Showing posts with label C.S. Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C.S. Lewis. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

small and simple things

"I think we delight to praise that what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is it's apppointed consummation." -C.S. Lewis
it's fantastic really- the miracles that happen in our lives every day.
some of these small things may not even be considered miracles in the eyes of critics.
like when an elderly man walking, smiles, waves, and gives you an enthusiastic "hi".
or when your shampoo that's been practically empty for two weeks is still able to somehow produce enough substance to wash your hair every day.
when your pet fish brings you priceless joy.
when you decorate your drab apartment to feel a little more like home.
and then there are the times when larger miracles happen.
and leave you with no doubt that God lives.
like when you're at the lowest of lows, and you just want to stay in bed all day.
but suddenly you find yourself up and walking, running, living.
and you don't know where the motivation or energy came from.
there's no doubt that you were just carried by divine arms.
silly billy is a little melancholy. but he's the joy of our apartment. what a cute old man.


we were pretty proud of our fake flower arrangement.


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Endless

Oftentimes I gaze at the lives of others and compare them to my own.

Perhaps not such an uncommon pastime.

I am inspired, awed, motivated and comforted by their:

experiences, insights, accomplishments.

Oftentimes I feel:

inferior, unaccomplished, directionless.

Perhaps not such uncommon feelings.

Will I ever do?

What it is that I want to do?

For days I'll be on the right path-

only to slip up and feel like I'm right back at the beginning.

Habits I think have been vanquished reappear.

I need only to step back and realize:

“We all want progress. But if you're on the wrong road,

progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road;

in that case, the man who turns back soonest-

is the most progressive.” -C.S. Lewis

I do that.

I get stuck– swirling and frustrated.

But I always make it back to the right.

What comfort this brings.

Small and simple things.

I find excitement in wondering-

what will be my great things?