Watched “Flash of Genius” today. Think I’m going to be doing quite a bit of MIO movie-ing in 3 weeks, if they keep up their $1.99/movie weekend deal. To catch up on all I missed and have space to think.
There was this scene (I think) at the end there was a reflection and it made me think of what I said at 25. That what I wanted was to be able to look into the mirror in 10 years time and like myself. Well, the 35th is looming and I will look into the mirror on that faithful day. To see if I do like myself then.
Recently, E attended a S**ven C*vey talk and shared some of it with M and me. One of the questions they asked the participants to think about was: how do you want to be thought of by others at 80. It’s a bit of a stretch to think of 80 now but I don’t think my wish would be that different from what I wanted at 25 and likely at 35. To be a person whom I can like.
Was a reading a devotional by John & Stasi Eldredge (from Captivating) and they had this paragraph describing the essence of a woman:
A woman in her glory, a woman of beauty, is a woman who is not striving to become beautiful or worthy or enough. She knows in her quiet centre where God dwells that He finds her beautiful, has deemed her worthy and in him, she is enough. In fact, the only thing getting in the way of our being fully captivating and enjoyed is our hiding and striving.
So Jesus says, “I will quiet you with My love” (Zephaniah 3:17). A woman of true beauty is a woman who in the depths of her soul is at rest; trusting God because she has come to know Him to be worthy of her trust. She exudes a sense of calm; a sense of rest; and invites those around her to rest as well. She speaks comfort; that all is well; that all will be well. A woman of true beauty offers others the grace to be and the room to become. In her presence, one can release the tight sigh that so often grips our hearts, and breathe in the truth that God loves us and he is good.
not there yet. *sigh* but something to look forward to. now that i am getting older, maybe in the next 5 years instead of 10? but let me face myself and answer that 10 year question first, in less than 4 weeks. *gulp*