I blog. Paradoxically I am a private person. But information has little to do with it. Transparency is freeing and there are many things I am elusive about. I am made of many layers ever since I can remember.
In the last weeks I stated that I am working through heavy stuff.
We are built to pursue what is easy, good and enjoyable …but too much of it can backfire. Our time is overly flexible. Without an imposed work structure, life and all its possible delights can become burdensome. Especially for someone like me – a busy body who only feels that the day was good only if she worked and accomplished something. The summer days are long. Two weeks ago Conrad and I agreed on daily guideline – and it needled little corse correcting so far; we are both tired at the end of the day and sleep better at night. We decided to not watch more than one hour of tv (aka netflix as we don’t have cable) a day. At 9 pm close our computers and play games or read. And spend no more than 1 h on social media – as we need it for work. We had a few creative projects this month and they turned out great – the conclusion is that watching tv is mind-numbing and life draining. We start the day listening to The Message e-bible, while drinking coffee after we took rufus for a walk. (Acts is an amazing reminder about the reality and life after Christ.)
Sometimes the big accomplishments are hidden in the day to day steady good choices.
These days, I miss solving the world’s problems with mom. I just read a few of dad’s nerdy and engaging blogposts, and as I write this I am listening to James Taylor (his after-dinner music of choice while doing the dishes).
A few days ago, talking with Livia over beer downtown Cluj, for hours in the cool breeze of the end of July, loosing track of time, we reminisced about our time together in California this January, about our many mutual pbcc friends and how refreshing the spirit of “lemudim” has remained in us, over us, among us, across countries and across time. We are so grateful …and we hope we can pass it on courageously. In the midst of life, it doesn’t feel like we are doing anything great, but some friends have the gift of encouragement.
I have had too much to say lately, and thus I end up saying nothing. …Stay tuned for a cool post from Conrad.