Monthly Archives: August 2006

Henri Nouwen’s The Way of the Heart…

I got it for my birthday and it came on the heels of my thoughts on being and doing… the spiritual disciplines are important…

solitude… silence… prayer…

Here are some thoughts from Nouwen:

“…because our secular milieu offers us so few spiritual disciplines, we have to develop our own. We have, indeed, to fashion our own desert where we can withdraw every day, shake off our compulsions, and dwell in the gentle healing presence of our Lord.” (p. 21)

“In solitude our heart of stone can be turned into a heart of flesh,…” (p. 25)

“…the question that must guide all organizing activity in a parish is not how to keep people busy, but to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence.” (p. 56)

“For us who are so mind-oriented it is of special importance to learn to pray with and from the heart.” (p. 73)

“Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.” (p. 85)

This was very timely for me… it really speaks to this idea of being…

so im back from ATL… fun trip with fun people…

my take on the tourist stuff:

the aquarium is worth the money: $24!!!! [posts below are some of my favs from the day] but be patient because the entry is one the the worst organized messes I’ve seen… park in the garage $10…

everyone says go to Underground Atlanta? DON’T!!!

and the only reason to spend $9 on the Coke museum is the old commercials on a big screen and the sampling of drinks…

and the High Museum of Art??? well… if you want to pay 15 bucks for a lot of white walls and the smallest sampling of art I’ve seen… well… go ahead… i posted some lips from the HUGE modern section… thanks High Museum for reaffirming my dislike for modern “art”

these underwater shots are from the ATL aquarium it was packed full of people and fish… once i got used to all the people crowding around, i really enjoyed the fish…

the ocean tank was awesome… with several sharks and huge schools of fish of amazing varieties…

…people are small…