Called to Smile and Love

A great big smile covers the face of this lady: Mother Earth???, Virgin Mary???

 Whoever she is, she speaks to me about happiness, compassion, love and tender care. She smiles as she holds Earth. In holding Earth with such love and tenderness, she holds, I think, all of God's creation.
As she smiles while holding Earth, she speaks to me  about all of us women who holding the love of God in our own lives share it with those who are by our side.
She speaks to me about hope. Hope that in embracing who we are with everything we have, the result is a smile. A smile that may make others wonder about our inner happiness.
So,
I just pray for all women in every corner of the earth. May we become aware of the love of God already present in our  lives, in our smile, in our work, in our every day struggle.

Doy gracias a Dios por todo lo que nos ha dado en la vida.

El Mar and its surroings

Surfing and Patience

Observing a bunch of surfers in the water made me realize the importance of patience. They all tied the surfing board to their ankle and on top of it swam into deeper waters. They waited patiently for the right wave. They would keep their eyes on the movement of the water. When they saw the perfect wave forming, they laid flat on their belly and began to swim on their board. Up on their feet. Swaying with the waves. What a beautiful sight!

Admiring them reminded me of Dewitt Jones, a professional photographer for National Geographic. In his video" Focus Your Vision" he emphasized the importance of a goal in life; what it is one is looking for, especially when it comes to photography. Then, one needs to wait until it shows up. The right moment for the picture will come when the photographer is patient and waits.

The right wave will come up. The surfer needs to be patient.

It just makes me wonder how patient are we with our own process.

Deja y Lleva

Ayer caminaba por las calles del pueblo con una de las hermanas participantes del taller. La invité para que viera uno de los lagos. Al caminar disfrutábamos del paisaje. Al acercarnos al lago se lo señalo. Para mi sorpresa me dice “es un río”. Como sabía que era el lago se lo volví a afirmar. No quedó muy convencida.

Hoy escuchaba el evangelio donde nos envían dos en dos y llevar lo necesario. A veces me pregunto a mi misma si ese llevar lo necesario no incluye dejar también nuestros prejuicios o nuestra "sabiduría".

Al fin, cuando vio el nombre del lago, quedó convencida de que era un lago.