Balancing chaos and contemplation -- maintaining serenity in the face of potentially overwhelming external events. I sometimes wonder whether this is the true task of being human. In the greater scheme of things moving the worldly aspects of my life from one place to another pales in its significance. In its immediate impact on me and my aging body and in its effect on the care that we give to our animals and on the care that I take with my spiritual life the significance is huge. Scale. I am less than a pin-prick in the fabric of creation, yet I am all that I really know. So I move on - 'creeps on this petty pace from day to day' thankful for friends and relationships and family that keep me connected with God and the Great Reality beyond my fleshly existence.
Speaking of relationships and family, I miss my daughter. I haven't been able to connect with her for quite a while, and it makes me sad.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Coming Up For Air (And Light)
It has been a month since my last blog entry, a month that has been extraordinarily busy, almost frenzied. I have definitely not been attentive to the query in NEYM Faith and Practice which asks: "Do you take care that your spiritual growth is not sacrificed to busyness but instead integrates your life's activities?" My spiritual growth, indeed my spiritual life, has been on hold. I am beginning to breathe again and to open my eyes (Mk 10:51,52) to the Light.
The busyness of the past month has been related to the details of selling our Leverett house and buying the Colrain house. The new septic system for Leverett is in, and a monumental task that was. The new hardwired, interconnected smoke/CO alarm system (required by Mass. regulations) is installed and working. We have moved a couple of trailer loads of stuff to an intermediate storage area -- including all of our books, CDs and records that friends have helped us pack. Tentative arrangements have been made with others to help transport the rest. All of this while tending to our animals and continuing farm operations. We have a closing date on the Leverett house of October 29 and an agreement to move into the Colrain house the same day.
The fruit of all of this work is a new farm in a beautiful spot with pasture outside the back door. In a future entry I hope to be able to launch into a long rant about the beauty and other amenities of the newest version of Winterberry Farm.
A final word for today: immense gratitude to our friends in Leverett and Mount Toby meeting. We couldn't have made it this far without your loving support and help.
The busyness of the past month has been related to the details of selling our Leverett house and buying the Colrain house. The new septic system for Leverett is in, and a monumental task that was. The new hardwired, interconnected smoke/CO alarm system (required by Mass. regulations) is installed and working. We have moved a couple of trailer loads of stuff to an intermediate storage area -- including all of our books, CDs and records that friends have helped us pack. Tentative arrangements have been made with others to help transport the rest. All of this while tending to our animals and continuing farm operations. We have a closing date on the Leverett house of October 29 and an agreement to move into the Colrain house the same day.
The fruit of all of this work is a new farm in a beautiful spot with pasture outside the back door. In a future entry I hope to be able to launch into a long rant about the beauty and other amenities of the newest version of Winterberry Farm.
A final word for today: immense gratitude to our friends in Leverett and Mount Toby meeting. We couldn't have made it this far without your loving support and help.
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