Today, my heart is full.
Full to the brim.
Full of joy that this day brings renewed hope in the
promises of God, life, love and community.
Full of admiration for those who have ever sacrificed
anything, for those who have given of themselves so that others might have life.
Full of gratitude for the resurrection that we live each
day, rising up from our past troubles into new moments, new chances, and new
paths to discover.
Thankful for my triumphs, not in me, of me, but through me, from
divine love.
Thankful for the struggles that have lead me to this very
place and time.
Thankful for the people who have been brought into my life,
to help me, hurt me, guide me, and inspire me.
Thankful that each day holds an infinite capacity to learn
and grow.
Thankful that God speaks volumes with no words at all.
Thankful that we are called to listen.
So, for the sake of listening, my new goal is to write and post
everyday for the next month starting tomorrow, about bits and pieces I hear,
see, and learn. About a year and a half
ago, I sat on a velveteen couch talking to an English professor who told me he
didn’t believe in writer’s block. “Inspiration?
What are you expecting?? To sit down and get hit by lightening???“ He explained to me that when he is working on a
novel, he makes himself write 250 words everyday, no matter how he expects it
to turn out. If he ends up writing 250
mediocre words and only saving 10 of them, that's ok - works of art are born by chipping away. By writing 250 words a day. So I vow to throw at least 250 words into the blogosphere
for all 30 days of April, in the hope that by doing so I might listen more
carefully for the small things speaking each day, and the expressions
of my heart and others. Please join me
in sharing thoughts, stories, and inspirations, so that together we might learn. That together we might be full.
Full to the brim.
