{"id":4102,"date":"2025-12-31T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:06:51","slug":"a-wide-ring-in-the-tree-or-recap-of-the-year-of-the-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/a-wide-ring-in-the-tree-or-recap-of-the-year-of-the-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wide Ring in the Tree or Recap of The Year of the Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 sec\/day 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 in 365 seconds\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-mUUD3MDhFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been other big years in my life, but all others pale in comparison to this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1983: my uncle passed away; my house burned down; our dog was killed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1988: moved across the country (again); changed schools (English to French, private to public); Gretzky was traded from the Oilers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1994: parents separated; graduated high school; moved across the country; started university<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2000: got married; totalled my car; graduated from university; moved to the city; began working full time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005: firstborn child; moved to Guatemala; paid off student loans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008: moved back to Canada; bought my first home; returned to teaching (to begin 17 straight years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020: COVID-19 lockdowns; broke my first bone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>my father passed away; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>my daughter had major surgery; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada continues to be threatened by the US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amber and I both quit our jobs; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sold both our condos in Calgary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>totalled my car<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>moved across the country (again)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>celebrated 25 years of marriage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>youngest graduated and we became empty nesters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>took a trip to Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>saw two of my favourite musical artists perform live<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>got reading glasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bought 4 vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>began work in a different school division\/system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>multiple retreats &#8211; therapy, gaming, cinema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cohousing community folded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>became a hobby farmer &#8211; many harvests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>changed churches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1197-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1197-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1197-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1197-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zaakistan.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1197.jpg 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am more myself than I have been since maybe 1983. 2026 feels like it will be a rebuilding year and I&#8217;m ready for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 sec\/day 2025 There have been other big years in my life, but all others pale in comparison to this year. 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