Letting it soak in…
(From Wed.) The snow is starting to fall outside the office window. Just a min. ago it was raining. I thought, “It’s not going to stay.” The wet conditions make it impossible for the snow to stick. It will just slide right off. I remembered my challenges. I want to be responsible. I want to be committed. I want to be dependable. I have so much to learn, from natural to spiritual, about life. Like the precipitation, it is constantly falling down on me. I just want to be the proper soil. I don’t want any of it to turn into run off. My prayer today, as I see beauty in the air and the certainty that it will not stay, is that I not be like what is all around me. ——————————————————————–Tomorrow will be my first step to commitment. I am going to wake up at 7:00 and serve bagels, coffee, and donuts. My commitment comes with perks; I get to eat what I serve.  God has a sweet way of reeling me in.—————————————————————————–Today I went to visit with my Grandmother. She lives 5 mins. away from me but I don’t visit. It’s a shame, I know. We weren’t close growing up. Now with accountability I am learning that it is me who needs to make the move toward connecting. We watched Happy Feet. I see how there are many things that creates barriers between people. Cultural, physical, religious, communication, and gender differences keeps us separated. It’s as if a great force is trying hard to keep us apart. When I say us I mean man to man, man to nature, and man to God etc. This unseen force is pushing and pulling us apart so hard that we have to fight, like hell, to stay together. Today I realize that things will change but relationships can remain. They can even grow stronger. Since there is a Tree and there are branches we stand strong always. Growing to-gather, together.
