Chris Fuest's Blog (4)

So my husband and I have been discussing how we can live a simpler life and get off of the grid. However, a lot of people don't understand what that means because it means different things to different people. For me, getting off the grid means the following: * elimination of credit card debt * driving my 400 + mile tank car until its on its last legs (yeah Honda Civic!!!) * supporting environmentally conscious companies * buying environmentally aware products * consuming less * recycling more… Continue

Almost Normal is movie made in 2005 about a 40 year old gay man who is unhappy with the current quality of his life and because of a car accident, while unconscious, in his mind goes back to high school and relives his years first as a gay man and then as a heterosexual man. It is a powerful film about embracing who you are and loving your life as it is. It brought up a very dark, internalized homophobic realization within me. I am content to live as a second class citizen. When I am out in p… Continue

I just finished reading a book called Way of the Peaceful Warrior (a book that changes lives) and there is no question that my life is changing. I say changing and not changed because this is not a book that I will read just one time. When the time is right I will go back to it and read it again and find new awareness’s and understandings. It is a book that I will reflect upon for the rest of my life, always drawing inspiration from it, though I don’t want to hold on to the book. I don’t know… Continue

Friday night, I celebrated Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), the Wiccan New Year with friends who I used to be involved with in a discussion/study group years ago. It was an amazing reunion and I really enjoyed reconnecting with people from my past and in one situation healing some old wounds and burying the past with someone. For those of you who don't know, Samhain is a celebration of death, which is part of the cycle of life. At this time, we honor our ancestors, turn our hearts and souls toward… Continue