S2EP6: The Beckoning

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It is…Sunday, October 31, Two-Thousand and Twenty-Fun. Time...Redundant

Theme – The Give and the Take

Nature is made up of balance – night and day, predator and prey, positive and negative, yin and yang. Take the good with the bad. Every cloud has a silver lining. I’m seeing this lately in the Delivery Driving. To date it is the best job I’ve had. I make decent enough money to get the job done – and then some – and I have control over my schedule and life. That is my Take. However, I find myself putting out a lot of money in garage bills lately. This is my Give. Of course, I’ve also looked at it as potential karma for all the times I’ve had car problems that my family had to help me out. Of course, I’ve also looked at the possibility that the work is being done so The Vantasm can drive wherever she needs to drive next. Nonetheless, Give and Take – a little of this and a little of that.

Lesson – Boundaries

This is a hard one. Even for me. I’m a giver. I’ll give even if it means sacrificing a bit. I’ve seen this in both the Delivery Driving and The Theatre. I went to The Theatre to help for three days and six months later I am still there helping. It’s hard to say no. But, over the months I have drawn more and more boundaries. I went from being there every show down to only being there when they really needed me, down to only Friday and Saturday nights. I am doing Sundays at the moment but only because it is the Christmas show and I know how that can be. Eventually, the boundaries will have to be even more drawn. But for now it is what it is. The truth is though that being there really does nothing for me. They pay me but it is not extra money. It is substitute money. I give up driving money to be there. It doesn’t make my life any easier. In fact it makes it more stressful with trying to juggle the schedules. The same is happening with the Delivery Driving.. Right off the bat, I have started planning my weeks with particular time off. It’s usually not a whole day but some part of one [and very often it is to be at The Theatre.] And, I have been more particular about the fares I take. When I first started I would take just about everything. Not anymore. After talking with several other drivers, I have set limits. First and foremost, I don’t move for less than five dollars. Second, especially with longer drives, I look for a dollar per mile. I’m flexible with this one but this is the guide and the standard. I have to have boundaries with work in general. Otherwise I find myself spending time in the clock [not always making money] and other things don’t get done. So I set my projection for the day and go. When I hit it, maybe I work some more. Maybe I stop. This has also helped with scheduling out time when needed. I must have boundaries with my mother. We do not have a “normal” or healthy relationship. Nor will I ever, I suppose. Still, I must put enough into it that it is not ‘a thing.’ But I must also keep myself from putting in (or expecting back) so much that I find myself stressed and drained again. Boundaries. We all need them. The harder they are to set, it seems to me, the more important they are.

Observation – My Life Seems the Epitome of Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

It’s true. It feels weird to put it out there so blatantly, but it’s true. I know I’ve talked about it before but sometimes it really just slaps me in the face. It doesn’t seem to matter how a day [or week] starts or what is ahead of me – at the end of it all, it all works out and I keep on moving. Sometimes it’s skill. Sometimes luck. And, sometimes it is a downright blessing.Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow shall take care of itself. You will always have what you need when you need it, in exactly the way it is needed. Everything precise and perfectly placed. So go into the day and live it to the fullest.

The Post

Here we are. Once again, I try to get this started early enough to finish on time. And, once again, it is a Tuesday and I’m still trying to get a good roll on it. I can’t say enough how strange things are lately. To look at my life on the surface it appears as if nothing is happening – situation normal. But, I can feel something brewing. I’ve been feeling something brewing. I want to say it is a big shift, but I really don’t know what it is. There is a slight shift on the horizon and I will get to that in a moment.

It is the Holi-Day season and that brings with it so many things.

We are in the Christmas Show at The Theatre. It is busy and it is hard work I. The dish room. I e cut myself back to Friday and Saturday nights [no matinees] and Sundays. It was only for three weekends. This was the second and the last is not that far off. Then there will be a shut down for about three weeks. But, then, it is four months of weekends.

Along with this comes something else. This is the shift on the horizon – albeit temporary. The Theatre’s apartment [for the actors] will have a vacancy for the next four months. So, the Lil Boss has offered for me to stay there. This will change the playing field significantly on so many levels. I don’t know what all it will bring with it. But it is perfectly timed with the winter and it is definitely going to give me some more financial flexibility. I keep laughing on what I will save on coffee each week.

This will also give me the chance to spend some good quality time with The Princesses. We are doing Christmas on New Year’s Weekend. There are plans for dad’s famous hot chocolate [some with a twist apparently,] as well as the much sought after honey glazed ham dinner. We will see how all of that unfolds.

I see all of this as a chance to get grounded. Perhaps it will help set the foundation for the future. Several weeks ago there was a message, “have a plan.” I can only assume it is in regards to this situation/opportunity. If I play my cards right this could put me in much better space. I’m not saying I won’t be back in The Vantasm when it is all over. But, I think I will have a much better footing of things. Plus, by then The Void is long over and I should have an actual clue.

Speaking of The Void, this brings up its predecessor- Yule. Two weeks of the most wonderful magicks of the year. Lives change. I am not as in tune with it as I’d like to be at this points it’s been up and down. But, I am planning on rectifying that when I get to the apartment.

I was going to try to rent a hotel room over Christmas. Not only am I not expecting a lot of work on Christmas Day, but even grocery stores are closed. It will be hard to function that day. Now I have a place to be. I believe I am moving in on the 21st [the first day of Yule.] I will have 2-3 days to get myself settled in properly. Then, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the morning after are reserved for nothingness. I’m hoping in that time [approx. 40 hours] that I will get my spirit in time the way I need it to be. No distractions. No worries. Just the moment.

And, of course, speaking of Yule beckons The List. It is happening. It is happening in its own way in its own time. It’s very different this year but somehow feels more potent than ever. It’s been simple so far and I believe the greater gifts come later.

So far the list has been comprised of a coffee for a state trooper, two lighters for a customer, and soon two toys for tots. [suddenly I’m feeling like maybe it should be three…then four…then FIVE GOLDEN RIIIIINGS.]

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So, without hesitation, for now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC: Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaaand Johnny…

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WALT: And Freakishness, Baby.

The Totems & Archetypes

**from Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak**

None mentioned this week. [That doesn’t mean they weren’t there.]