BE-ing Time

Being Silent,
not 24/7,
not Hermit style,
twice a day is enough,
guided by scripture,
guided by unwritten Lectio Divina.

Being physical,
increased workout challenges,
increased sweat,
opened pores.

Being lazy,
watching 9 to 5 TV,
the news,
the reality shows,
the cooking shows,
the design shows,
it’s the REAL world.

Being reader,
ploughing through non-read magazines,
wandering in the city Library,
re-reading DFA textbooks,
reading Chittister – “The Rule” paraphrased,
reading Nouwen – Prayer, Mission, Advocacy with THANKS.

Being creative,
photo shots of the world,
forging DFA forward.

Being home,
not just passing through to eat and sleep,
feeling solid floors against bare feet,
hearing the walls talk and feel their pulse,
as comfort oozes from their pores of cement/wood.


Thoughts of BE-ing from a six-week mini-sabbatical - 8/15/2011

NOTE: DFA = Deacon Formation Academy