WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Hi!, Happy New Year! I have seen NO postings since my own, (Grandmother's Message-review-Dec.18), no replys. Has everyone gone to sleep :dark: :huh: :coffee4:

Good Morning WD. I trust you had wonderful holidays. AT least we hope you did. Thank you for the new years reflection on character development. It's a fine prayer and one to put into practice. Many blessings to you
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Im around!

Glad to hear that, scionus...we don't always have to post, but an occasional hey whatcha doin' feels good. Times right now seem bleak for most of my friends, I feel sad for them and wish my prayers that go out to them help them feel they're not alone. Lonesome isn't the same as lonely, but maybe some of our members are feeling lonely. I hope not. Anyway, brother, be well and hope you have a great year. I will share another poem:

Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

Wrap your troubles in dreams
Take your schemes, dismantle them
Sit still and wait for me.
Who said that to me?
Who was very wise?
She meant what she said
Everything went dead
My computer, my head, my drive
To survive, she re-iterated
Sit still and wait for me.
Wrap your dreams in silk
Milk them to the bone
Take the ones you’ve thrown out and re-insert them.
Ok, what then? Continue to sit still and wait for me.
Wrap your worries in a pile of uncarded wool
Spin them on a wheel or loom
And turn them into thread.
Did that. What next? Same thing, she said.
Make a weaving of all of them
And hang it on the wall
Take a good look at what you’ve just created.
I’ve stated it quite clearly before: Sit still and wait for me.
Then The Muse went silent
I disappeared
All that was left behind was You,
Sitting there in my place waiting for Her!
The Muse got tired of waiting for me
Because I had so much weaving and re-weaving to do
I couldn’t sit still long enough.
Oh well, someone has to do the waiting
For their dreams to manifest upon The Great Loom......
If it isn't me, it must be you.
Are YOU my muse?

Very nice wild dove, it just isnt this forum. It would seem many people are caught up in things. They have less time to post or feel less like posting. I hope that this quiet phase ends, and everyone springs to life again come this spring.

Hello there Wild Dove,
Yes times do seem bleak, but they always change. I was laid off from work on 2 January 2009. I look at this as another door closing in my life and soon another will open. Whenever things like this happens to me, It has always been for the good. I do like the break from work and treasure this time with my family. I am also looking forward to change, and what this will bring into my life. I know there are others that are out of work, don't give up hope, look at it as a chance to redefine yourself. We live in way too exciting times to feel despare, so get excited about life.