I forgot to blog yesterday, so today I wanted to be sure to write something, so I can keep my promise to myself of writing everyday. I'm pretty much an all-or-nothing kind of gal, so if I don't keep up, I'll just quit. Blogging seems to be a good mental and emotional health exercise for me, so I definitely want to keep going with it. Sometimes I worry that I will bore my "readers", but A) I probably don't have any, and B) if they get bored then they can always stop reading and C) if they are too compulsive to stop reading, then I hope that they are working with a mental health care professional because they sound a lot like me!
A few days ago, I decided to fast from fiction on Wednesdays and Fridays for the Blessed Mother's intentions. I was really dreading it, because I don't like reading non-fiction, and I assumed that I wouldn't enjoy documentaries on television. Without something like these two things to pass the time, I go stir crazy. In His Mercy, God made me LOVE the documentaries I have watched. I find them peaceful and relaxing. So far I have followed a surfer/mountain climber to Patagonia. It was so beautiful! The world is such a wonderful thing. I have also watched a Navajo girl compete for Miss Navajo, which was very interesting and compelling. Yesterday, I learned about women computers who calculated ballistics trajectories for the United States during World War II. I came away understanding why Truman dropped the bomb. I also watched a beautiful documentary on the oldest human drawings - 32,000 years old! - in Chauvet cave in France. It was called Cave of Dreams. The drawings were mesmerizing. I could have done without the white crocodiles at the end, but he can't help it if he doesn't really understand science. The rest of the film was great.
So once again, a gracious God outdoes me in generosity. It's lovely to be loved so deeply, and cared for so tenderly! I'm like a chick under his downy wing. So much to be grateful for!
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