Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.

I am incredibly thankful for a lot of things.

I am employed.
I can pay my bills.
I am living in the exact place that I've wanted to be for a very long time.
I am healthy, but even if I was not, I have health insurance.
I will get to see my family at Christmas.
I have a group of wonderful, accepting friends, who take me at face value, unconcerned about the fact that I was someone else before I ever knew them.
I can do anything I want with my future, as long as I continue to feel inspired and continue to maintain whatever driving force it is that makes me want to do all of this.

Some things in life are irrelevant. Some things are not. Distinguishing between the two is nearly impossible until you take the time to watch the effects of things seemingly irrelevant. If there is one thing I have learned in the past year, it is an incredible amount of patience - I might still bitch and complain, but compared to my reactionary behavior in my past life, my level of patience is inconceivable (yah, I knew you'd like that Princess Bride reference, come on!).

I am going to buy a Christmas tree tonight. Not sure where I'm putting it, whether or not it will fit in my apartment... don't care. Green things make me happy. I hope your day is as happy contemplative as mine!

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