Spirituality
19 Dec 19
19 Dec 19
@divegeester saidPeople (generally) seem happier/kinder at Christmas, and I like that.
Whether you are Christian, other religion, atheist, agnostic, or a combination of these.
Does Christmas mean anything to you, if so, what and how does that meaning or the season itself impact you, your thinking and behaviour at all?
19 Dec 19
@ghost-of-a-duke saidPleasant, but what about yourself Sir?
People (generally) seem happier/kinder at Christmas, and I like that.
@divegeester saidBirthday of the bull-god Mithras (Dec 25)
Whether you are Christian, other religion, atheist, agnostic, or a combination of these.
Does Christmas mean anything to you, if so, what and how does that meaning or the season itself impact you, your thinking and behaviour at all?
Born of a virgin and ascended into the heavens .
And Mithraism predates Christianity .
19 Dec 19
@divegeester saidHappiness/kindness is rather contagious, so I am not immune to its effects. (Though as you know, my sleep pattern goes haywire this time of year).
Pleasant, but what about yourself Sir?
19 Dec 19
@divegeester saidfor me
Whether you are Christian, other religion, atheist, agnostic, or a combination of these.
Does Christmas mean anything to you, if so, what and how does that meaning or the season itself impact you, your thinking and behaviour at all?
Xmas just means lousy weather
and crowds
19 Dec 19
@caissad4 saidHow do these festive calendarised events impact you?
Birthday of the bull-god Mithras (Dec 25)
Born of a virgin and ascended into the heavens .
And Mithraism predates Christianity .
19 Dec 19
@ghost-of-a-duke saidsometimes
Doesn't your prison have a roof?
😲
and yours?
insomnia is a prison of sorts
I know it is for me
19 Dec 19
@lemondrop saidIt's no fun, that's for sure.
sometimes
and yours?
insomnia is a prison of sorts
I know it is for me
Hope you sleep well this Christmas sir.
@divegeester saidfor me it means dealing with a lot of folks who demand that their 'traditions', that are not my traditions, be observed
Whether you are Christian, other religion, atheist, agnostic, or a combination of these.
Does Christmas mean anything to you, if so, what and how does that meaning or the season itself impact you, your thinking and behaviour at all?
this is not a problem, just a thing that must be done
~~~
a side note unrelated but tangential
since mom passed, dad's day to day doings,
and seasonal doings,
have changed dramatically
he said he wasn't going to bother with a xmas tree this year
not "didn't want to" it was "wasn't going to"
lol, he cusses a LOT more
he watches a slew of different programming on the telly (compared to the stuff he and mom used to watch)
ah well, the end is nigh, kiss yer lovers now, today
EDITED for clarity
19 Dec 19
@ghost-of-a-duke saidprobably won't but thanks anyway
It's no fun, that's for sure.
Hope you sleep well this Christmas sir.
20 Dec 19
@divegeester saidI would tell you where to stick your comment but in the spirit of Xmas I won't
That’s quite sad.
20 Dec 19
@divegeester saidThey make me smile and chuckle .
How do these festive calendarised events impact you?