posted February 09, 2006 06:13 PM         

HI! Long time no see you around. I was just thinking about you, someone had bumped up an old thread.

Hope you stick around, always enjoyed you.

posted February 09, 2006 06:20 PM         

I plan to stick around as long as physically possible. What's new in your life?

posted February 09, 2006 06:26 PM         

Seriously though, whats with the blue heart sweetie......sorry for the mushyness, lol....but I was sad when you chose to leave.

As you can see, a lot of new people here, many who reach your depth.

Geez, at work....sorry for all the edits, can't these people see I'm busy here, haha,
geesh

posted February 09, 2006 06:39 PM         

I'm pretty sure the blue heart is described on the smilies page as "compassion" -- and I thought that was the quality I'd most like to express, so I always head my posts with it.

I'm taken aback that you thought so much of my "leaving". Funny, isn't it, that I never expect people to miss me when I'm gone?

As for how my world is, it's shaken up a little -- once again. The last two months were a nightmare that I just woke up from early this week. I just lost another romantic partner, so my heart's feeling a little empty, but I'm functionally over it by now. But I can say that I've learned a lot lately, grown a bit. I had some time to do some heavy soul-searching. Someone once said that the birth of wisdom is often accompanied by great pain, and I can't disagree. But as long as we come out better for it on the other side, I say it's all worth it. So, I'm back, I'm better, and -- best of all -- at least for this weekend, I'm going to enjoy myself as much as humanly possible. It's great to make contact again with the people (and Knowflakes!) that I've missed for so long.

Hey, I finally read a Robert Heinlein book. Loved it! Here's a cool quote: "The world is full of tragedy; if you let it overwhelm you, you cannot enjoy life's innocent pleasures." I think that's going to be my motto-of-the-moment.