Thursday, March 22, 2007

Lent continues...

truly it does, despite my lamentable failure to keep you updated with the Love Life Live Lent material for a whole week now. I'm afraid it has been more a question of Live Life, hang on in there - just too much going on, and backlogs of reflection on so many things....
However, since last I blogged, LLLL has encouraged us to
  • have a conversation with someone from a different generation (easy - I live with teenagers and have a fairly elderly congregation)
  • join a litter walk or clean up (I'm going to help the Scouts on St George's day, thanks to MGBF)
  • ring a loved on (phoned Hatti Gandhi, texted Special Friend)
  • plant some seeds where the flowers will be seen (well, I have a packet of nasturtiums to cast, but it snowed on Monday, when I should have done this, so it seemed kinder to postpone the action till the seeds have a chance of survival)
  • find an open church (like St M's, you mean!) and spend 5 minutes in silence
  • Hug someone who needs it (who doesn't? but hugging is easy and wonderful)
  • find out about blood/organ donation (do both anyway - though I have to wait another 3 months before my blood is deemed clear from Indian influence)
It's sad that life has rather got in the way of my responding to and savouring each day's action. Perhaps I can retune after this peculiarly manic week.
Meanwhile, as my maths teacher used to say when he was leaving the classroom to have a badly needed cigarette
"Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee going on with that"

Edit: Marcella is quite right. Tomorrow is organ and blood donation day - so having been a week behind, I'm now 24 hours ahead. Ah well. Time keeping is never my strong suit!
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2 comments:

  1. Fiona Marcella10:46 PM

    Isn't it tomorrow we're supposed to find out about blood or organ donation? I have also got the nastertiums waiting to be sown but now read that they are BAD for tortoises, so will also have to try some marigolds.

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  2. Anonymous7:31 AM

    Bad news for you- the scout litter picking has been cancelled because too many leaders were complaining that it could be dangerous. There's just going to be a parade now, and no service, so what good that's going to be to anyone I don't know.

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