I also have an account on Plurk but I don't use it that much. The trouble with Plurk is that you have to be online at that precious plurk moment. Of course you can plurk with the mobile phone but I still find it inconvenient.
Take the case of my trip this morning.
I rode a bus from Pangasinan to Manila at around four in the morning and took the window seat right behind the driver That meant of course that I would have the east and the sunrise to my left. As we sped down the hiway, the sun rose. The sky turned from deep blue to shy red. Finally, the sun itself peeked then climbed to its place in the sky. Then clouds rolled in and covered the sun but a small opening was left so the sun sent a shaft of light to tell the world that it was still up there.
As I watched out the window, I was thinking this would have been nice to share. Alas, the bus was moving too fast to get a good shot. Also, I had no computer (I would not want to open it anyway even if I had, it wouldn't stay still).
I would have liked to share this on Plurk. Those one liners are great when you want to tell people how you felt or what you saw at a particular moment. After the fact, it's not so exciting anymore.
Maybe I should sign up for mobile blogging
You Are Beautiful
This is one of the outputs of my retreat weekend
As neautiful as the grass amd leaves are greem
Evidences of the lives within
The plants who grow towards the light
By day and stay still and steadfast at night
As lovely as the song of the birds
And animals calling out to each other
The harmonious melody of the forest
Messages carried from nest to nest
As allurig as that reflecting pond
Clear enough to bounce the brightness of the sun
But not so clear as to highlight the wounds
That its waters will wash away soon
You are beautiful as the meadow
Because it is your beauty that makes it so
It comes to life because you are here
All you see and all you hear
This is your own place
The spot where you meet me face to face
Your ow oasis in the desert
The deepest recess of your heart
Evidences of the lives within
The plants who grow towards the light
By day and stay still and steadfast at night
As lovely as the song of the birds
And animals calling out to each other
The harmonious melody of the forest
Messages carried from nest to nest
As allurig as that reflecting pond
Clear enough to bounce the brightness of the sun
But not so clear as to highlight the wounds
That its waters will wash away soon
You are beautiful as the meadow
Because it is your beauty that makes it so
It comes to life because you are here
All you see and all you hear
This is your own place
The spot where you meet me face to face
Your ow oasis in the desert
The deepest recess of your heart
Time Out
I just got home from a retreat at the Assumption in Antipolo. The compound is at the top of a rise in the mountain. The retreat house is surrounded by trees and you can hear birds by day and crickets at night. The best part was that there were no other retreatants except our group.
It's not the first time we stayed there. The LOJ Counselors group goes there almost every year or at least once every two years I think. Usually, there was also a group of students having some kind of formation. This year, we had the retreat house to ourselves and it was relatively quiet. Well, quiet except for the incessant chatter we ourselves were making. We were saying a clausura or silet retreat is impossile with this group.
It's nice to take time out now and then. It gives you time to look back and look forward. You could use the opportunity to check where you are in your relationship with God as well as with others. YOu could also assess your plans and check if you are growing as a person or a child of God.
In our case, our group listen to other people's problems through the phone, email or chat sessions. It could become tiring if you do this too often. There could be a tendency to say "Oh no, not that again" if you don't take a breather. Cyicism and apathy are job hazards.
I think this is also what happens to medical practitioners. They sometimes get to that point where a medical procedure ecomes mechanical. They may forget that they are treating a person not just a body.
Law enforcers and rescue personnel are also suject to this experience. We've seen or heard of jaded police officers who frustrate a desperate crime victim because he acts as if there was nothing out of the ordinary happening.
We all have to take time out sometimes to rejuvenate and maybe renew our zeal for our jobs.
The LOJ Counselig Center may be reached through (63 2) 7259999 the dial 1 for counseling. Or you can email to lojcounseling@yahoo.com
It's not the first time we stayed there. The LOJ Counselors group goes there almost every year or at least once every two years I think. Usually, there was also a group of students having some kind of formation. This year, we had the retreat house to ourselves and it was relatively quiet. Well, quiet except for the incessant chatter we ourselves were making. We were saying a clausura or silet retreat is impossile with this group.
It's nice to take time out now and then. It gives you time to look back and look forward. You could use the opportunity to check where you are in your relationship with God as well as with others. YOu could also assess your plans and check if you are growing as a person or a child of God.
In our case, our group listen to other people's problems through the phone, email or chat sessions. It could become tiring if you do this too often. There could be a tendency to say "Oh no, not that again" if you don't take a breather. Cyicism and apathy are job hazards.
I think this is also what happens to medical practitioners. They sometimes get to that point where a medical procedure ecomes mechanical. They may forget that they are treating a person not just a body.
Law enforcers and rescue personnel are also suject to this experience. We've seen or heard of jaded police officers who frustrate a desperate crime victim because he acts as if there was nothing out of the ordinary happening.
We all have to take time out sometimes to rejuvenate and maybe renew our zeal for our jobs.
The LOJ Counselig Center may be reached through (63 2) 7259999 the dial 1 for counseling. Or you can email to lojcounseling@yahoo.com
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