Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Walking towards the fog
This past weekend I went on a day retreat with St. Benedict's Table. The day was perfect and very poetic. What made the day so poetic is that it was really foggy in the morning. Funny how sometimes driving through this uncertainty towards a day away from the world can be so meaningful. It was a day of reading, walking and great soup. Jamie briefly read from a book that focuses on the difference between a job and our work. I am sure we have all been asked, so what do you do? In of itself this question isn't a problem. The problem is when we define people according to their workplace. I believe people are too complicated to 'know' a person according to their workplace. The fog was especially powerful in that I am entering a period of the unknown. Not really sure what direction my life is taking me, but it is reassuring to know that in the journey I will encounter wonderful people, willing to journey with me.
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I resonate with your relunctance to define someone by their employment. That's called capitalism. The kingdom of God is a call to a totally different outlook. Thanks for that post.
I really enjoyed last Saturday at the Retreat with St. Benedict's Table as well. The foggy morning was so beautiful and the day so peaceful. It was so wonderful to have a whole morning and afternoon set aside for peaceful quiet, for reflection, for conversation, and for prayer. It was like a dream :)
I also found the reading on work vs. job a challenge. I know that one of the first questions I often ask a person when we first meet is in regards to what they do for a living. It really isn't a fair question, is it? I think I shall have to make a list of more relevant questions to ask people that will reflect my interest in who they really are rather than in what they do to earn money inorder to survive.
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