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change and karma

This time of year seems to spark change in the entire world. Maybe it’s the end of the summer and the beginning of winter. Maybe it’s something cosmic. Maybe it’s nothing at all and I just happen to notice the change because it happens every year after Burning Man. Whatever the reason, change is inevitable every year at this time.

This year was no exception. I feel it all around me and in talking to others, I’ve found that I’m not the only one who has noticed. The big change for me is apparent and overwhelming. I’ve travelled back in time and in doing so I have unleashed an endless stream of old feelings and old friends. You may think I’m just talking about those that I reconnected with in BRC, but that’s just the start of it.

I was discussing this weird time of year with a friend that I haven’t spoken to in some time and she felt that all this change and all these people coming out of the woodwork was related to Karma in some way. Now, I’ve never been one to believe in silly things like Karma, but I’m not sure I can ignore it this time. I suppose it’s all just chance that so many people from my past are contacting me, but something mystical could definately be at work here.

Coincidence is something I am very familiar with, as it seems to be the drving force of Burning Man, but when I come back to the default world and the coincidences come along with me… well, that’s just weird. So, maybe I’m opening myself up to the possibility of some kind of weird hippie crap that makes everything happen, or maybe I’m just happy that I’m finding these people again. Whatever it is, I like it. It opens a while new world of possibilities and opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.

I guess it all comes down to choice we make: good or bad. How to tell the difference, though. That’s what makes it all so interesting.