Still spending a fair proportion of my day in bed, coughing… it’s over three weeks now 😦 No doctors’ appointments available till late next week.
There comes a time (and I can’t believe I’m saying this…) when reading starts to get a little same-y. Hopefully that won’t last long… but in the meantime, here’s some roses!
😀
I’ve also been whiling away some time on YouTube, with songs old and new.
In my dreams, I’m an amazing dancer. Strong, agile – flowing gowns and graceful poses. This has never been my reality.
Nevertheless, I can enjoy seeing other people dancing, even if my bones ache just watching…
This is probably more my style…
Definitely better footwear!
Keep on dancing ❤
Even if it's only in your dreams…
“Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer at sin’s every beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did.” Romans 6:8-11 (The Message)
“The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.” Romans 8:23-25 (The Message)
Today is Good Friday, a day to remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us.
We have no trouble visualising the “Jesus as God” part of the equation – there are so many paintings across the ages that give an ethereal depiction – but we sometimes find it harder to remember the human side of Jesus. He was fully God, but also fully Man, able to identify with us and reconcile us to God. He is not remote – He knows our weaknesses, and has compassion for our frailties.
I came across this song recently, and thought it was a reminder of the man Jesus – the one who had a real, flesh and blood body, who lived a real life and took on real suffering for us, bled real blood for us, who had a real mother he loved as a son.
Real pain.
Real blood.
Real love.
For us.
Perhaps we gloss over the real story because it’s easier to distance ourselves; to not have to engage our emotions or think about what it really means for us.
If tradition is right, both about Mary’s age when Jesus was born, and Jesus’ age at his crucifixion, I am now about the same age she would have been when she watched her little boy die, in blood and pain.
I don’t know how I could have handled that. But it makes it seem more real. And it compels a response, one way or another.
“Groovy” may be a bit of a stretch, but I’m enjoying a day off.
Had a procedure yesterday – an endoscopy – one of the least of the hospital type things, but still requiring sedation. I don’t like sedation…
Yesterday went a lot easier than previous times. The waiting was probably the worst part. Otherwise, it all went quite quickly. The anaesthetist who inserted the needle for the sedative seemed quite young, and a little tentative. She did an amazing job, though – no bruising at all today, and can hardly see the puncture mark.
There were about four or five layers of tape to hold it all down, though. The nurse had some difficulty later getting it off without hurting. The anaesthetist also explained a lot more of the possible complications to me than I remember from previous times, including heart/lung complications or infections, and possible forced intubation and stronger anaesthetic in case of emergency (the doctor hurriedly said that those were very rare events…) None of that happened. I actually walked out of the procedure room to recovery, and ate pretty much right away. Last time I was wheeled in and it took longer to wake up. All in all, a successful day.
I had planned to catch up on some work, but woke up this morning thinking “Nahhh….” 🙂 So I’m spending the day reading and binge watching TV. I’m allowed – look, I have a certificate!
I am officially unfit for study today!
Let the sun shine, and the chocolate keep flowing… 🙂
The clock is ticking down on my studies, and I feel the pressure of getting finished when I still don’t have a supervisor in place. Makes it hard to remember what I was excited about when I first started the course…
Then I came across this song, and it reminded me of what I want to bring to the world – to add beauty to lives, and help people to see their story in a better light.
I still don’t know how my story will unfold, and still feel I won’t get to the finish of this section, but the core motivation remains 🙂
Be beautiful ❤
a bit of creativity, a bit of eco consciousness, a bit of inspiration.... hopefully not a lot of pompousness and blathering :D
i'm not entirely sure what's going on here... let's travel along and see...
