I think I may be getting too serious for my own good

I've reread a few of my last posts, and recognize a wee bit more seriousness than I've shared in the past.

Perhaps, I need to lighten up a bit?

Or, maybe now is exactly the right time to be exploring some of the harder topics, resolving those that prove resolvable, and to bask a bit in the emotional dissonance that currently prevails.

I'm not sure yet, but am pretty sure that no matter what I think I can control, some of the seriousness is going to bleed through. Cuz in many ways, it's a seriously wonderful/transitional time.

But I promise not to linger too long on weighty topics.

It's the least I can do.

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