..blessings

God has had impeccable timing with me this week. A friend visited and it was a burst of refreshing newness, I went on a bike ride with Greg that was long and slow, I have had valuable conversations and valuable reflections on my communication, I have been given a renewed appreciation for the people in my life.

Sometimes (always) I get tired of people that rant on Bush. Cheesy countdown clocks that are made in China, probably take pounds of petroleum to produce and are very ironic to me. Mostly what I am irritated about is that fact that people whine endlessly when there are other more productive and creative things that they could be doing with their time. Less complaining, more action.

But I do this too. Not with Bush but with other chosen issues in my life. Complaining is a very sad state of affairs because I realize that something is wrong and instead of doing anything about it, I shoot myself in the foot, all the while feeling productive for identifying the problem. I have been thinking a lot about the beauty in silence and simplicity. Sometimes I very thankful that I don't understand why God is doing something in my life. Maybe I just don't need to know and I find peace in knowing that he is very active but very quite. I don't want to talk about change or how I want to live differently, I just want to live into a better way silently and simply. Like a cat. Or Jesus.

\\I really appreciate my dad. Seeing him with my friends today, I was very proud of who he is and the way that he loves me and my life. I admire his life-choices profoundly and am very thankful that I consider him a true friend and an amazing father.