I've mentioned before that this year has been an interesting one for me. it's been a year of challenges...many different challenges. for a while i railed internally against it all and then somewhere late in the spring i began to realize that I am in fact, up to the challenge.
challenges also bring opportunities,,,the opportunity to walk my talk. if I want peace in my life then i must accept the responsibility for creating that....no one can do it for me. if I want joy in my life then i must accept the responsibility for creating that too.
as a result, this has been a year of contemplation, pondering, examining and learning and yes, the blog has been neglected and that may continue for awhile. I've been reading, painting, studying and more recently swinging in the garden. our swing folds flat to become a bed and i've spent many afternoons recently with my head on a pillow and my eyes closed, listening to the sounds around me; children laughing, birds chirping, hummingbirds whizzing by, squirrels chattering and the ravens making their odd "plonking" noise. occasionally I take a book with me but for the most part I'm content to just be. I'm contemplating new idea's and concepts...trying them out...learning to allow things to unfold.
I found the following video on Susan Gregg's very thoughtful blog...Toltec Wisdom. It had a profound effect on both Bob and I. It's about a group of high school students who signed up for a "challenge" because they thought it would get them out of class...and ended up learning oh, so much more! It was life changing for them and it's really worth watching...I highly recommend it.
I would like to thank Serena at Searen Art and Design for giving me the Brillante Webblog Award...especially as the blog has been a bit neglected recently! Serena is a wonderful painter,and a very kind person, living in Brisbane, Australia.
I'll be gone for a week or so...camping with the grandkids...back soon.
Happy summer days to all unless you're living down under in which case...happy winter days 'cause I know you'r winter days are just as lovely as your summer ones!
Today's Grace Card: Comfort
Lean back into the arms of Grace...let go and and let God. (Perfect!)