Today's Friday Reflection is again from Henri Nouwen, and builds nicely on the thoughts that I shared yesterday about feeling creatively and personally dry and stuck. I'm hoping to carve out time in Scripture and other spiritual books this weekend that will let the Incarnation birth in a fresh way in me again.
To Let the Word Become Flesh
Spiritual reading is food for our souls. As we slowly let the words of the Bible or any spiritual book enter into our minds and descend into our hearts, we become different people. The Word gradually becomes flesh in us and thus transforms our whole beings. Thus spiritual reading is a continuing incarnation of the divine Word within us. In and through Jesus, the Christ, God became flesh long ago. In and through our reading of God's Word and our reflection on it, God becomes flesh in us now and thus makes us into living Christs for today.
Let's keep reading God's Word with love and great reverence.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 276
Today's Daily 5:
- a decent night of sleep
- the smell of rain
- laughing as I watched a pair of geese stroll down a university sidewalk, out for a walk in the rain
- a class activity surrounding commendations, and reflecting on some that I received
- lots and lots of baby cuddles from one of my honorary nephews, and great conversation as I hung out with his mom before house church tonight
Hunting for Rhythm
I'm writing this post in class on Wednesday afternoon, and it's going to be all kinds of random.
I've put off my usual pre-write of Thursday's post as I try to figure out what on earth it is that I'm going to talk about.
Truth is, my creativity wells are running just a little bit dry. Actually a lot dry.
I'm buried in the state of "adapting back to school is overwhelming". I've been reading hundreds and hundreds of pages of information about things like family nursing assessment, fetal development, congenital anomalies and circular pattern diagrams. Some of it it is interesting, a lot of it is slogging.
Add to that some ongoing therapy homework, the need for social interactions, and taking time to send out resumes and try to find work to alleviate some financial stresses, and I just haven't had much time to fill my personal creativity tanks. Entertainment has been less in the stimulating category and more in the mindless category (hello Bachelorette!).
I keep telling myself I'll find the time for personal development and creativity, but the truth is that that might be the thing that slides a little bit until my next semester break in August. I'm hoping that won't be the case, but I'm recognizing that it might be possible. It might also be possible that this is just an adjustment phase as the variances of a disorganized program and a brand new semester get sorted out. It might be that the days are an hour longer this semester and I don't have a full day off in my week.
I'm trying to figure out a new rhythm, and I'm definitely in the trial and error phase. Every time I hit this phase, I hope it will be shorter than the previous time. It rarely is.
So my creativity is dry, and that's what I'm here telling you about. I was so desperate for a topic that I asked the classmate sitting next to me for ideas. She suggested spring flowers, or the Diamond Jubilee (can you tell that Canada still has strong ties to Britain? I didn't even have to wonder what the diamond jubilee was, I just knew!) I'm not writing about spring flowers or the diamond jubilee, but that means that I do have to tell you that my inspiration is so dry that I'm soliciting ideas from a classmate, who is pulling ideas from the newspaper she read during class today.
Wish me luck as I move towards finding rhythm and inspiration again!
I've put off my usual pre-write of Thursday's post as I try to figure out what on earth it is that I'm going to talk about.
Truth is, my creativity wells are running just a little bit dry. Actually a lot dry.
I'm buried in the state of "adapting back to school is overwhelming". I've been reading hundreds and hundreds of pages of information about things like family nursing assessment, fetal development, congenital anomalies and circular pattern diagrams. Some of it it is interesting, a lot of it is slogging.
Add to that some ongoing therapy homework, the need for social interactions, and taking time to send out resumes and try to find work to alleviate some financial stresses, and I just haven't had much time to fill my personal creativity tanks. Entertainment has been less in the stimulating category and more in the mindless category (hello Bachelorette!).
I keep telling myself I'll find the time for personal development and creativity, but the truth is that that might be the thing that slides a little bit until my next semester break in August. I'm hoping that won't be the case, but I'm recognizing that it might be possible. It might also be possible that this is just an adjustment phase as the variances of a disorganized program and a brand new semester get sorted out. It might be that the days are an hour longer this semester and I don't have a full day off in my week.
I'm trying to figure out a new rhythm, and I'm definitely in the trial and error phase. Every time I hit this phase, I hope it will be shorter than the previous time. It rarely is.
So my creativity is dry, and that's what I'm here telling you about. I was so desperate for a topic that I asked the classmate sitting next to me for ideas. She suggested spring flowers, or the Diamond Jubilee (can you tell that Canada still has strong ties to Britain? I didn't even have to wonder what the diamond jubilee was, I just knew!) I'm not writing about spring flowers or the diamond jubilee, but that means that I do have to tell you that my inspiration is so dry that I'm soliciting ideas from a classmate, who is pulling ideas from the newspaper she read during class today.
Wish me luck as I move towards finding rhythm and inspiration again!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 275
Today's Daily 5:
- a bus commute (I realized while driving my rental car to clinical yesterday how much stress I avoid by not having to drive, and it made me appreciate the bus today)
- a morning group session that was actually kind of helpful
- a guest lecturer who at least semi-held my attention
- supportive friends
- the ability to set things aside for an evening and go to bed super early for me (which is where I'm headed now! gnite all!)
Whimsical Wednesday, May 23, 2012
This week for Whimsical Wednesday I decided to pull all of the images off a pinterest pinboard that I've named "Beauty Speaks Loudly". It's a collection of images whose varying beauty has called out to or touched my soul in some way. As always, I'd love to hear if any of these images catch your attention, and why.
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