Singles Awareness Day

My daughter, Jenn, told me that in her opinion, Valentines' Day is "Singles Awareness Day". I'm sure spoken because she's not currently in a relationship. Some bitterness about that perhaps. It's amazing that when you're younger (relatively speaking) - like in your teens, 20's or 30's being in a relationship seems to be "the be all and end all" of the meaning of your life. I like the definition of the word "virgin" from my tarot class - a woman complete unto herself. Someone who doesn't define herself by who's she in relationship with. This feels like it's a good description of the place/space I'm holding at the moment. Although the desire for a romantic relationship appears from time to time mostly it's in the background as I'm busy on developing parts of myself during this "alone" time. I certainly miss some of the aspects of being in a committed relationship - the companionship, communication, and shared experiences; however, I have to admit that I've done my greatest personal and spiritual growth when I am single. Now to combine the two. If that's possible, I don't know.

Three people emailed me and one person called me to let me know that Saturday, Valentines' Day, was the literal dawning of the Age of Aquarius (think of the popular song, from the musical "Hair"). At 7:25 am the Age was being ushered in and the planets were in alignment (as predicted by the song) - the Age of Aquarius is the age of love and peace. Apropos Valentines' Day. I also picked the "lovers" card in my daily tarot practice. Hopefully this will all be in alignment with Obama being the new president.

My writing practice continues; lately I've been working on some memoir pieces. Interesting to look back on some childhood experiences with the more detached view from fifty years in the future.... Much more neutral, lots of lessons and opportunities to deduce meaning from what occurred - so much more helpful than trying to figure out why they occurred or whose fault it was anyway....