malibumark

I wrote that down the other night.In a kind of fantasy in my head - I needed to ground myselfand that truth seemed to affirm. I know it's weird -and MATRIX like -but so it goes - things are good.

I came home to Blue - and he was eager to socialize.It's not just about me - I thought while walking in the door - and it's not just about him - but an open conversation -him being calmed for his...

I went down to chapel this morning - as I wrote in my last journal. Service wentwell. My teacher/nun was kind of bossy with mebut I know we're all dealing with a myriad of things in our lives.I...

Blessed Sunday.I've lit the candlesand rung the bell and banged the board (part of what is done here) twice now and just waiting for the third and final time. It's a crisp spring morning here.Have a...

Here's to a good day ahead!Happy Saturday all!!

I wrote my friends and family yesterday the following notes:_______ I'm home from work and very very tired. I wish I had the energy to be down at chapel with my life mates here at the monastery....

I was behind the screen this morning. It was very, very early. I was having difficulty following along with the service. I made many mistakes and the priest and the nun seized upon it.I whispered to...

I'm home now - I didn't have time to do all the work -  I know my boss will write me a nasty note or rage to a coworker -I heard tonight she does that with each of us - so it's good I am exiting -...

I'm feeling overwhelmed a bit,but that's giving me some insight and agency to know that's what I'm experiencing/dealing with.my feelings can be so big, bigger than my consciousness and so any...

Islands of reality, islands of core reality.I feel so much like a cotton ball in the wind but I am grateful for the islands of reality in my life that keep me going day to day. From the sisters here,...

I have to admit, my life is depressing me. I need to count my blessings and count those things that bring me pleasure and joy.Have a good day ahead!!

I'm starting the day here. I fill the lamps with oil, rewicked the lights and lit everything. Then I rang the church bell at 530am. It's a rainy morning. It's still dark out. I'm the only one in the...

I just set up chapel and greeted the visiting priest. It's still dark out and have one more time that I need to ring before service starts.good morning!

hi guys  - i left a voicemail tonight for my doctor on the way home from work.nothing dramatic or intense. just feeling beat up by the joband kind of resigned to the life I am living. I am lucky to...

I was sitting in the quiet of the narthex feelingreconciled in a weird way to my life here..It is a weirdplace to live and yet I am feeling couched in it...and a nun came in to the room and I was...