Psychology and Living: "Reality Checks" and Changing our Perspectives

Life is a funny place.

I "never" thought I'd see the day when I'd actually be absent from blogging for several weeks in a stretch — as I have been, from these pages, in recent times.

Our backyard lavender labyrinth...

The thing about life is that we don't get to choose when we encounter a crisis that changes our perspective; and perhaps our sense of self — who are are (or believe we are) — in the process. Life also doesn't happen according to a nice smooth schedule where one crisis happens, we neatly deal with it, and then move onto the next.

Sometimes everything just happens all at once, and possibly at the "worst" possible time.

Priority Setting, and Such Things...

One of the things I learned from my Dad when I was quite young — and I have written about here, a few times — is that (A) you should always try to do your best, and (B) sometimes "your best" just isn't enough. Because perhaps life has other plans for you.

Recent events around here have involved taking a long hard look at my reality — and at our reality (as a family, in this household) — and mixing things up, a bit.

And by "mixing things up," I am particularly referring to the fact that I have been spending a lot more time with my family, and a lot less time in "virtual space."

Which has really been a positive thing, in the greater scheme of things.

Sage and Calendulas

Cha-cha-cha-CHANGES...

As I am now starting to cautiously poke my nose back in around these parts, seems quite a few changes are underway... including the much talked about HF.21.

I have no idea what that will do to this community... but I'm hoping this will still be an interesting community and a fun place to occasionally post content.

I have read lots and lots of "words" and "opinions" but I still see very little in terms of concrete plans as to how "they" (whoever that might be!) are planning to bring in more new users to enjoy all these new features and communities.

Always leaves me pondering that age old question of "what good is building the world's greatest theatre if you're always playing to an empty house?"

Just asking the question... don't really have any answers.

Grasses in the late afternoon sun

Meanwhile... in a Different Reality...

Mrs. Denmarkguy has returned from her unfortunate trip to Texas... and I'm glad she's home again. Six weeks apart was not much fun for two people who are otherwise very close.

We're discussing how we can make sure such a situation never arises again. Go back to former point about spending more family time...

Anyway, this is just a sort of "smoke signal" to the world of Steemlandia... no, I didn't suddenly die an untimely death, nor was I abducted by aliens...!

More about "stuff," later.

For now, going back to watching our Netflix show... we've been watching "Another Life."

Hope everyone out there has been keeping well!

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