It's been a little bit of an unexpected day around the office.
Tensions are flying a bit high, and I'll be glad to leave in half an hour or so, when we close early.
It'll be interesting to see if it blows over, with a day or so off, or if it'll pick back up again on Thursday.
It'll be interesting (and possibly hard) to see how it all shakes out.
In the meantime, I have a house to unpack, laundry to do, a wedding gift to buy, groceries to shop for and a prescription to refill. And I don't plan on thinking about work in the midst of doing all of that over the next day or two.
Hopefully the internet will also be installed in my apartment tomorrow. If so, I'll be around. If not, it'll be quiet here until Thursday. See ya next time!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Spiritual Courage - from Henri
another challenging thought from Henri Nouwen...
Spiritual Courage
Courage is connected with taking risks. Jumping the Grand Canyon on a motorbike, coming over Niagara Falls in a barrel, or crossing the ocean in a rowboat are called courageous acts because people risk their lives by doing these things. But none of these daredevil acts comes from the centre of our being. They all come from the desire to test our physical limits and to become famous and popular.
Spiritual courage is something completely different. It is following the deepest desires of our hearts at the risk of losing fame and popularity. It asks of us the willingness to lose our temporal lives in order to gain eternal life.
Spiritual Courage
Courage is connected with taking risks. Jumping the Grand Canyon on a motorbike, coming over Niagara Falls in a barrel, or crossing the ocean in a rowboat are called courageous acts because people risk their lives by doing these things. But none of these daredevil acts comes from the centre of our being. They all come from the desire to test our physical limits and to become famous and popular.
Spiritual courage is something completely different. It is following the deepest desires of our hearts at the risk of losing fame and popularity. It asks of us the willingness to lose our temporal lives in order to gain eternal life.
Always Forward!
My roommate's plans changed last night, and she didn't come home until later, and after a while of attacking the disaster zone of our house by myself, I needed to escape the chaos for a while.
I've discovered that having the internet at my easy disposal helps with the sense of feeling trapped. Not having it in the house right now is something I know I shouldn't complain about, but also something that I'm finding to be quite challenging.
I needed a break from our house, from the mess of moving, and from feeling confined and lonely.
So I went to the library, and spent about an hour doing some things online. Catching up on a few emails and blogs and so forth.
Then I took myself out for dinner (Wendy's - high class, I know!) before heading home. By that point my roommate was home, had made slightly more progress in the kitchen disaster zone, and we chatted through a few further needs and options before we both headed for bed.
Because tomorrow is a holiday (Canada Day, for those of you who don't live in the Northern climes I call home), my office is closing early this afternoon. My plan is to head home, do some laundry, and a bit more cleaning and organizing, and then, tonight, my roommate and I are headed out to buy some groceries, and pay a visit to the dollar store, and to Ikea, searching for some items that we need to help us restore order to the chaos we're currently living in.
For the moment, I'm enjoying the fact that I'm sitting in my office, which has absolutely no boxes or bags to unpack, no chaos whatsoever, and sipping tea. I'm off to dive into the "fascinating" world of checking some data entry work, and I'm contemplating the following quote, which appeared today on the calendar that a friend gave me, that sits on my desk:
"Always forward!" (Saint Maria Chaira's life motto and dying words)
A good motto in the midst of the craziness that has marked my life these last few weeks, and, indeed, for much of the last two years.
I've discovered that having the internet at my easy disposal helps with the sense of feeling trapped. Not having it in the house right now is something I know I shouldn't complain about, but also something that I'm finding to be quite challenging.
I needed a break from our house, from the mess of moving, and from feeling confined and lonely.
So I went to the library, and spent about an hour doing some things online. Catching up on a few emails and blogs and so forth.
Then I took myself out for dinner (Wendy's - high class, I know!) before heading home. By that point my roommate was home, had made slightly more progress in the kitchen disaster zone, and we chatted through a few further needs and options before we both headed for bed.
Because tomorrow is a holiday (Canada Day, for those of you who don't live in the Northern climes I call home), my office is closing early this afternoon. My plan is to head home, do some laundry, and a bit more cleaning and organizing, and then, tonight, my roommate and I are headed out to buy some groceries, and pay a visit to the dollar store, and to Ikea, searching for some items that we need to help us restore order to the chaos we're currently living in.
For the moment, I'm enjoying the fact that I'm sitting in my office, which has absolutely no boxes or bags to unpack, no chaos whatsoever, and sipping tea. I'm off to dive into the "fascinating" world of checking some data entry work, and I'm contemplating the following quote, which appeared today on the calendar that a friend gave me, that sits on my desk:
"Always forward!" (Saint Maria Chaira's life motto and dying words)
A good motto in the midst of the craziness that has marked my life these last few weeks, and, indeed, for much of the last two years.
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