ShiningLight: weeeeek-end

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.
WE ASK OURSELVES: WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED, FABULOUS? ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOES NOT SERVE THE WORLD.
THERE IS NOTHING ENLIGHTENED ABOUT SHRINKING SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T FEEL INSECURE AROUND YOU. WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE, AS CHILDREN DO.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"

(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Sunday, November 12, 2006

weeeeek-end

Weekend in Oregon, weekend in Portland, weekend in Gresham, weekend on Linneman Street, weekend in this house with a dear and lovable long-haired black lab named BUDDY and an annoying Garfieldlike cat named Cheddar. Weekend. What does a weekend look like to you?

To me it is sleeping in, reading, painting, taking a walk (maybe not these days cuz it is raining and it is cold), having some good coffee and journeling (did I forget something?)

Yes, and on weekends I have time to meet withmy friends.

Weekend also means to connect with my friends and family around the world via email. I have more time to read my mails and respond more excessively. Weekends have this aroma of FREIHEIT (the German word for freedom) and I love this aroma. this aroma brought and drew me to CHrist himself.

Weekends, the finishing time of every week, the time to rest and relax, to expand and discover. In every language, I know, this time is called: the end of the week,

BUT TO CHALLENGE OUR THOUGHTS HERE A LITTLE BIT....ISN'T IT THE STARTING POINT, ISN'T IT THE NEW BEGINNING OF THE WEEK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

Sunshine Key