- This quote from Richard Rohr that I posted earlier. Remember the good things even more strongly than the bad, but learn from both. That's kind of the goal, really, of the daily 5 - to re-shape thought to remember the good more strongly than the bad, to celebrate it, and not let my life be only shape by the lessons learned in the bad times.
- Shake the Dust. I've been listening to it over and over today as I moved around my space, accomplishing things. Somehow that same message - to live again. It's one I'm clinging to right now.
- Toaster waffles for breakfast. With butter and pancake syrup.
- Went for a walk by myself in the sun today. Yes, it was down city streets, to pick up some lunch, but it was a walk, alone, in the sun.
- It was a better day as far as coping with "life at Grandma's" goes
- Banana cream pie
- Freshly washed sheets and pajamas
- Got a lot of unpacking done. The room almost looks homey now.
- Playing some random online games for a while
- DVDs or online TV playing as I sorted and unpacked and cleaned.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 207
Today's Daily 5:
Remember the Good Things More Strongly than the Bad
I received the following in a daily email mediation written by Richard Rohr this morning. It seemed timely, given the struggles of the last few years, the push to choose joy, and the current struggle to adapt to this newest season of life:
Our remembrance that God remembers us will be the highway into the future, the straight path of the Lord promised by John the Baptizer (Luke 3:4). Memory is the basis of both pain and rejoicing: We cannot have one without the other.
Do not be too quick to heal all of those bad memories, unless it means also feeling them deeply, which means to learn what they have to teach you. God calls us to suffer (read “allow”) the whole of reality, to remember the good along with the bad. Perhaps that is the course of the journey toward new sight and new hope. Memory creates a readiness for salvation, an emptiness to receive love and a fullness to enjoy it.
Strangely enough, it seems so much easier to remember the hurts, the failures and the rejections. It is much more common to gather our life energy around a hurt than a joy, for some sad reason. Remember the good things even more strongly than the bad, but learn from both. And most of all, “remember that you are remembered by God.”
Our remembrance that God remembers us will be the highway into the future, the straight path of the Lord promised by John the Baptizer (Luke 3:4). Memory is the basis of both pain and rejoicing: We cannot have one without the other.
Do not be too quick to heal all of those bad memories, unless it means also feeling them deeply, which means to learn what they have to teach you. God calls us to suffer (read “allow”) the whole of reality, to remember the good along with the bad. Perhaps that is the course of the journey toward new sight and new hope. Memory creates a readiness for salvation, an emptiness to receive love and a fullness to enjoy it.
Strangely enough, it seems so much easier to remember the hurts, the failures and the rejections. It is much more common to gather our life energy around a hurt than a joy, for some sad reason. Remember the good things even more strongly than the bad, but learn from both. And most of all, “remember that you are remembered by God.”
Giraffe
Apparently I'm a giraffe. Funnily enough, the description is quite accurate.
| You Are a Giraffe |
 You are a down to earth and realistic creature. You are able to take the long view on things. You worry more than most people. You tend to see what's coming before anyone else does. You are very quiet and reserved. You prefer being an observer to being the center of attention. You enjoy routine. You need structure in your life to feel truly happy and relaxed. |
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