I have spent a little time on Facebook these holidays and have added some old friends as well as a couple of new ones. It’s great to find people I know and after the discussion I had earlier in the week, think I might use these tools to stay in touch with friends as the younger lot are.

When you are in your 40s though, many of your friends are not on Facebook, or any other social networks that I can find. Yesterday I called an old friend who I haven’t seen for around 4 years. I have a small pile of his stuff that I have uncovered in this cleaning frenzy I’ve been in. I am dropping it off to him today whilst I am in Melbourne. I have attempted to find him on Facebook. Somehow I had lost his details. Possibly a dysfunctional mobile phone that I’d been using at the time. Fortunately I found a piece of paper with his details on it. The whole experience made me realise how easy it is to lose track of friends. We all have busy lives.

Facebook has had some negative press, as have many other social networking sites. It all comes back to the individual user though really. If you are in it to get the largest number of friends or making all your details open to the public, you could encounter an invasion of privacy. I would argue it is one that you have invited.

Solitude

September 27, 2007

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I have had ridiculously late nights all week. In my delicious solitude I have kept no track of time and have eaten when I feel hungry. I found myself going to bed after 3.00am most nights. I haven’t lived like this for years. I am generally in bed before 10.00 most nights. I’m not sure what has gotten into me!

I haven’t been reading as much as a result. Normally I go to bed at 9.00ish and read for an hour. As I have been so late going to bed, I have gone straight to sleep. I have been sleeping in as well.

I used to live like this all the time when I was younger. I don’t really like it. I am going to bed early tonight. I want to read and awake early. I am heading to Melbourne tomorrow to catch up with loved ones.

Full Moon 27th September 2007

September 26, 2007

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This full moon in Aries is good for new beginnings and setting intentions for a fresh start. I’ve been reading a few different astrologers perspectives on this during this week because I’ve had the time. There are some different views though. You might want to read the following if this interests you:
Mystic Medusa:Mars Mood Cures
Christine Broadbent: Planetary Currents

The Harvest Moon tomorrow night is named for the Northern Hemisphere. Obviously it’s not harvest time here. The name for the first moon in spring would be the Grass Moon. The names of full moons are also listed on the Earth and Sky website.

So I’m setting my intentions for beginning again. I’ve been doing heaps of cleaning and clearing of unwanted stuff, both in my home and in my head. I have revisited one of my most helpful books “Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All” by Gerald G. Jampolsky M.D.

One small distinction I have made for myself is that I have began intending to ‘feel’ rather than to ‘be’. It has really changed the way I imagine the outcome and I think it might enhance my results. It will be interesting to see. Tomorrow I will redo my goals for this next term. I like to revisit my personal mission statement and goal setting each holidays. So this seems like a good time.

I enjoy this and don’t check back on my goals and intentions throughout the term (I could make excuses yet can’t be bothered). I achieve many things I set out to. I think it’s just good to get clear about what I want. Then I can throw myself into the random, spontaneous, frantic pace of the term.

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