Changes {Them Changes}

The late, great Buddy Miles' signature song has never seemed more appropriate to me than it does as 2012 kicks off.  You can literally feel it in the air; a sense of anticipation, the feeling that big changes are coming.


For me personally, there are several indicators.  First and foremost is the pattern of numerology that is a part of my life.  Some years ago on my MySpace blog, I documented how the number 7 has riddled itself throughout my existence, going all the way back to my very conception {in early 1967}.  The pattern developed that any year {or decade} connected to a 7 would create some kind of tumult in my life, and that the following year would see even more dramatic changes.  


So far, this pattern has held true for 43 years - and is in the process of repeating again as I type this.  You see, 2011 for me was a "7 year," due to my age - 43 {or 4+3=7}.  As I've partially documented on these pages since last summer, 2011 hammered the hell out of me like few other years in recent memory have.  I withstood the onslaught as best I could, and somehow managed to lay a tentative foundation to build on for the future.  A grim experience for the most part; the bright spots were few and far between.  However, I was blessed with a mostly understanding family, and several staunch friends; their combined support got me through the worst of the trials.


Now that we have at last cast off the husk of the old year {good bloody riddance, too!}, I've been taking stock of all that has gone down, and what might lie ahead as 2012 gathers momentum.  Like I mentioned earlier, I have quietly put in place a modest foundation on which to build.  My readings of the future indicators give me a measure of hope that something worthwhile can be built on that foundation, with a little care, patience, and luck.  This will be my primary focus for the next 12 months, but that doesn't mean I'll be ignoring all the other signs of great change to come.

Regular readers of my old MySpace blog during the bulk of 2008, and again on a smaller scale in 2010, will be familiar with my politically-themed "Silly Season" series; 2012 looks to be a crucial installment, and will be fitfully documented here.  Hints and clues my local environment has put in my lap will also continue to make sporadic appearances here, as they did during 2011 for me, mostly on Facebook {linked on the right side of this page}.   And finally, there's the "Mayan connection" of 12/21/12 - a wholly different exercise in numerology, with a heavy import of DOOM {yeah, right}.  


All this, and probably a lot more will play out on these pages; but everything will also be playing out against the currents of my 7-patterns.  Should make for an interesting and rather busy 2012, blog-wise, if nothing else.  I'm exhausted just thinking about where some or all of this could go!!  I'll do my best to make sense of it all, and report here as time allows.  As for you lot who read these ridiculous ramblings, I sincerely hope 2012 is a very, very good year for one and all.  I'm grateful to have you all in my life, modest ways notwithstanding.  My old advice is still apt - get comfy, fire up a colortini*, and be prepared for just about anything.  We'll ride this out together.

Okay 2012, bring it on - let's see what ya got...............








{* - from the late Tom Snyder}