good things come from Argentina

Viva el Papa! I can see Good Things for you and I. :)

Have a wonderful day, friends!

the color purple

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So more on the inner life inside each one of us. Sometimes Lent can be perceived from the outside ( or even the inside!) of Catholicism as a time of gloom. Is this true?

Let us consider. Inside of us there is an infinity, an eternal source. This inner life is meant to be understood. What drives us, what attracts and deflects us and understanding how we relate to and interact with others make up the more beautiful (or ugly part) of our lives. Being eternal, these pools run deep, and in Lent, we look at them, and discover...

We discover there is another, more beautiful way at our fingertips, and that we are given the aid of a generous God who shares His own living water with us. And we can only see this brighter path if we look at our pool as is, and sometimes this causes us some sorrow because we see the pain we have caused ourselves and others.

But we know that because of the time of reflection, of repentance ( an unpopular notion!) and the chance to see something we might otherwise have missed, we rise again with Christ on Easter, to a cleaner, clearer pool that is refreshing and generous, too.

I am grateful for the time set aside each year to discover the potential beauty within, so that if we want to compare life to a flower, it unfolds as it was meant to.

Have a wonderful day!

Gratitude

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I have 5% power on the iPad and about 3 minutes to write a little something. The BAR is over, and we are out of the desert. I am so thankful to have my husband "back," but thankful, too, for the experience of the desert. Somehow what we have becomes more crystallized when life isn't smooth, like our own personal ice sculpture.

During that time I wondered if I should continue this blog. And you know what I am grateful for? I realized I write because the most beautiful thing in life isn't what is outside of us, but inside of us. It's the discovy of the inner life each of us has, and tapping into that that drives me to write.

So I'm back and grateful and will see you soon.

Have a wonderful day!

keeping on

Thank you for checking in. I am sorry for my silence! My husband is a few days away from the Florida Bar Exam.. so this is pretty much me. Until we get back to normal! :)  (image: lashem.com)

Kyrie Eleison

 
I heard this song in the car today and it not only brings me back to my youth, it relates to my life now. There is so much beauty in it. But as I look at the big picture there are a lot of unknowns. If I was to take the mountains away, the scene would be pretty flat; and, so would life. I think this will be my theme song.  Kyrie Eleison
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even the gecko was sick

I can't complain. We live in Florida with excellent weather through the winter. We're not stuck indoors. But, yes, we do still get sick.. and allergies like you would not believe.

This week, every one of us had something(s). I have tried for years to deal with these kinds of weeks. I want to discover the secret behind handling them well. But you know what is the best solution? Acceptance.

That's just life.