Thursday, May 21, 2009

Nearly the Weekend

I had coffee with a friend right after work tonight. Actually, we picked up tea, and walked by the river for a while. Then we went out for dinner.

Then a quick stop at my parents to pick up some books I'd ordered that had arrived by mail. (My legal mailing address is still my parent's house, since I've moved fairly regularly since moving out of their place.)

Home.

Shower.

And now I'm curled up in bed.

I'll be doing a bit of reading. And watching a bit of a dvd the friend I had coffee with loaned to me.

And then I'm going to sleep. Hopefully early again.

The day was full and long, and I'm ready for rest.

One more day (another very full one) until the weekend!

Ascension Day

Today is the day the church marks Christ's ascension from earth to heaven.

9 days from today we celebrate the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost.

Funnily enough for me, today also marks a 30 day mark of some decisions I made surrounding my health. For thirty days I've consistently followed up on these habits on a daily basis, and I think I'm finally beginning to see some results.

I'll close these thoughts on Ascension day by sharing a quote from a favorite Polish saint that appeared on my daily calendar this morning. I've been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately, and actually about Poland, as a dear friend has been travelling there for the last few days. The quote this morning struck me and fit well with what I'm thinking about surrounding Ascension Day.

"He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart." (Saint Faustina Kowalska)

Thursday Morning

I have a full day ahead of me.

A training meeting this morning, and a sales meeting this afternoon.

A whole bunch of "regularly scheduled" Thursday tasks that need to be completed.

A project I'm responsible for, but am waiting on information from others to complete (the deadline is looming...)

All of these things will make for a full day.

And then I'm meeting a friend for tea for a while tonight. Downtown, or nearly so, in a favorite, funky little neighborhood. The closest thing to Europe that Calgary has to offer anyway.

This long weekend thing has thrown me off, and I'm having a hard time believing that Thursday is already here.

But hey, I like Thursdays, and Fridays are even better!