Time flies, another year is here. No new year’s resolution as usual, they are meant to be broken anyway. But it doesn’t hurt to try starting something new. By chance, I stumbled on the divine office app for ipad and it reminded me of the enthusiasm for religious practice I had years ago. Now, it’s so much easier, they put the text right in front of you with audio. You can do the prayers in private and feel just like you are worshiping with others in the church. I have the 4 volume breviary and actually went to Grismer’s and got the 2011 guide. But I don’t need it any more. Also downloaded Biblereader. It not only has different bibles but also commentaries and concordance for purchase. No more big volumes to haul around or flip through, a click and it’s there. Technology does make a big difference in our lives nowadays. Everything is easier. Well, almost everything.
Started to get out a bit. The cold I caught on the Palo Alto trip has finnaly lifted. It has held me hostage for a few weeks. When I went out a couple of days ago by myself, it felt odd but good. I can see how people get used to staying at home and become self-imprisoned somehow. It’s a lot healthier to get out though. At least, that’s how I feel. Now, how about the religious people who stay in the monasteries all the time. What kind of mental process do they get into when they are physically confined. It’s hard to know. I know the prisons make the criminals crazy and it’s a punishment to be closed out of the society. Solitude. Is it serenity or is it punishment?
Got some spinning DVDs and noticed that my spinning is much better and I have a better understanding of how it’s done. So much knowledge involved in every skill. Waiting to get more Neatby’s DVDs. They are full of information too, providing better understanding of the stitches too. I like them. But they are expensive and kind of hard to get. Either on her website or you need to look for US distributors.
Spinning, knitting, praying, Zuma practice, dancing. Life is full of fun nowadays.
Talking more to Ey lately. He suggested that we talk once a week. I am so pleasantly surprised. Love to be closer to the kids and be part of their lives still even though just hearing about their lives is a good thing.