- A pretty sunrise, and sun that wasn't shining directly in my eyes as I drove to work this morning
- A night last night where I actually got a few hours of sleep.
- Making hamburgers for supper and using the George Foreman grill that my parents gave me for my birthday for the first time. I'll definitely be using it regularly.
- Peak Freans Fruit Creme Cookies (the originals, not the new "healthy" version)
- getting grocery shopping out of the way tonight, and knowing that means that I can have tomorrow evening off
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Daily 5 - Day 49
Today's Daily 5:
Stacking Up in my Inbox Again
I've had a few thoughts and quotes and things stacking up in my inbox again, waiting to be shared, so, while I'm waiting for my roommate to get home, so that we can grocery shop, I thought I'd seize the opportunity to clean up my inbox and share these bits and pieces with all of you!
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Spirituality is about being ready. All the spiritual disciplines of your life—prayer, study, meditation or ritual, religious vows—are there so you can break through to the eternal. Spirituality is about awakening the eyes, the ears, the heart so you can see what’s always happening right in front of you.
— from Jesus' Plan For A New World
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Jesus, sometimes I lose hope and cling to the darkness. Give me the courage to trust that you are present—even where I am broken and stagnant—bringing life out of death, hope out of despair and joy out of grief.
— from What Jesus Said and Why it Matters Now
~~~
The Moravian Daily Text Reading from Sunday:
Thus far the Lord has helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12
Paul wrote: The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the
message might be fully proclaimed. 2 Timothy 4:17
Thank you, dear God, for your patience in teaching us your ways. Thank you for
helping us even when we did not want or ask for your help. Impart to us your
patient and loving ways that we may proclaim, with compassion and mercy, your
ways to others. Amen.
~~~
Spirituality is about being ready. All the spiritual disciplines of your life—prayer, study, meditation or ritual, religious vows—are there so you can break through to the eternal. Spirituality is about awakening the eyes, the ears, the heart so you can see what’s always happening right in front of you.
— from Jesus' Plan For A New World
~~~
Jesus, sometimes I lose hope and cling to the darkness. Give me the courage to trust that you are present—even where I am broken and stagnant—bringing life out of death, hope out of despair and joy out of grief.
— from What Jesus Said and Why it Matters Now
~~~
The Moravian Daily Text Reading from Sunday:
Thus far the Lord has helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12
Paul wrote: The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the
message might be fully proclaimed. 2 Timothy 4:17
Thank you, dear God, for your patience in teaching us your ways. Thank you for
helping us even when we did not want or ask for your help. Impart to us your
patient and loving ways that we may proclaim, with compassion and mercy, your
ways to others. Amen.
Half-Way
The work day is half-way over.
I finished all twelve parts of the first project. The one that I'll be re-doing all twelve parts of sometime in the next couple of weeks.
I've heard all about the ridiculous comments someone made regarding someone else's performance. If only they weren't going to be official. Have I mentioned that kissing butt is a particular skill of a couple of staff members? And that they always get their way, no matter how ridiculous it is?
I'm moving on to frustrating phone calls and otherwise less than stimulating projects.
It's that kind of day.
But, it's half-way over, and I am making hamburgers for dinner tonight.
And doing some planning stuff for my upcoming trip.
And just generally not being at the office.
And all of those things are worth celebrating!
I finished all twelve parts of the first project. The one that I'll be re-doing all twelve parts of sometime in the next couple of weeks.
I've heard all about the ridiculous comments someone made regarding someone else's performance. If only they weren't going to be official. Have I mentioned that kissing butt is a particular skill of a couple of staff members? And that they always get their way, no matter how ridiculous it is?
I'm moving on to frustrating phone calls and otherwise less than stimulating projects.
It's that kind of day.
But, it's half-way over, and I am making hamburgers for dinner tonight.
And doing some planning stuff for my upcoming trip.
And just generally not being at the office.
And all of those things are worth celebrating!
Untitled (Because I'm Lacking Creativity This Morning)
I'm still pondering the things I was pondering yesterday, though thankfully the weightiness of yesterday seems to have receeded a bit.
The quote for the day on the calendar on my desk yesterday read, "Give me a heart as big as the universe!" (Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini) Which in the space I was in yesterday made me cringe just a little. I think my exact thoughts as I read were something along the lines of, "Shoot, I just prayed that as I read it. I don't want that. Especially not today when I'm finding just the little space around me overwhelming!" I'm vascillating today between wanting to pray for an ever expanding heart, and wanting desperately to avoid that very idea.
It's definitely autumn now. The weather is dry, and chilly.
I lack the ability to heat my body thoroughly on good days, but the last few days have been brutal. As I sit here writing I have two magic bags wrapped around me and a cup of passion tea at the ready. I caved to the changing weather (and the being tired of being an ice cube all day) and wore knee socks this morning too.
The last two hours of work yesterday were brutal, and produced a long list of extremely ridiculous demands on my time for today. Nothing like completing a project for a clueless manager who sucks up well, knowing that you'll have to redo the entire project sometime within the next two weeks because the requirements for it are being modified again. And I have two or three of those little numbers sitting on my desk today. Hooray! (Can you picture my eyes rolling?)
But, with all that on my plate I'd better get at it I guess... See ya later...
The quote for the day on the calendar on my desk yesterday read, "Give me a heart as big as the universe!" (Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini) Which in the space I was in yesterday made me cringe just a little. I think my exact thoughts as I read were something along the lines of, "Shoot, I just prayed that as I read it. I don't want that. Especially not today when I'm finding just the little space around me overwhelming!" I'm vascillating today between wanting to pray for an ever expanding heart, and wanting desperately to avoid that very idea.
It's definitely autumn now. The weather is dry, and chilly.
I lack the ability to heat my body thoroughly on good days, but the last few days have been brutal. As I sit here writing I have two magic bags wrapped around me and a cup of passion tea at the ready. I caved to the changing weather (and the being tired of being an ice cube all day) and wore knee socks this morning too.
The last two hours of work yesterday were brutal, and produced a long list of extremely ridiculous demands on my time for today. Nothing like completing a project for a clueless manager who sucks up well, knowing that you'll have to redo the entire project sometime within the next two weeks because the requirements for it are being modified again. And I have two or three of those little numbers sitting on my desk today. Hooray! (Can you picture my eyes rolling?)
But, with all that on my plate I'd better get at it I guess... See ya later...
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