Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 251

Today's Daily 5:

1. the beauty of a Sunday morning and quiet
2. bubble bath
3. a small personal healing victory of sorts
4. great news by text message from a friend
5. the freedom to borrow a car and accomplish some errands on my own this afternoon

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 250

Today's Daily 5:

1. lazy morning
2. compliments on my new hair color
3. my M*A*S*H* t-shirt (still a favorite...)
4. exceptional customer service at Chapters while I checked into whether an e-reader would work for some upcoming school needs, bought one, tested my needs for pdf reading and hilighting out on it, and ultimately returned.  Often I get no service at Chapters whatsoever, so exceptional service is worth smiling about!
5. hanging out at mom and dad's, doing lazy, restful things.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 249

Today's Daily 5:

1. a quiet day at home
2. working a bit at a creative project
3. chicken shwarma for dinner with a friend
4. a thought provoking evening event
5. late night car conversations

Friday Reflections, April 27, 2012

Today's reflection is once again from Henri Nouwen, and is a reminder to me of why I continually pursue a life of healing and freedom.


Freedom Attracts 

When you are interiorly free you call others to freedom, whether you know it or not.  Freedom attracts wherever it appears.  A free man or a free woman creates a space where others feel safe and want to dwell.  Our world is so full of conditions, demands, requirements, and obligations that we often wonder what is expected of us.  But when we meet a truly free person, there are no expectations, only an invitation to reach into ourselves and discover there our own freedom.


Where true inner freedom is, there is God.  And where God is, there we want to be.

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 248

Today's Daily 5:

1. sweat pants day
2. fresh strawberries
3. listening to some podcasts that gave me motivation and ideas for pursuing health and better relationships with my body and food
4. using my SAD lamp
5. trail mix with chocolate pieces
6. a ripe mango
7. a new crockpot recipe
8. just a bit of chocolate
9. a quiet day at home
10. settling in to read and rest for the evening