Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 357

Today's Daily 5:

1. discovering the ability to flex when a 2am work emergency call pulled me out of bed after I'd only been there for about an hour.
2. the taste of early morning Tim Horton's breakfast as I drove home from the aforementioned emergency at 5am
3. errands with my mom
4. the fun of packing and cleaning and anticipating my trip - so joyfully excited for this!
5. rounding off the day with an apple fritter courtesy of dad, and heading for bed early, so I can make my early flight in the morning.

Wordless Whimsy Week

I've been pondering what it is that I would do with this blog space this week.

You see, super early tomorrow morning I'm boarding an airplane to fly away to spend a week enjoying some in person time with four friends that I've made because of this space, and I plan to focus on the friends, and not the blogging during that time.

As I pondered, two options emerged.  I could leave this space quiet (barring the occasional check-in), or I could do a whole week of Whimsical Wednesdays.

I settled for a compromise, and so I present you with a week (lasting through next Tuesday) of Wordless Whimsy.  Just pictures (one or two a day) that inspired, challenged or otherwise caught my attention (thanks to pinterest).  I hope you'll chime in with your comments over the course of the week - I'd love to hear your thoughts on the images.

I may or may not be around for the Daily 5 - this may just be a week where I write them all in a journal and add them there.  I may or may not pop in with some words, too, but mostly, I hope you'll enjoy the whimsy here this week.

To kick us off, I chose this image:

Source: belindafireman.wordpress.com via Lisa on Pinterest

Daily 5 - Year 3, Days 355 and 356

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. a lazy morning 
2. beginning the packing preparations for my trip
3. a last dose of olympic watching
4. tasty day old pastries purchased on sale
5. successfully navigating a new and rather large challenge at work

Today's Daily 5:

1. loving my Sunday morning alone time
2. random errands with my folks
3. a long shower
4. styling my hair so the curls had a chance for a change
5. the last work shift and beginning of vacation!!

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 354

Today's Daily 5:

1. a super chill morning
2. knocking a much avoided task (defrosting my freezer) off my list after several months
3. writing my last final of the semester
4. being 1/3 done my nursing schooling
5. a perfect birthday gift in the mail from L.

Friday Reflections, August 10, 2012

Another challenging reflection from Henri Nouwen today:


A Window on Our Spiritual Lives

Even though our emotional and spiritual lives are distinct, they do influence one another profoundly.  Our feelings often give us a window on our spiritual journeys.  When we cannot let go of jealousy, we may wonder if we are in touch with the Spirit in us that cries out "Abba."  When we feel very peaceful and "centered," we may come to realise that this is a sign of our deep awareness of our belovedness.

Likewise our prayer lives, lived as faithful response to the presence of the Spirit within us, may open a window on our emotions, feelings, and passions and give us some indication of how to put them into the service of our long journey into the heart of God.