malibumark

Just heard a great bit of advice. ‘Build your fortress now, don’t wait for the rain. If you’ve got a mission or calling, build for it now.'

Things are good, though I'm looking for a way to make sense of my life. A way to understand and make sense of my life.The religion serves that but I don't know why it's like I have to think on that...

it’s Easter Sunday in the orthodox tradition. It’s been a good day so far. I find myself though feeling detached sometimes especially after a traumatic event. I had a rough conversation with my...

if you're feeling totally 'other' from the people around youand it doesn't make sense, maybe THAT IS YOUR GIFT!Maybe you were meant to have a different perspective thathelps people see things in...

this morning when I went down to serviceI met up with one of the sisters.She is a former MIT scientist and now also a nun.She really takes the passions of life very seriouslyand frankly it just is...

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...