I've recently finished the book "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry" by John Mark Comer. It is a great and thoughtful book filled with thorough research. I really related to a lot of his arguments and I highly recommend it. The book centers on the problem of hurry in our everyday lives. It talks about how hurry contributes to high levels of anxiety and the negative effects it has on our spiritual lives. The book is a big advocate for the need for discipline especially for Spiritual Disciplines- which is a great struggle for many. Which got me thinking, what spiritual disciplines work the best in a world that is filled with hurry and distraction. Ultimately, I do think it is up to us to make the necessary changes that ensure our lives are not filled with busyness. But this will look really different for everybody depending on career, stage of life and other factors. So the suggestions I make in the blog today are just that... suggestions. You can do with it as you please,
I didn’t get wakened up by my dog today. I didn’t get a chance to make her breakfast or let her go outside to pee. This morning she wasn’t in her usual spot, behind her pink soother toy, waiting for me to throw it so she could chase it. I got Kiwi almost 12 years ago. We had just gotten married and Shaula worked 7 straight nights shifts (11:30pm to 7:30am) at the hospital, which meant I was sleeping all by myself in our house for a week! On many nights, I would hear noises, some would say it was just something outside, but I was sure it was a ghost. So that’s why we got Kiwi. She would provide me company, friendship and much needed protection- that is, until we found out she was blind. Kiwi was special, sure she was blind and had digestive problems, but she was sweet. She loved us, even when we got mad at her, she wouldn’t hold a grudge- she would just love us period. And we loved her too. We loved her so much. That’s why it was so hard to say goodbye yesterday. When we had to pu