I needed a morning without setting the alarm, and so I'm not at church today. I am however being inspired by facebook - this about how love can overcome the desire to attack:
http://funnycatsgallery.com/mom-cat/the-cat-and-the-ducklings/
and this on how love can overcome the fear of the other:
http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/05/cracker-company-provides-amazing-response-to-homophobic-critics-of-same-sex-couple-advert-4689863/
I'm really pleased that a company wouldn't bow to homophobic criticism - I know that other companies have in the past, so it's good to see how kindly this has been handled.
I also did the quiz currently circulating fb, and discovered the "track of my life", ie number one when I was 18, was "everything I do, I do it for you." This interests me, as it was number one for ever and so at the time I wrote a piece on it for my church magazine, saying that as it was so prevalent, how could we rethink it, and that I was trying to see it in terms of serving God. It's funny to think that 22 years on I'm still writing about music and God and loving as best as we can.
Ooh look, I've started using capitals again. Yesterday was obviously just what I needed - a good cry in a long counselling session about how I don't get to be with those I love as much as I'd like. A lovely lunch with a lovely friend, a lovely homemade curry in front of a film. For a longtime I've wanted to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - it was certainly interesting, that taking away our memories of hurts isn't the panacea after all. And then some rest - hurrah!
Sleepovers tonight so I'm going to have to clean*, but will hold onto that uplifting image of fluffy ducklings and kittens all snuggled up together. Wishing you fluffy snuggliness too :D
*I've spent the afternoon trying to reduce a paper pile - how can so much effort result in so little well, result?
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