I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since I last blogged…

Yes, life can get in the way of blogging. Yes, it truly does. But something inside of me just had to stop in the middle of everything that I was doing, needed to do, or planned to do, to write down this entry. Blogging, or writing down my thoughts, I keep forgetting is my sanity-saver. Next to quiet time with the Lord, that is.

Ironically, and again, God speaks to me in weird and wonderful ways, the image for this entry comes from an article entitled “Writing Down Feelings Really Does Make Us Feel Better, Study Says” awesome God huh? The article says — “This suggests people who are more mindful bring all sorts of prefrontal resources to turn down the amygdala. These findings may help explain the beneficial health effects of mindfulness meditation, and suggest, for the first time, an underlying reason why mindfulness meditation programs improve mood and health.” Writing makes me more mindful, true. It keeps me more attuned to who I am, what I feel inside. Writing has helped me heal from all sorts of problems, it has carried me through the lowest of days and given me enough space to relish the joyful ones.

The last week had me meeting up with good friends - both old and new. Friends from 30 plus years ago who have been a constant in my life, new friends made through blogging and the grief work that I do in our church. All of us fearsome, fabulous fortysomething females. Hey, I’m starting to get my bearings back already…

Then H blew into town over the week-end so that was a whirlwind affair of sorts for my family. Happy to have H back through momentarily. The flurry of activities has me reeling still.

There is the book with two days work to go that is turning out to be a lovely anthology of women’s stories. Women like myself who have walked the journey to find what makes us beautiful and confident in the mid-life years. I’ve read and re-read their stories so much it feels like I’ve lived with these women all my life. I can’t just yet tell you the book’s title but if you are 40 plus and wanting to learn about how other Filipinas like you have navigated their midlife, then this is the book for you

Then there is my friend J who has been strapped to hospital bed somewhere in Detroit because of complications from stomach surgery. J and I grew up together and have been friends for the longest time. His illness has me worried but it also has us re-connected. I really pray that he pulls through and I ask that you say a prayer for him so that he can be well soon.

And then there is the new consultancy I’ve gotten myself into that has me working out of a hospital for three days in a week. Interesting but amazing workload. So far so good but sooooo busy as well.

So this is my life and I miss blogging. But now that I have that off my chest, I feel so much better already I can now hit the sack peacefully and get ready for another long and blessed day.

See you all soon!