The Soul Hat is rockin'

I'm going through a change. All the hats I wear are starting to merge together to make up a complete me. Since Saturday I have been really focused on the road I am walking with God. We had the Christ Renews His Parish Weekend recently and I have to say, it was one of the most motivating and uplifting experiences I have had in my life. Not only did I experience and elevation of my faith, I got a chance to see others experience the same miracles that I did last year.

In addition, I have dedicated myself to my role in MOPS. This morning, we had a retreat and we were asked to consider our passions. At first, I was hestiant, as the exploration came in the form of making a poster, but honestly, it helped me to really think about what I am good at and what I want to be better at. It also allowed me to look at my gifts and how I might better serve Him with them.

It's funny... Ten years ago, I would never have posted a blog like this. Heck, two years ago would have been stretching it! But there is something in me that is changing. Something in me that is stirring. A fire is being ignited that has been only embers for more than 15 years. I am finding that, more often than before, I am satisfied with life and with what I have been provided. I want to know more, do more, be more. I want to give more, and ask for less. I want to fill my life with moments instead of things and surround myself with people who make me laugh and support me in good and bad times.

I have also come to realize that I do not place value on the things that really matter. I allow other things to take me away from my family. I have a friend who guards her family time. She passes on invited in order to ensure that she is there for her family. This is not to say that she is not social, or flexible when it comes to unusual circumstances, but she does not, as I have often done, make her family fit into her life, but rather makes her life fit to her family. I hope to be more like this.

Another thing I want to mention... there was a massive earthquake and aftershock in Haiti. Tens of thousands of people perished and the clean up and devastation will continue for years to come. And yet, in this horrible act of mother nature, I am inspired by the act of bravery and the numerous miracles that are being reported. There is great sadness, of course, and my heart breaks for the families who have lost everything they ever knew, but there are examples of how human beings can rise above what they have been given and move forward. I hope that Haiti will stay in the minds of this country and we can change what has happened there from the inside out. I hope that the world will notice the corruption and mulitude of dings against humanity and change the lot of Haiti.