Daily 5 - Day 20

Today's daily 5:

1. Finishing a book (Julie and Julia)
   
2. A dream that unsettled, but also taught me about myself
3. The remembrance of words my friend J. spoke over me, telling me that God knew the desires and needs of my heart, and would provide, and seeing that happen a bit in the midst of this morning's dream.
4. dinner with a friend
5. The challenge of doing something new at work today - checking references. Adding experience to my resume, and learning a new thing.
   

An argument for community?

The quote for the day on the calendar that sits on my office desk:

"Learn to let others do their share of the work. Things may be done less well, but you will have more peace of soul and health of body. And what temporal interest should we not sacrifice in order to gain these blessings?" (Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne)

More peace of soul and health of body, huh? Sounds like a good argument for a life lived in community, relying and depending on others, and not just oneself...

Monday Morning Dreams...

It was another quite restless night.

I had a wild and crazy dream experience just before waking this morning. Not one I'll say a lot about, but one that hit me deeply.

A conversation that both raised and answered different questions.

Questions about who I am, and the strength within me.

Questions about relationships and toxicity.

Have I mentioned recently that I could really use a friend gifted in interpreting dreams?

Or that the last week has left me stunned in the various ways that God has spoken.

My insides are a confusing muddle just presently.

It sounds bad when I put it like that.

I'm actually doing significantly better than I have been in months.

I'm just feeling a bit spun around by the intensity of this current season of God speaking in my life.

I think, in the grand scheme of things, this is the kind of overwhelmed that I want to be feeling.

The kind where Jesus is deeply present, and overwhelming is somehow accompanied with peace.