Good Evening,
From Journalkeeping ....Exploring a Great Spiritual Practice:
"Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon offer this advice about sacred writing: 'You find a moment .... You open the journal, pausing to recollect where you have been and who you are becoming. It is as if between the covers of your journal you enter place of spiritual retreat and contemplation, much as a nun or monk enters her or his simple cell. Here the rapid flow of daily business is left outside. In the private world of your journal a sense of spaciousness unfolds, held in focus by the thoughtful movements of your pen on the page.' This kind of sacred flow writing simply records awareness of the Spirit's pervasive presence in nature, people, and other experiences. If you only wrote this kind of reflection, this praying of experiences, you would have a profound experience if the Divine. Try praying your experience in flow-writing.
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I want to write something about Max's Accident yesterday, but I'm not quite ready.
I'm amazed at well he is doing today--- what with a serious broken collarbone and broken wrist.
He can't see Orthopedists until next Tuesday --- what with Labor Day Weekend Etc.
In the meantime, his football team sent him a lot of get well type stuff --- very nice of everyone. Tracy has had an outpouring of support.
I've been off Facebook book for 40 days (not completely --- but I cut way back)
Today, I posted a lengthy, rambling post about Max and his dirt bike accident and how I was the first on the scene etc.
He really is a tough, strong young man --- it could have been a lot worse. As always, once the dust settles,
our family is going "grow" from this unexpected experience.
Peace,
Grandpazach
Photo:
Titled a Moment In Time
--- Linda and I with Bishop David Malloy at the Silver and Gold Mass celebrated at St. Mary's in Huntley, Il.
We were are about to celebrate 55 years of of wedded bliss -- never a dull moment.
A couple of other Moments in Time:
75 years ago. --- born
70--- mom left our family
60--- graduated grade school
56 --- graduated high school
55 --- married
50---- graduated college, moved to Mt. Prodpect, Il.
Started career at CBOT, started a new business
named Linda Z's ( still in business, my father
passed away (50 years ago this month)
47--- bot CBOT membership
45--- moved to Inverness
40----started gardening, started Birding, started
Journaling, first Retreat at Bellarmine Hall
37--- started strong ten year investment program
30---- my first Christ Renews His Parish -- a very
Special experience
29----walked Debbie down the red carpet at her
Wedding ( one of the very special days of my
life)
25----- two Retreats at Holy Family, started learning
about the most well known Monk in the
world --Thomas Merton.
20---- had an awakening, stopped chasing money (a
very blessed day for me -never looked back)
16--- walked Tracy down the red carpet at her
Wedding (one of the very special days of my
life)
14---- Anna (our Granddaughter died and went to
Heaven)--- Truly Inspired to read Purpose
Driven Life for 440 days (11 times)
12----moved to SSPP in Cary,Il.
10---- two major Cancer-type operations and 37
Radiation Treatments
5---- envolved day and night with Ministries
0---- Up to the minute ---- Grandson Max, had a bad
Dirt bike accident and ended up with both arms
in slings ( badly broken collarbone on left side
and broken wrist on his right side -- his writing
hand)
As always, God will lead Max and our extended
through this and will come out the other end a
Stronger more Faithful Family.
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