Happy ChristmaChanuKwanzaa…and Solstice by wysiwig
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“Anyone can live with adversity,
for what is adversity but hard times?
But to live without hope,
well, now, that can kill you.”
…wysiwig
2009 has been a difficult year for many. Some have suffered the loss of loved ones, personal health problems, unemployment and financial disaster, depression. I have met some of these people here on Renderosity. They know who they are.
This is just my poor attempt to thank everyone who has visited my gallery and to those who have left such generous comments. They have helped to lighten the burden of my own problems. The artist known as bella_sometimes refers to the people here as her “family”. Perhaps she has a point. It’s an odd family but friendly and benign. Thank you for allowing me to become a member of your family.
In Japan, there is a saying, Nana Korobi Ya Oki, which means, "seven times down, 8 times up." Never surrender, never give up. As my mother once told me, “This to shall pass.”
As we leave 2009 behind, I want to wish everyone at Renderosity a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Blessed Solstice, Wonderful Pancha Ganapati, and Holy Bodhi Day. Whatever you celebrate, I wish you the best of this season and hope that next year will see all of us healthier and happier. May the new-year bring you all that you desire.
Comments (13)
Tea_Rex
Beautifully expressed, Mark. 2009 was the year I met everyone at Ren' who I have come to know and embrace as friends. It is a community. If we open ourselves to others and share our joys, hopes, values, concerns and sorrows we are destined to become friends and perhaps more. There is an equality here, in that we all share our creative expression in one form or other. We come as peers .. people whose value of ourselves matters to us .. and we shall ever remain so. What makes certain relationships transcend, out on the wires, is something both mysterious and magical. This is how it should be for it reflects all other aspects of life and is therefore just as real and vibrant as a relationship developed in any other locale. Yes, Brother, this is a family .. and maybe it's not all that "odd" after all. My own mother has often advised that we can always estimate the true value of a relationship by how the other person makes us feel, particularly how that person makes us feel about ourselves. On that measure we each have developed very tight-knit families out here. That may be the finest creation any of us have offered up. :-) Merry Christmas to all my family members, current and future!! Terry
callad
2009 was not such a bad year for me.. There are other years I rather forget.. Ya know.. Some people talk about 'real life' like meaning the contacts you have in cyperspace do not count as 'real'.. I disagree there.. In 'real life' I have no friends. Here I do. Two years ago I was going through a very rough time in my life.. My 'cyber' friends pulled me trough this.. So for me this is as real as it gets.. Merry Christmas to you too!! :)
durleybeachbum
Wonderful words, Mark!! You are right, nothing stays the same! Have a lovely time.
myrrhluz
Excellent words! A very enjoyable holiday to you Mark, and a happy, healthy and satisfying new year!
flavia49
great words!!! Happy Holidays to you too!!!
hipps13
Merry Christmas warm hugs, Linda
auntietk
It is family, indeed. Some of the best friends I have are here on Renderosity, and my "in-person" friends no longer think it's strange. They see that I am safe and happy here, and ask after my RR friends just as they do anyone else I know. 2009 was a mixed bag for me, and I'm hoping for only good times in 2010! LOL! Okay ... more good than bad. :P I hope your holiday trip is wonderful, and that 2010 is good to you. :)
Faemike55
2009 was 'interesting' for me and I am looking forward to 2010. I've made a few pretty cool friends here and I've learned a lot from all of you. Merry Christmas
sandra46
Awesome words!!! I wish you super Xmas holidays!!!
Rainastorm
This is very cool...I do agree, though its hard to believe when your the person going through the hardship...I truly hope everyone has a better year to come. This world and its problems just keeps getting greater and greater. Our 2009...its over and done with (just about) and I am happy my four kids are still here with me to see 2010 come. Thanks for your post. :-)
tennesseecowgirl
Well I for one would hope for a better year. This has probably or has been the most emotional year I have ever experienced. So I am looking forward to 2010 and moving forward. And I love your message and I will think of it as I head into the new year and the future ahead. All the best to you my friend.
psyoshida
Mark, thank YOU!! In the short time I've been posting at Renderosity you've added a bright spot in my days, with your wonderful photography, your witty sense of humor and your always generous and encouraging comments. I'm very happy to have you in my family. I wish you all the good things in the year to come.
JPSoft
Thanks! ...