Wordless Wednesday – Dazzling Dahlias
Flash Poetry
Honey glazed petals
bathing in blue
daydreaming
atop the windowsill.
bathing in blue
daydreaming
atop the windowsill.
Posting lines that flash through my mind in mere seconds is a bit risky for someone like me. I prefer poring over each word, sounding out syllables, and perfecting its placement—which explains why every rough draft is a struggle for me.
Every finished piece, however, begins with a “word/thought dump”, so thank you for allowing me to tip toe over my comfort zone today.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Publishing…
Some have asked about the Christmas e-project our small writer’s group, i.e., 4Corners, began a few months ago. Thanks for your interest!
The decision was made to hold off and to possibly try again for Christmas 2012. Though a disappointing outcome, we did learn several things:
- Spend quality time “being” a group before progressing to the “doing” stage. What began as a strong support group quickly progressed in to a project-focused one. We skipped the foundation and went directly to roofing.
- Relationships are of greater value than results—every single time. God has always been more interested in who we are than what we do. Why would a group created to glorify Him be any different?
- God’s timing is always right. Period.
- Waiting is never wasted. Lessons are to be learned at every juncture on this journey. Other writing projects were set aside to focus on one that didn’t come to fruition so I struggled with the feeling of having “wasted” time, but not for long. When our motivation is to glorify God, He redeems each moment.
My Friday Fave
The focus of this publication may be on visually inspiring online journals, i.e. blogs, but this book-a-zine is for anyone who goes a bit gaga at the sight of sufficient white space, quality paper, top-notch photographs, and information that would interest bloggers, writers, crafters, artists, and organizers alike.
An investment of sorts. Enjoy!
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
A mad dash out the door rarely allows for anything but a quick glance in the mirror except to fix the occasional lipstick smudge, hair mishap, or fashion faux pas.
In a culture of quick fixes the glance-by method works well on the go, but not so much for the more important things. Like life.
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does. Jas 1:23-25
Intentionality requires concentration. It means to have the mind and will focused on a specific purpose.
James tells us that engaging both the mind and the will in doing that which we know to do will bring freedom. Doing so requires going deeper, staying longer, and listening well to the Spirit. It also calls for a willingness to admit weakness, to be flat-out wrong, and to be teachable.
The past two weeks have been a waiting room of sorts for me as I waited on test results that could’ve changed my life quite a bit. Funny thing is, it would be the lessons learned while waiting that would prove to be the catalyst for change—not the test results (which turned out good).
I encourage you to look at your mirror differently today. When you pass it by, consider who is staring back at you. The real you. Resist the urgency to look elsewhere. Linger. Stay awhile. Listen. Receive.
Fly!
Cathy Baker
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