. Especially with the list of things on it at this time. I must balance my work and my recreation and my devotion. Keep it Balanced.

Observation of the Week – I Manifest

That’s it. That’s what I do. I don’t know how I do it, or how it even works. Recently, I have manifested crafting paints. [Enough that I was able to give an overfull box to Sunshine and still have an overly stocked drawer myself. I manifested part of what I need to build a prop for The Middle School. I manifested cigarettes way more than I should have. I manifest. Things come. Sometimes it is precisely what I need. Others it is something completely random that leaves me pondering its course in life. My only other Observation is that it seems to work off of The Flow. (Clear a Space, Fill a Space.)

What a time it is...

WALT: It is the best of times….it is the worst of times…

Alright, smart aleck.

Though, it’s true. So much is good at the moment and, still, there is so much struggle. Right this moment, I have what I need. I can get through my week. There are no bells or whistles, nor even little treats. I have a full tank of gas, my car insurance and a check are covered. I have what I need in the way of coffee. If something runs out, I can get it refilled.

My week is plotted, but still needs to be planned. The Theatre is preparing for a full weekend of performances. It is the second week of rehearsals for the Middle School and I begin rehearsals for the production at the college. [Which, I suppose, will herein be referred to as ‘The Production.’]

There is a lot on my plate…and me be almost too much. (Or, is it Just Enough?)

The Theatre is still finding its groove. We went from no speed to hyper-speed in what seemed like the blink of an eye. With the current production, I have some solidarity in my schedule. At least for a few weeks. This still leaves me some extra work and cleaning to accomplish. This should be easier moving forward as I now have access to The Theatre when I need it. There is a lot going on. A lot of changes on the horizon. I must just flow with it all as best I can.

The Middle School, currently, is just a crap ton of ‘behind the eight ball.’ We started late and the ball is now rolling. All I can do is just keep plugging away until I am, at the very least, caught up. I am excited by what I saw from the kids last week. I am hoping their enthusiasm and commitment continue.

For me, The Production is just beginning. Here, again, I am behind the eight ball. They started rehearsals this week and, what would have been my first two, I had conflicts because of Princess Sunshine. So, I have music to learn and lines to memorize…once I have the actual materials.

I am approaching The Production through the eyes I was given during Sweeney. The whole question then was, “What is so important about this show that I cannot work?” I didn’t work. For a whole month I didn’t work. From Sweeney came the connections that would eventually lead to both The Theatre and The Middle School. Both are things I love and that are moving my life forward, both in activity and in abundance. Sweeney was the price paid. These are the reward. ‘

The Production, too, is going to have me missing quite a bit of work. But, my need to be there has been made very clear. Every step has been a challenge and every obstacle has been cleared. It does leave me stressed a bit about finances but then I think of how Spirit always repays in kind…and then some. For instance, this week, as I said, I not only missed rehearsals because of Sunshine but one night, I missed work. The other night of work was cancelled due to the weather.

It may get one to wonder how it is Spirit is getting my back with crap like that going on. However, those two shows have been replaced and a third has been added. Though I lost work, now there is work where there was none…And Then Some. Why should I think this would be any different? [What Goes Around, Comes Around.]

My Daily Devotions and Rituals have continued, though they have been sparse the past few days. I certainly don’t want to give up. I just can’t always expect perfection, even though I should always strive for it.

The same rings true for something else. I try to keep track of my time- how much I spend working on what. I have so many different areas to my life – the girls, and hobbies, and so many different types of work. [Each bringing with it a list of projects and tasks.] I go through this from time to time. I start to track it and then I start to falter. Inevitably I just give up. Again, I don’t want to give up. Not only will I be able to gauge my progress better but I can ensure balance.

In regards to WTML, things are as they always are. I have a host of thoughts and plans but only so much time to carry them out at the moment. I still have a very important [or, so I think] video to complete.

It seems I will be returning to The Place That I Loathe So. It is what it is. I have accepted this course. I am not happy about it by any means. *deep sigh* All The Shaman keeps saying is that I must be at my peak. I must remain diligently aware, on guard…and strong.

The strength is the challenge. I’m not going to deny that this thing scares the shit out of me. I saw last time just what it is capable of…and it was being gentle. I went the other day. I just felt the need to scope things out, quickly and hopefully unobserved. I blended into the activity. It all started coming back to me. The locations, the visions…all of it. I definitely sensed something a little off the charts. I do not want to poke a sleeping dragon, but at the same time I must go step by step, place by place, and just see if everything is ok. I just hope I do not allow the distraction of ‘blending in’ become dangerous or detrimental.

And, as always, last but never in the slightest the least, That About Which I May Not Write. Nothing has changed. Nothing has happened – short of a broader sense of awareness. I’ve come to deal with it all, by trying to ‘forget’ it – entirely. I expend a great deal of energy trying to not see it even when it is in my face. Also, keeping it out when it comes near. This is not necessarily a bad approach, but I have realized that I must at the same time, feed it all with Love and Light.

So, without hesitation…

For now and for always, from here in Geistopia this is your beloved Rev...

Walt: And Walt!

And, Walt, wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

Walt:…and Freakishness, baby!

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