4-12-26

Although hoping for still waters, my hope will not matter now.

I must accept the reality of storms, as I do still waters.

Another opportunity to learn : I always have a choice.

There is nothing to win, nothing gained or lost.

Only the choice.

Do I choose to live peacefully in a chaotic world,

Or do I turn away from peace to engage the chaos.

There are not always right and wrong answers, only consequences.

Consequences which are usually out of my control.

Choosing peace is not always the right answer, when chaos is unjustly imposed.

And although engaging chaos is often futile, experience has taught me,

To fear, avoid, or deny chaos is shameful to my character.

4-5-26

Thinking about how many times I have been so busy creating busyness, I pass by the gifts of the moment.

While on my early morning walk today, I heard an owl.

Unsure of where the sound was coming from, I scanned the barren trees, but I saw nothing.

As I walked further, I heard him gain, this time easy to see, resting atop a telephone pole.

We observed each other for a minute or so, not wanting to intrude longer, I took my leave

A quiet moment of shared time and space with creation.

I pray that today I will remember, the ordinary is extraordinary,

And the less busyness I create, the more special the moment becomes.