It's just a DATE

September 4th

9/4/13

The 4th day of September in the year of our Lord 2013

September 4th x 19

For some people, today will be just another Wednesday.  It is a day of work for some.  HUMP DAY for a Camel.  If it's Wednesday, it's Rotary time.  It's also the day I do my Shop duties. 

It's the first Wednesday in September.  This year, it's AFTER Labor Day so not part of the count down to a long weekend.

For other people, the 4th of September represents a bad/sad memory.  Some people dread the 4th of September.  They start worrying about the entire MONTH of September before it even gets here and go into a serious funk on the 4th.

I am not one of those people.

In fact I am risking the wrath of some people even speaking out about my NOT being one of those people.  There is really only two people that I care if I offend.  I hope they will either not read this post or forgive me in advance. 

(BTW, this probably will not be a light hearted post so if you tuned in expecting the fun loving gal you've come to know over these last two days of blogging.....change the channel and tune in tomorrow.)

My Father passed away on September 4th, 1994.  Quite honestly, I wouldn't remember the exact date unless I was reminded EVERY year by the people who go into a funk leading up to the date. 

Sadly, I was never close to my father.  I have paid a lot of money to a lot of therapists about that fact.  I'm finally ok with it.  I forgave my Father last year for not being the father of fairy tails.  I finally came to realize and understand that he did the best he could at the time.  He really didn't have a very good role model for the job.  For that, I am the most sorry. 

Anyway.....there are people in my family that thought he hung the moon. For them, he did.  They came along at a time in his life when he was mellower.  More loving.  Or maybe that is just their memory.  I was out of the house by then so can only go on my history.

They are aware of how I feel and we let each other live out our own truths.

The part that may lead me into hells fury is my annoyance that they continue to feel like September is DAMNED....a month of DOOM...a month where nothing ever goes right and BAD things happen.
 
It.  Is.  Just.  Another. MONTH.

No more.  No less.  The only power it has over anyone is what they allow.

I haven't finished reading "The Secret" but I have read enough other books to believe that WE make things happen.  Good or Bad. 

If we dwell on the negative, if we allow bad thoughts to continue to come into our heads, if we --year after year EXPECT darkness during a certain period of time.....we will reap what we sow.

It's just a DATE.