I’ve been browsing this website for videos lately. Sometimes, I just look to get an idea. Like any source, it takes some weeding. I love some of it; other parts just don’t click for me. Here’s a couple I found recently…
A little ditty on design…
And a cheesy (but come on, it’s a BIT funny) bit on how to fit in better at your local church…
This book has been a serious blessing to me over the past six months. Something from it speaks to me powerfully nearly every time I open it.
The last couple entries I read were from a chapter called “Balancing Life”.
A woman named Joan Chittister reflected…
“All we lack, now that life has become so speeded up, is the will to slow it down so that we can live a little while life goes by. We need to want to be human as well as efficient; to be loving as well as informed; to be caring as well as knowledgeable; to be happy as well as respected. It’s not easy.”
And a few thoughts on leisure from a fellow named Michael Casey. They’re specifically about monks and nuns, but anyone seeking to “live better” will find value here…
“Leisure is not idleness or the pursuit of recreational activities. It is, above all, being attentive to the present moment, open to all its implications, living it to the full. This implies a certain looseness in lifestyle that allows heart and mind to drift away from time to time. Monastic life is not a matter of shoehorning the maximum number of good works into a day. It is more important that monks and nuns do a few things well, being present to the tasks they undertake, leaving room for recuperation and reflection, and expecting the unexpected. Leisure allows openness to the present. It is the opposite of being enslaved by the past or living in some hazy anticipation of a desirable future. Leisure means being free from anything that would impede, color, or subvert the perception of reality. Far from being the headlong pursuit of escapist activities and having fun, authentic leisure is a very serious matter because it is the product of an attentive and listening attitude to life.”
We’ve done it.
We’ve entered “save every single buck” mode yet again. The seat sales being advertised broke us down, twisted our arms behind our backs, and forced us to buy plane tickets.
You need to realize that we were coerced to do this… or something like that.
So look out Israel!
Oh yes, you heard it correctly. Easter 2008… we’re booked to be staying in a hostel within the old city of Jerusalem, just blocks from where the Temple once stood. In the days before and after Easter, we plan to explore much of the rest of Israel, as well as squeezing in some quick side trips to Jordan and Egypt.
Excited? Yeah… you could say that!
More on this as plans firm up…
A couple freaks broke into our home today and proved what Harmony has long been saying…
Photobooth is fun!
This guy’s got issues to be worked through…
And his companion looked ready to blow!
And that woman was sneaky; when I looked the next moment, I could have sworn she looked like this…
Just when I thought the neighbourhood was safe…
By now, it’s well-known that Coach Austin has decided to take a job with his alma mater down at ‘Ole Miss.
Hmm…
I honestly didn’t think this would happen, which just confirms how little I know about most matters.
It’s certainly the Riders’ loss, but hey… there’s nothing to do but entrust the next big coaching decision to GM Tillman, who has more than earned my trust.
Kent, we wish you and your family the best back at home! Thanks for everything.
And on we go… in the never-ending saga that is Riderville!
If you care to hear any of the interviews or press conferences from all this, head over HERE.