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I’ll Be Back
I’ve decided to take a leave of absence from Ricochet … for one simple reason. My time is no longer under my complete control (and hasn’t been for a while now). Yes, I would like to write every day. Sometimes I do … for about four days. And then something comes up, most commonly offspring-related (even though they’re adopted, I still consider them my offspring), usually pertaining to the one who just reached the ripe old age of 24.
Any illusions of returning to my days of daily blogging, as I once managed to do back in the 2010s, have been completely eradicated from my mind.
I’ve reached the end of myself on this notion, and am now restructuring my aspirations to match my actual life.
It’s not all about the sad release of old dreams. There is a new thing on my plate. It’s a thing that seems to fit better with reality. It’s also a thing requiring significant chunks of time, those chunks of time being readily available … for mysterious reasons.
The Almighty is always working on us, nudging us away from false beliefs of purpose to those things He has chosen us to do, with Him, for His glory. This is the first time I’ve felt clearly and unambiguously called to a specific “thing.”
I am sad to release my addiction to Ricochet, and I look forward to a return sometime in the near eternity. I love this platform so very much, and I will miss the community. You really are an exceptional people.
I’ll be back.
Love,
GLW
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Ricochet will miss you. However, there ARE higher priorities than Ricochet. Maybe you could stay, and contribute once every two weeks rather than every day?
God bless, GLW. We will miss you.
I wish you the very best, GLW.
I intend to hold you to that promise.
I’ll miss you in your brief absence.
See you soon.
Yes. Maybe. But that means actually giving myself permission to not be perfect. When will I ever learn?
But seriously, I will think about it. That approach feels better than not even having the option to comment or post. As you can see, I’m very fickle about this.
Recall that story (Herman Hesse, I had to work to dig that up) with the remark about life in a permanent mystical retreat? A person there who read a newspaper once a year would be thought akin to one who read it once an hour, in our world. Discontinuity makes things different, but makes abstraction more likely.
Look in on us once in a while, @godlovingwoman
All God’s blessings on you and your family, God-loving Woman. I will miss your musings, but you will be in my prayers.
There is a very strong bell sound ringing from my gut in response to your comment.
This new thought of ruminating on a topic for a couple of weeks before writing on it feels like a better fit. And what I mean by that is my appetite is for greater substance and the daily writing doesn’t lend itself to topics that are deeper and possibly narrower and not so current.
I wonder if I am too proud to change my mind? I wonder if I would suffer embarrassment if I were to try writing less frequently but on timeless topics that require I bear a longer waiting and rumination? it could be just fear of another option or solution and having to change my mind and not be right.
And then of course, there’s just the plain old overthinking of the entire question.
You can probably tell I haven’t written for a while.
God bless you GLW!! You will be greatly missed! Come back soon!
You can’t be perfect, as I recall you have said – time and again!
(Nu. 23:19
We just, all of us, need to “be anxious about nothing”!
Is there a clause in the COC about open threats?
I am confident that you have chosen wisely, a path that is best for you and your loved ones. We support that, and most of us will still be here if and when you are able to return to our warm welcome. Go in Peace, return triumphant!
Addiction is a choice … Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Do take care and we’ll leave the light on for ya.
Thank you for this. A good word. An encouraging prospect.
By all means, take a break! Real life is always more important, and we’ll still be here for ya . . .
Haha!
Believe it or not, this is not the first time that I’ve been compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger. At one of my consulting firms, the staff put together a satirical directory of each of the employees, and they compared me to Conan the barbarian. I was a bit of a hard driver.
At one of my jobs I was told I would have made a good drill sergeant.
Ha! Ha! Asesome!
Sorry for being late to the party. I hope you’re back soon. Your comments and posts are one thing that makes this place a little more homey for me. Sounds like you have a challenge that you need to get through, and I’m sure you will.
Thank you for the very nice comment. That means a lot. I hope to be back soon.