Archive for ‘March, 2016’

Givin’ it a rest

All is well with all of us … just giving the blogging routine a bit of a rest.

The above photo was last week when we got 2 inches of snow that stuck around until Sunday, the first day of Spring when it was 56F!

Another pair of eyes on the problem

In our workgroup of three, often one of us will call one of the others to ask for “another set of eyes” to look at a problem. It is easy to get caught up in our own heads about something and very often even the exercise of explaining to another is enough to see a solution. But usually, it is when we look at something with someone that has not been going ’round and ’round with an issue, that a solution occurs. I’d just been working with one of the others and together we found a solution, when Auggie looked over my monitor. It was a rainy day and he was inside a good bit of the day so was looking for something of interest.

Peace

Margaret Rizza is a favorite composer. Much of her music is chant of a piece of scripture or liturgy set to her beautiful music. A particular favorite is this simple piece titled: “Calm me, Lord”.

Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the storm;

still me, Lord, keep me from harm.

Let all the tumult within me cease,

enfold me, Lord, in your peace.

Words: David Adam

Like her music, Margaret Rizza’s Reflections – with a background of her music, resonate with me.

Her video provides insight into her life using the language of music as her instrument of peace and connection with the Supreme.

This Sunday, this day of rest [for me] from the work week, I enjoyed an extra dose of Margaret Rizza’s music as well as her written and spoken words.

Peace.