Choosing which 'it' to think about

I've been doing a fair amount of reading over the holidays. I bought a couple of books which I thought might help me get my head together about some recent events. I'll not go into what that's all about on this blog, it's covered elsewhere. The stuff I have been reading is about two topics, 'Transcendence' and 'Change'.

I'm still processing what I have learnt about these topics. The process was prompted by something a friend said to me in relation to the situations I'm dealing with; I can't recall her exact phraseology now, but it amounted to the idea that 'Change happens for a reason, and Good comes out of it, no matter how cr*p things look at the time'. It's a piece of philosophy that I signed up to a long time ago, so the timely reminder hit me in the heart when it came.


One of the books I've been reading is "Pagan Spirituality", by Joyce and River Higginbotham. Not a book I'd pick up normally, but I have really been enjoying it. I recommend it if you sometimes wonder what Life is all about and where we are all headed. I'll also caution that it requires some suspension of disbelief, a degree of political awareness and a modicum of cynicism to get the best out of it.


The other thing I have been doing over the holidays is watching Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Whilst this is an excellent series I would not recommend it if you are experiencing any degree of depression, since it is unremittingly dark and gloomy. Consider yourself warned !


Happy New Year, Everyone !