Growing older, I have discover a common question among us older folks: Where do I fit into a community that honors that which is diminishing or now absent in my life and circumstances?
Reading Kathleen Norris’s “The Cloister Walk” this morning, this quote was clarifying and encouraging, opening a door of escape from either our self-imposed or circumstantial prison of old age.
“…when several generations of people are living together, the place of the very old is to teach about possibility.”
Meredith is running cross-country. Today she got her first medal. I think she is going to be a good runner.
From Kathleen Norris “The Cloister Walk”:
It is the aim of contemplative living, at least in the Christian mode, that you learn to recognize a blessing when you see one, and are able to respond to it with words that God has given you. YES, in response to that wildly colorful yet peaceful sky, YES, I could say back to God, with a line from Psalm 65: “The lands of sunrise and sunset you fill with joy.”
Today is granddaughter Meredith’s 12th birthday. Congratulations to her on this special day. She is a joy in my life. Have a great day.
Our back yard dig continues. No treasures just a lot work ahead to fill it in. Blake worked hard to break up the concrete.
