DAY 3: BLESSINGS #40acts

The theme for the third day is “Tool Up” which I interpreted it as blessings because all my experiences, skills, faith, resources, intelligence, passions and networks are really God’s gifts for me.  I am supposed to list them and bless someone with one of them for today.  Since many of you know my head is very inflatable at times so I’ll spare you from being too conceited and talking about myself for ten pages.  I’ll just be brief and list three.

1. My family, friends and community… there is just no way I am who I am today without their love, support and care.  In this mix are also the students I have taught and my beloved kids, who aren’t kids anymore. 

2. My passion… ever since I was a child, I wanted to be a missionary.  I wanted to be an instrument of God’s peace.  My passion is why I am doing what I am doing today.  The meaning of my life is to recognize my gifts and talents, the purpose of my life to give them all away.  My vocation is to be a prophet of love, servant of reconciliation and visionary of hope. 

3. My bed… I spend a third of my life on it, I can’t live without it.  It’s my favorite place to pray and reflect.  It’s where I do a lot of my reading and writing.  Some of my favorite poetry pieces I write were born from my bed.

My utmost piece of all has to be the “Butterfly Poem.”  Every time I share it with people it always make them smile.  Hope it can do the same for you.

THE BUTTERFLY POEM

Look it's butter,

No, it's a fly.

NO! It's a butterfly!