When I was very little – I fell in love with a statue of Mary my grandmother had. I remember looking up at the statue and being entranced by her long graceful lines and the lack of colour. In my emotional memory she was at least 50 – 60 cms tall. Of course that was when I only came up to my grandma’s waist. I have the statue now and she is only 30 cms tall if that, for me concrete evidence of how a child’s view...
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Last night a friend asked on Facebook “what do you think about when you are not doing anything” When your mind is just wandering through those random pathways of memories and wonderings. Which kind of ties into my birthday coming up – where was I at 30 years ago? Packing up the house for our year in the UK. 21 years ago I was just starting work at Vic University Catholic Chaplaincy – what a watershed that year...
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The heart grows hard when it does not love. Lord, give us a heart that knows how to love. Pope Francis What then does the Lord require of you – to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God Micah 6:8
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I have been tired the last couple of days – partially because we are going through the first two days of the month trials of billing, partially because there has been an element of beating heads against a brick wall in terms of working for a major corporate. No – the “its time” isn’t finding a new job (although there is some attraction in that) but in beginning to more actively pursue the build of a long...
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I was listening to an audiobook as I knitted last night about a woman agent in World War 2 where the there were quite significant sections of back story about the intelligence activities immediately prior to Pearl Harbour. No internet, no cell phones, no email – to overcome the chapter of accidents and delays that led to the communication sequence going wrong (quite apart from some deliberate actions) Several months ago I was...
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I have this incorrigible streak that reacts to new technology (software and hardware), that basically starts this little chant in my head “let me have a turn” which really translates as “let me play” The fastest way for me to engage in a project is to be attracted by a new technology, followed by an almost as fast disengagement if the technology doesn’t make sense or is difficult to use. From a work...
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I took the day off work today – how I miss my four day weeks from 5 years ago! I spent way too much time fiddling around with blog templates and themes, got some washing done, started a knitting project, read a book. It was a quiet day. I wrote a lot last night and I’m still processing that thinking a bit. I have promised baking for a colleague tomorrow and have a challenge I want to get my head around with a new software...
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Last night in the train on the way home I was reading the questionnaire on the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the Contemporary world in case I decided to go to a meeting discussing it later that evening. Anyone who knows me at all will understand that I had some “moments”. While on the surface the questions are open-ended, the “right” answer is often in the questions or the question is...
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Be warned – today could deteriorate into pure rant. Today there was this decision that New Zealand would send armed forces to Iraq. No matter which way you argue this we have “chosen a side”. I remember the first Gulf War – and my husband and his friends utter fascination with the long range missile strikes. While they gloried in the technology, and the accuracy, all I (and many of my women friends) could think...
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There are days when you wish for the world to magic away , to be able to sit in a corner and hide away from all the things to do swirling about you. Last night I ended up watching a technology programme hosted by Stephen Hawkings and he commented on how technology was supposed to give us more time. Instead with more technology the pace of life has sped up so we are constantly filling up our time with more and more things to do. We are...
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