Sunday, April 17, 2011

Kazaam!

And Poof!!! Another year has vanished!!!!! More joy, more sorrow, more work, more tomorrows. All gone, never to be seen again. No rewind button to review the best scenes. Gone. That's so final. And it blows my mind how fast it happens. That must be why journalers journal. Why bloggers blog. To hold on to the memories. By tapping out just a few lines, you can retrieve a few moments now and then. Reading where you've been allows you to multiply your memories, rather than just see that the time is gone forever, with nothing but a vague feeling that a lot of your life has just slipped through your fingers. On a whim, I checked my stats. Pitiful for anyone who is a real blogger. But I was astounded to see that there have been 187 pageviews! I know I didn't do that. That means that someone has been here, on this tiny little blog, in its tiny little corner of cyber-space, so neglected by its owner that literally years can pass between postings. Who? Who has been lurking? I'll never know. A very few (and most likely related to me) kind souls have left gentle remarks. For which I'm grateful, and sorry that I didn't find out until a year after they posted. *sigh* That's symbolic of life, somehow. Too little too late, too many times. Does that mean that if I were a more faithful Blogger I could be making friends that otherwise I'll never know? Unless I give this a try. So that's it! I'll make a date with the Universe. Same bat-place. Many, many bat-times. I'm in nowhere near the same place as I was when I began this journey. And in nowhere near the same place as I'll be in another year hence. And that's the point. To be moving along, hopefully growing . . . better in some way, and experiencing Joy in the Journey. And that's what I hope for you-- Joy in the Journey.