malibumark

I tend to love mornings when I have them free to do what I want. I tend to wake with or before the sun and enjoy getting ready and going out into nature.its a joy to rise with the jubilant singing of...

things are going well here. I feel strong enough and self assured enoughto trust my evaluations of things. I am wondering if the monastery is the best use of my energies.At times I think I could work...

I have to be honest, the past couple of days it seems like the sisters could care less about me, in fact maybe it’s not even just not care but more. It’s teaching me to embrace even more the love...

I am grateful so grateful to be here. This life has given me so much clarity, the ability to have such clarity. 

A gold/brass pot came in the mail today,it's a perfect fit for my plant.My room is almost complete!

I thought about today how I am so desperate for relationships and friendships at times but then thought of the differences a rough patches I or we experience with each other. I thought of this quote...

Life at the monastery has taught me so much about seeing the passions in myself and others. Managing that conscious perspective also tells me how exhausting it gets for me. (And for all of us.) I'm...

Saturday: This morning in service I found myself thinking about 'simplification.'The church is very much a place for simplification of human relationships.A streamlining and a whole way of life to...

I got a new plant that came in the mail today. I bought a new pot which has yet to arrive. Things are good.

Tonight I had dinner with Father Vladimir and his wife Matushka Anna, hosted by Ioana (who is a pediatrician in Georgetown and is a huge friend of St. Nina’s.) Father Vladimir and Anna were...

I keep drinking caffeinated drinks. I had a coffee this morning before mealtime then a tea after, then a hot chocolate and just now another coffee. It can't be good for my health, mental or physical....

I got a photo framed of me and the elder, the bishop and two other priests standing in front of a "5 Guys" restaurant sign. :)

I came down late to service which wasa special consideration for me. Much appreciated. This morning I'm slow to wake up, slow to feel a sense of self possession. Feeling disoriented and disorganized...

I shaved Blue today and oiled him down for his ‘Cats of Chippendale’ photo shoot. ….April fools!!:)