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Week Three – Activity

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Right.

This week’s challenge is to fulfill a promise you’ve made to someone – do something that you told someone you’d do and haven’t actually done yet.  Sound fair?

I am constantly promising people I’ll do things for them and regularly forget all about it.  And when I remember I get all embarrassed and/or ashamed.  And then I just hope that they’ve forgotten too.

My lovely friend Lorna is going to go and do some mission work with students in Malta and needs to get some funds raised.  She has asked me to do a painting for her to auction off.  So I’m going to.  I already have the canvas (although I might be a bit short of paint, as usual…) and plenty of inspiration – I don’t expect to finish it this week, but I want to be a good way into it by next Monday.

As usual, if you are joining in, let me know and I’ll let everyone know how you got on.

Week Two – How did I get on?

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Argh!

Okay. It wasn’t a complete wash out.

1. What did I learn?

I learned that I need to learn to concentrate better – good suggestion, MrBen – definitely going to try that next time. I also realised just how unfocussed I am if I’m not doing something practical.

I am not giving up, though.

2. Did anything surprise me?

The cheesiness of guided meditations. I know they have to speak with ‘the voice’, but the twinky twonky music was sooo bad. They are helpful – but there are so few Christian meditations available online – If anyone knows anywhere else I can get some, I’d be very interested.

3. Would I do it again?

Yes. I am actually going to persevere with this and try to learn to focus. I really think it’s a good discipline to develop and I want to be able to do it better. So I’m going to keep doing this when I have the time. I’ll let you know how I get on.

On a vaguely related note, I am now halfway through Numbers. Which is much further than I’ve managed in the past. I’m astounded at some of it – how much points towards Jesus and just how much the Israelites had to do in the desert. I knew that atonement was hard, but the sheer volume of livestock that had to be sacrificed is staggering. Really enjoying it, surprisingly.

I’ll post Week Three’s task this evening.