Beautiful idea: pulling threads! I particularly like the idea of at least jotting them down to look at or “listen” to them later! I might through a day even pull out my phone to “catch” that moment aS I find SO many thoughts, wonders are constantly flowing threw my mind.
I also really appreciate your comment regarding “ the only important vocation in life is to listen to your heart!! “This is vital, this is alive, this can’t be lost ! I have had a constant “lifetime thread of wanting to” officially be a Minister. I often wonder “Will I miss doing what continues to speak to me?
Reading this today was poignant because last night I found myself , at a neighbor’s husband’s bed as he was dying. I was the one who happened to touch his head and say the last words to him. I turned around to leave the room and I heard the Hospice Nurse say “He is gone.” That was one of the “threads of the day” that all seemed to be focused on my desire to pursue the ministry. Your words “this can’t be lost” are VERY meaningful to me today.
So beautiful Ann. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Whether or not you're officially a minister in title, you are ministering through words like the ones you just shared here. Maybe you already are a minister through your way of being :)
I love the idea of pulling threads and how this eventually leads to a mosaic. I often capture moments in the notes app on my phone. Sometimes it a word, sometimes a phrase, and other times a detailed description or photo. My collection grows and waits in the cloud. I continue adding to my menagerie of thoughts and observations because have a strong desire to return to it someday. Your question to walk with inspires me to take these pieces, set them in front of me, and see how they may weave together in the tapestry of all that is. Thank you, Mark. I am grateful for the mosaics you create.
"We are left with the beautiful chance to spill our presence into the world. For each of us has a particular piece of wisdom, a bit of Eternity that if not brought forward will be lost, or at least stay silent during our time on Earth." So real, so yes, so critical to embody. Thank you, as always, Mark, for your deep wisdom.
Beautiful idea: pulling threads! I particularly like the idea of at least jotting them down to look at or “listen” to them later! I might through a day even pull out my phone to “catch” that moment aS I find SO many thoughts, wonders are constantly flowing threw my mind.
I also really appreciate your comment regarding “ the only important vocation in life is to listen to your heart!! “This is vital, this is alive, this can’t be lost ! I have had a constant “lifetime thread of wanting to” officially be a Minister. I often wonder “Will I miss doing what continues to speak to me?
Reading this today was poignant because last night I found myself , at a neighbor’s husband’s bed as he was dying. I was the one who happened to touch his head and say the last words to him. I turned around to leave the room and I heard the Hospice Nurse say “He is gone.” That was one of the “threads of the day” that all seemed to be focused on my desire to pursue the ministry. Your words “this can’t be lost” are VERY meaningful to me today.
Thank you Mark!✨
So beautiful Ann. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Whether or not you're officially a minister in title, you are ministering through words like the ones you just shared here. Maybe you already are a minister through your way of being :)
I love the idea of pulling threads and how this eventually leads to a mosaic. I often capture moments in the notes app on my phone. Sometimes it a word, sometimes a phrase, and other times a detailed description or photo. My collection grows and waits in the cloud. I continue adding to my menagerie of thoughts and observations because have a strong desire to return to it someday. Your question to walk with inspires me to take these pieces, set them in front of me, and see how they may weave together in the tapestry of all that is. Thank you, Mark. I am grateful for the mosaics you create.
"We are left with the beautiful chance to spill our presence into the world. For each of us has a particular piece of wisdom, a bit of Eternity that if not brought forward will be lost, or at least stay silent during our time on Earth." So real, so yes, so critical to embody. Thank you, as always, Mark, for your deep wisdom.
So good! Thanks for posting!
Lovely reflection! Entertain the whisper deep within. A wisp becomes words. Words rearrange themselves into lines. Lines thread a story.
"20-25 minute sessions, over 8 days" ... But what is the daily time frame for the Summit?
I couldn't find the answer.