day 24, lent 2009

what an awesome day!

i took the whole day off and worked on CPE projects -- especially reading a great book entitled OUTLIERS by malcolm gladwell [yes, i recommend it -- i think most of it is right on]...

note especially his "10,000 hour principle for success" -- very insightful!

i spent the day in plant city with my parents -- i made the dawgs so happy because i took them over for a day of rowdy running at the farm...

then glenn and i went out to eat [at THE NEST in ybor -- a mediterranean cuisine restaurant] -- then off to a really cool conference at the tampa underground focusing on "preaching, teaching and story-telling"...

awesome!

nouwen: "to live the spiritual life is to live in the presence of God...for him who has become close to God, all is one. only God counts, and in God all people and all things are embraced with love. to live in the presence of God, however, is to live with purity of heart, with simple-mindedness, and with total acceptance of his will. that, indeed, demands a choice, a decision, and great courage. it is a sign of true holiness..."

living in the presence of God is to live with singleness of heart...

living in the presence of God is to live with simplicity, humility and mission...

living in the presence of God is to live with total surrender to God's desires...

living in the presence of God is to live with wholeness...

living in the presence of God is to live with COURAGE...

sounds like the way i want to live -- how about you?

shalom...

guy

have a great weekend...

by the way, 50 is great!