The 5th Light

Have you ever had a bad year?

I mean…like a REALLY bad one? One where it starts out already so far left of center that you can’t imagine it getting worse… Then it does… A few more times? If your answer is “yes”…maybe we can meet up, split a plate of bacon wrapped mozzarella sticks and swap a few stories sometime…cause 2024 can not be over soon enough for this guy.

/sigh… I shouldn’t really complain. There were aspects of 2024 that needed to happen and will likely be very beneficial for my future…eventually. That being said, it seemed like for every positive thing that happened, there was at least one shitacular thing that blossomed beside it. Then the two of them, arm-in-arm, would skip down my own yellow bricked “road to hell” making a point to call out all the good intentions they found along the way…as I stared on in disbelief. (Ooo…lookie. A “Wicked” reference… 🙄)

It’s not even worth listing all the events…because without a whole bunch of context, it’ll just seem like I’m bitching to bitch. A few things would be self explanatory like losing my job, being sued…and filing for divorce, but to fully drive home the exact impact of each…would be akin to writing a novel. I’m also not completely sure I understand the full impact of each event yet…so explaining them accurately to you all…might even be impossible.

So, I think I’ll just dig into one of the items a bit…since it’s, by far, the worst of the 2024 events…and that’s my divorce. It’s kind of a thing most people know enough about to understand that if a person’s gone through one…they probably aren’t having a fun time. Basically…a common frame of reference without needing too much setup.

tbd…

– JnR Laird of Dunan’s Castle