A Man For All Seasons.
When a man takes an oath, he's holding his own self in his own hands...like water. And if he opens his fingers then, he needn't hope to find himself again.
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Haven't you done as much as God can reasonably want?
Well, finally it isn't a matter of reason. Finally, it's a matter of love.
Our emotional lives move up and down constantly. Sometimes we experience great mood: swings from excitement to depression, from joy to sorrow, from inner harmony to inner chaos. A little event, a word from someone, a disappointment in work, many things can trigger such mood swings. Mostly we have little control over these changes. It seems that they happen to us rather than being created by us.
Thus it is important to know that our emotional life is not the same as our spiritual life. Our spiritual life is the life of the Spirit of God within us. As we feel our emotions shift we must connect our spirits with the Spirit of God and remind ourselves that what we feel is not who we are. We are and remain, whatever our moods, God's beloved children.
a spot-on word from the Henri Nouwen Society
this entire entry taken from penni, for your thoughts
I want to live simply. I want to serve heartily. I want to love without reservation.
I want to live in a house like this.
In present reality I'm working 2 jobs, struggling with the lawn, and trying to figure out what to do with a dead motorcycle. But I don't wanna run away, these are all things I need to do, need to love. So, as one of my bosses says, "Get on the Red Bull train and don't get off." Coffee. Stimulants. Loud music. Grab everything/life by the throat and hang on tight.