Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 208

Today's Daily 5:

1. a crescent moon this morning
2. starting a bit later today, and ending a bit early
3. some dialogue with people I know about the merits of introversion, and the points made in the video I posted yesterday
4. decompressing on the bus after a long school week
5. popcorn
6. putting on pajamas that are still warm from the dryer
7. crawling into bed to relax at a super early time
8. the way that cleaning my space on Friday's always helps me to relax, creates mental order and space, and lets me shift into the weekend
9. that this week was far less draining personally than the previous two have been
10. my horseshoe shaped neck pillow that lets me sit and relax in bed without ending up in severe pain

Friday Reflections, March 16, 2012

Today's reflection is written by Richard Rohr.  I found his closing sentence to be deeply provocative, and would love to hear any thoughts that this reflection stirs for you in the comments.


LETTING GO


We fear nothingness. That’s why we fear death, of course, which feels like nothingness. Death is the shocking realization that everything I thought was me, everything I held onto so desperately, was finally nothing (read Kathleen Dowling Singh’s The Grace in Dying).


The nothingness we fear so much is, in fact, the treasure and freedom that we long for, which is revealed in the joy and glory of the Risen Christ. We long for the space where there is nothing to prove and nothing to protect; where I am who I am, in the mind and heart of God, and that is more than enough.


Spirituality teaches us how to get naked ahead of time, so God can make love to us as we really are.


Adapted from Radical Grace: Daily Meditations , p. 333, day 344