{"id":12391,"date":"2017-01-08T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T16:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=12391"},"modified":"2017-01-08T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T16:17:26","slug":"2016-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=12391","title":{"rendered":"2016 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ I think most people agree, 2016 blew chunks. Sure, lot of good things happened last year, but the overall take on 2016 is that it was a garbage fire of global proportions. Don\u2019t feel bad, it was shitty over here at The Buffet as well.<\/p>\n

It couldn\u2019t have gone unnoticed that I posted a nearly nonexistent amount in 2016. That\u2019s because, as we\u2019ve all observed, 2016 stunk. Many of you know that I\u2019ve been struggling with a daily headache for about 5 years. That\u2019s exactly what it sounds like, roughly 5 years ago I woke up with a headache and it has never gone away. Some days it\u2019s kind of mild, most days it\u2019s fairly strong, and sometimes it\u2019s just full on unbearable. In 2016 I just kind of shut down with it. Most days I use up all my energy just going to work and so when I come home, or it\u2019s the weekend, I just don\u2019t want to do anything. Fortunately I have an understanding group of friends, and family, that understand that I\u2019m just not as active as I used to be and don\u2019t take it personally that I\u2019m home more than out. Sadly, this meant that I pretty much ignored The Magical Buffet.<\/p>\n

As I type this, over 2000 emails sit in The Magical Buffet\u2019s email inbox going unread. I have no content immediately ready to post. I\u2019ve gone to no events and with my health and finances, I\u2019m uncertain if I\u2019ll be going to any this year. It\u2019s been unfair to a lot of people: loyal readers, fantastic publishers and publicists that have supported me, and most of all, it\u2019s been unfair to myself. Although I don\u2019t consider myself much of a writer, I enjoy The Magical Buffet and I love getting to share things I like with its readers.<\/p>\n

So with this new year I\u2019m going to do my best to fight my instincts to just stay shut down and instead attempt to slowly trudge forward and reconnect with The Magical Buffet. I have piles of awesome books and products you should know about and I have been learning some new stuff that I would like to share. I just want to thank everyone that is still subscribed to the site and following The Magical Buffet on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. I\u2019m hoping to soon have The Buffet on Instagram too! I also want to say a special \u201cthank you\u201d to Inner Traditions<\/a> and Red Wheel\/Weiser<\/a> who have continued sending me great books to look at even when I haven\u2019t been active.<\/p>\n

Hopefully 2017 will be a good year, a better year for all of us. I think we all need each other more than ever so let\u2019s be good to each other, okay?<\/p>\n

And stay tuned\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"