My favorite painting, hanging on the bedroom wall with early morning reflections. It’s my watercolor memory of the view from MMC ❤️ unit 8-99
Annoyance is a current web topic, and I let fly many darts last night, from cold darkness of the season to money squabbles. Mine were many and minor, thank you Jesus, but I observed and felt the fatigue they caused all day as well as the irritation in my voice. Which I would prefer not to inflict on folks in ear range. Thus yet another example of annoyance! ie my lack of self control. GIG would surely name this friction, which helps us grow.
Listening to others’ descriptions of annoyance was not annoying, rather informative, as we recognized experiences we held in common and an outright trauma that depicted the extension into pitiable violence and confusion. Unfortunately also common expressions of our topic, but this time “close to home,” to our friend, not a stranger on TV news. Hence annoyance is not always an innocent negativity, and my wish to control it, at least after observing it, becomes a reasonable prayer.
Lord, I pray for your peace in this world, but I’m hollow, I don’t expect it. Forgive me. Give us this day sensitivity to our annoyances and frictions along with the self control and respect for all beings which surely must be some means of peace.
Bless my tribe, especially today LN.
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