Before I begin, please do not take any of my musings as fact, specific to certain people, as dogma, etc. The last thing I intend to do is cause problems with you all. Considering how volatile writing about religion and religious ideas can be on the internet, I probably should have never started this blog […]
Tag: mindset
Mourning Bride of Christ? | Of What I Am and What I Want To Be
What is a mourning bride of Christ, you say? Bare with me a moment while I try to explain… Sometimes, when I’m alone at church, letting my heart long for the Sweet Beloved, I get a glimpse of myself shrouded in black. I wear a black lace veil so long it almost touches the ground. […]
STAGES | a poem
I My home is a convent, my family, superiors.My room is a cell, a place of worship, enclosure.My work is a sacrifice, challenge, edification.My heart is a garden, a deep forest in night-time. II I have, but do not own money, respect, comfort. Given by God.Undeserving to exist within myself, demanding passions never fully satisfied.He […]
Looking Back – Thoughts on The Past, The Present, The Future
Isn’t it funny how life changes? Nothing is ever, really, still. Atoms, molecules, cells, particles, are all in constant motion. Sometimes so fast we only see the aftermath. Looking backwards is kind of like that. You see the long, winding road from where you came, and you feel the earth beneath your feet, the sun […]
Deconstructing the “Minimalist Ideal”
Decluttering is so on trend, isn’t it? It fascinates me that after the long, long decades of the “more of more” mentality, it has taken a sudden and severe shift. Ironically, it seems to be mostly an aesthetic choice and not a lifestyle choice, and my mind runs with reasons why that could be. When […]
Finding Rest
Resting. Feeling rested is something I long for. I am constantly imagining the wakefulness, the refreshment and the satisfaction of waking up ready for another day. Sadly, this never seems to happen. Photo by Beazy on Unsplash I’ve been thinking about why I feel so run down all the time. I blame my job, I […]
Minimalism : Changing Mentality
Once, I thought minimalism was simply getting rid of everything. It was an empty home, sterile aesthetics, and intense simplicity. Of course, who doesn’t think that at first? Most media only talked about the extremists; you know, men who only own five items. Hikers who fit all their belongings in a backpack and travel the […]