The past week has been a flurry. What a funny word, "flurry"- kind of a cross between funny and blurry which is what a flurry is when you step back and examine it. So I'm looking back at my attempts to "be productive" and "get things done" and "make others happy" and it is kind of funny. And then I see that it's all been a bit blurry - unintentional, reactive, hectic. Not contemplative which is really my goal. And then I got sick - that slowed me down. Usually I get sick following a flurry which I believe is God's way of saying to me - take care of yourself. So yesterday I spent some time emailing a friend and she gave me some really good, counter- cultural advice. She said, "trust with patience, trust with prayer and trust. You have time." What wonderful, gracious words to a driven, people pleaser. I do have time; time to grow, time to process, time to listen. Time to be me.
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