When My Mind Is Still...: Picture from Jordan- Day 4

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Picture from Jordan- Day 4

We have not received any emails from Jordan since Sunday. We did get this picture today, with only the words... 'Windsor Castle'!

He is missing in the picture... hoping he is getting some of himself. But this is a cool picture none the less!

2 comments:

Marlo said...: Hi Karalene... here's Jordan's recent posts on facebook
today: Jordan is loving London and he just saw the best musical ever!!!!!! (he also had a picture of Winsor Castle)
yesterday: Jordan is absudly tired... But he can't sleep.; December 30, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Karalene said...: Thanks Marlo--- I am glad you are his facebook friend. :) Oh, I so hope he is getting enough sleep-- it just makes me tired doing the daily posts!; December 30, 2008 at 11:39 PM

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When My Mind is Still

When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I remember things too easily forgotten:
The purity of early love,
The maturity of unselfish love that asks --
desires -- nothing but another's good,
The idealism that has persisted through all the tempest of life.

When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I can find a quiet assurance, an inner peace, in the core of my being.
It can face the doubt, the loneliness, the anxiety,
Can accept these harsh realities and can even grow
Because of these challenges to my essential being.

When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I can sense my basic humanity,
And then I know that all men and women are my brothers and sisters.
Nothing but my own fear and distrust can separate me from the love of friends.
If I can trust others, accept them, enjoy them,
Then my life shall surely be richer and more full.
If I can accept others, this will help them to be more truly themselves,
And they will be more able to accept me.

When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I know how much life has given me:
The history of the race, friends and family,
The opportunity to work, the chance to build myself.
Then wells within me the urge to live more abundantly,
With greater trust and joy,
With more profound seriousness and earnest service,
And yet more calmly at the heart of life.

-Paul Beattie