The following is a copy of a letter I sent to all my mailing lists and NetFriends a few minutes ago...and I'd like to extend it to my family here at Bluelight:
I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very joyous and happy holiday season. I'm realizing that with each passing year of my life, Time does not slow down and His lessons become more brutal with age. It is my hope that everyone who reads this will take a few moments to reflect on all the benefits and joys that you already have in your life and give thanks.
In my short 26 years I've already lost my Father to cancer, 2 friends to AIDS, another friend to suicide and worst of all, I lost myself this year. They say that solitude brings out the worst in you, and I'm learning the hard way that it does. I have also learned, however, that we can always
choose to rise above our pain and our sorrow. Due in great part to the Underground and our music, I'm rebuilding the strength necessary to get back on my feet (and this time with pride). The love and support you've all shown me (in one form or another) proves to me that Life's pleasures are most potent in their most minimal states. Please take this email as my personal Thank You note to you all.
So please...the next time you see people kvetching over somebody else's choices or actions(regardless of what), remember that all thing being equal, the majority of people in this world are always trying their personal best to be decent. Also remember, that no matter how much we preach or
pontificate, we can only change our OWN thoughts and behaviors. In the new
millenium, please try to be more forgiving and accepting of those who upset or annoy you. We don't have to be everybody's friend...we just need to respect each other enough to remember that Life is too short to try and get in somebody else's way. We all walk our own paths for a reason. Make the
most out of yours and always give thanks for what you already have in your life despite those things you are still aspiring to achieve.
Many warm and heart-felt hugs to you all.
Love and Blessings,
Jim SeKoch
aka
Boppity
I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very joyous and happy holiday season. I'm realizing that with each passing year of my life, Time does not slow down and His lessons become more brutal with age. It is my hope that everyone who reads this will take a few moments to reflect on all the benefits and joys that you already have in your life and give thanks.
In my short 26 years I've already lost my Father to cancer, 2 friends to AIDS, another friend to suicide and worst of all, I lost myself this year. They say that solitude brings out the worst in you, and I'm learning the hard way that it does. I have also learned, however, that we can always
choose to rise above our pain and our sorrow. Due in great part to the Underground and our music, I'm rebuilding the strength necessary to get back on my feet (and this time with pride). The love and support you've all shown me (in one form or another) proves to me that Life's pleasures are most potent in their most minimal states. Please take this email as my personal Thank You note to you all.
So please...the next time you see people kvetching over somebody else's choices or actions(regardless of what), remember that all thing being equal, the majority of people in this world are always trying their personal best to be decent. Also remember, that no matter how much we preach or
pontificate, we can only change our OWN thoughts and behaviors. In the new
millenium, please try to be more forgiving and accepting of those who upset or annoy you. We don't have to be everybody's friend...we just need to respect each other enough to remember that Life is too short to try and get in somebody else's way. We all walk our own paths for a reason. Make the
most out of yours and always give thanks for what you already have in your life despite those things you are still aspiring to achieve.
Many warm and heart-felt hugs to you all.
Love and Blessings,
Jim SeKoch
aka
Boppity
