A New Year and a New Road

Well a New calendar year is upon us. It is now 2011! Where are the flying cars and teleport stations?

Seriously, my past post mentioned that I would be taking the month of December to contemplate my life moving forward and figure out just what I want that life to look like. Well I think I have figured out what I want my life landscape to look like moving forward.

I am a Humanist. I do not only have humanist sympathies and enjoy working for the non-profit humanist organization that I do BUT I am a humanist. I no longer believe in the God of my childhood or the later Gods that I have recently come to explore. The only being responsible for my life is ME. I am a humanist that has a foundation of the philosophy of Stoicism to react and interact from. I am a Stoic Humanist in that I no longer believe in deity but I do believe in man's ability and imperative need to act ethically.

This realization that I am a Humanist leaves me with quite a bit of fallout. I, as in all things, must strive to be true to my nature as a Humanist. In order to do this I must be genuine and act with integrity while walking through this world. This need for integrity means that I will no longer be a part of ADF as I can no longer profess a belief in the supernatural or a theistic universe. I believe that occurrences that have the appearance of being supernatural are actually natural just beyond our reason at this present time. I am good living with that ambiguity and will move forward from that point.

I am recreating my life and myself one day at a time based on this foundation of strength and truth. I am filled with a sense of wonder and excitement at what the River of my lifetime holds within its currents. Just around the river bend, like Pocahontas, filled with a zest for life and insatiable curiosity.

Colds and getting motivated

Well a gift for the New Year has been received... a miserable cold. Wow, this one is a doozy!

I am going to spend the next couple of days resting up and doing some light housework. I think I will take this opportunity to figure out what I am focusing on for this New Year. If I come to any conclusions I will definitely post them here. :)

Holidays are over, back to normalcy... sort of

Well the holidays are officially over as my Mum has just gotten on to the bus to head back home. It was a wonderful holiday with lots of family time. Now to get back to "normalcy" and figure out some goals for the new year.

I am going to spend some time thinking about just what I want to achieve for this new year. Stay tuned for my goals... :)

New Year and New Beginnings

Well I hope everyone has recovered, if they need to recover, from last night's gaiety. :)

Mike and I had an unusually quiet New Year's Eve spent together with the animals and my Mum who is visiting. Good to be with family but a tad anticlimactic and quiet for my liking. Next year we will attend a party or host one so we can bring 2011 in with style.

Mike did make some homemade egg nog which totally rocked but it was a sober evening of quietness all round.

I hope everyone came home safely and wish everyone the best of all good things for the New Year that is now upon us. :)