So it is earth after all

No I didn't forget what planet I'm on. This has more to do with the concept of elemental influances on my years of late.

I had a fire period, where it was chaotic and constant change. That ran about two years. First year being the chaotic period and the second being a bit of a embracing the fire and finding the good in it.

The two years after that were definately water. Intuition and emotion predominate. That too followed a bit of a pattern of the harsh aspect preceeding the awe and wonder of the pleasing aspect.

Well we are most definately in an earth year for me... and for a while I thought it was going swimmingly, which made me question wether it might be another element all together. But no, it's earth. Dealing with home and finances and a little bit of other stuff with which we will not tempt fate.

The realisation comes on the tail of having to spend almost $500 on my car in the last few days. While not having work for the summer and no guarentee that I will get any come fall. That and the having to fight to get my security deposit back if that even happens (And I imagine I will have to pay something to get the chance to ask for it). That's after the IRS yanked 300 dollars out of my tax return without any explaining.

Oh and did I mention that I've moved into a place where the other person who is responsible for the lease and rent waited until I was mostly moved in to tell me he couldn't pay rent just yet, but he's working on it.

I just have to do my best to weather the tempest that is this down swing. Protect myself and bend like the reeds in a storm so that when the sun comes out on the upswing I can grow with it.

But also like the reed in the wind I am not likely to be silent about it. I may bend and flex but that don't mean I can't be unhappy about it and make a little noise to blow off a little of the tension.

Take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack