Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.

I am so tired.

I gave up television about 6 years ago. Hulu has advertisements now and I read the news online. I have reverted back to my grumpy old ways.

I wanted to move in to the woods to get closer to nature and further from the ignorance of mankind.

It was so wonderful for that short time that I had the woods

I came to the understanding last week that I no longer needed to argue my position about things like Christmas and Easter. Tonight I find out that Ashli was bullied by an adult again about our beliefs.

I struggled all night trying to talk myself out of writing the research paper that I had decided not to write last week

I don't have anything to prove and the problem is that the bully wouldn't care anyway. She would just continue her behavior regardless of whether she found out that Christmas was not only an uncelebrated holiday in early America but it was even illegal in Boston.

So I say this to everyone that reads this. As of right now I'm not going to write it because nobody really cares. We believe what we want to believe even when we learn the History of things

That doesn't say to me that I need to push the knowledge on people, it says to me to treat people like children. Smile and nod your head when they speak of Santa or the Easter bunny or whatever fantasy being they talk about and realize that most people aren't like me. Most people don't want to learn things; they just want to believe things.

I have to let the knowledge be equal to the teachings of Wicca. What I mean by that is that we don’t go out recruiting for the simple reason that most people aren’t ready. When they are ready they come to us and we show them what we believe. That way we don’t waste our time on those that don’t want to know. 
The knowledge of the unpleasant history of Christianity has to be treated the same way. I will no longer post things on facebook about it. If I write the paper it will be posted on my blog and no link will be put anywhere. If someone wants to find the information they will have to look for it.  

By doing it that way I will not be annoying any I will not insult my friends.

Now about Facebook

I switched profiles to avoid arguments. I now only have 22 friends. I use facebook as a way to feel like I’m not alone. It’s time to stop that.

Over the next year I’m going to reduce my interaction on facebook to almost none at all.

I will post some things but I am going to try and only post things that bring people up. This will be a slow evolution and it will take some time but it is in the works.

My use of the computer and my couch time will decrease as well.

I came to Arkansas to get close to nature. I have strayed from my path. Over the next few months I will find a way to spend most of my time outside.

This is  going to be difficult but It is what I really want for myself.