If a thing loves, it is infinite.
William Blake

I found this quote today when searching for inspiration around some writing I'm doing at work and it seems so profound and simplistic at the same time. I share it because it reflects some of what I've been struck with recently - that Love has to be the point. I think I've always understood that life can't be about right and wrong, that it has to be about something more. And I think that something more is Love, and in Love we find the infinite, or the eternal.

Perhaps at this point you're thinking "hey Maria, this post is pretty darn vague" and you'd be right. Mainly because I'm pretty vague in my understanding of what I'm even thinking...it's more of a feeling or an intuition - I can't quite put it into words right now. Perhaps in a few posts I'll have more understanding, and in that more to write. For now, this is what I've got.

PS - I didn't know who William Blake was either. Read more at Wikipedia.

Loss for words

Crazy - I know! I'm never at a loss for words and yet, today I am.

The Radius team went on retreat this weekend in Breckenridge. It was a beautiful time of community and growing closer in many ways with the people who I've committed to community with and vice-versa.

And today, back in Denver (after the longest drive home ever), it's as if everything has changed and I don't know exactly what to do with it.

Mice II

Okay - so yesterday the mouse was a little cute - he was just scared. Today there's a bunch more and it's just plain starting to get obnoxious.

There was one that ran through Rebecca's cube...and I share a cube wall with her, so I'm sure it was in my cube at some point in time. Then another one - or perhaps the same little mouse - ran from another cube all across the office. One mouse was caught today and we had almost caught another one when it escaped.

So distracting and a little disgusting knowing that before our space was turned into offices this fall it was a restaurant. Maybe that's why the didn't make it?

Mice

I think our office needs a cat. A couple weeks ago Cyndi found that a mouse (or mice) had snacked on some Christmas chocolates that had been sitting on her desk - and so we've been careful to keep food put away.

Today Susan saw a mouse in her cube and Cyndi and I captured and let free a baby mouse that ended up underneath her monitor stand. The poor thing was so scared!

Welcome baby Kara!

My dear friend Christy is an aunt today! ...for the second time. Please welcome little Kara to the world. As you can see, Ellie is excited to be a big sister!

I soo can not wait until I'm posting the pictures of my new little niece or nephew on this blog. Only 4 1/2 more months!

Yet another example

Let it be said (even though I'm pretty sure it already has) that I'm not very good at change. Some people are - I've met them and I'm certainly a little jealous.

There's a Radius team retreat this weekend and based on experience and what I've been told, I know there is HUGE potential for old paradigms to be exposed and new ones to be created. In my head I understand that this leaves incredible amounts of potential for growth and that change isn't necessarily a bad thing. And - my soul is scared shitless. (sorry Mom...I couldn't come up with a better word.) Because of this unrest in my soul - every little thing is tweaking me. I think it's going to be a long week.

PS - Don't let this scare you...there's a Radius Community Intensive in April. I would love to see you there.

A gift from Trinity

Do you ever have days where you just wake up and know it's going to be a good day?

Today is a day like that for me. It started with the beauty of the snow on all the trees! I know I said last night when I was brushing the car before and after class that one day of winter was enough for me, but today I like the snow again. Mainly because it's sunny today and the snow was sticking to all the tree branches - it's so beautiful I almost want to cry. I had beautiful breakfast, work seems to be going fairly smoothly, I'm listening to the Beatles and looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

It feels like a gift from Trinity...