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This is a guest post by EHoP community member Dianne Schlichting, in response to “Monotony and Dynamism.”
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Just this morning I came across two lovely stories of how to bring dynamism into the monotony of daily routine. The first was the story of a young girl who inspired a teacher by always peeking around corners in the school building before actually going around the corners; she was playing a game with herself, anticipating the encounter she would have with—another person, a monster, an animal, a unicorn…it didn’t really matter: the anticipation caused her joy, and it broke into the monotony of stumbling from one hallway into another.
The second story invited the reader to imagine that the Resurrection was so filled with Light that it blinded Jesus! So, for the day, the reader was invited to take Jesus by the hand and let Him see through the reader’s eyes the wonders of the world: a flower; a bird; a blade of grass; a smile offered by a stranger!
Wonder of wonders, the monotony of doing the same thing in the same place didn’t change much in either of these two stories; however, seeing with new eyes did transform the ordinary into the extraordinary and sprinkle in some dynamic experiences.
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Dianne Schlichting
Dianne is a member of EHoP; she and her husband John value the opportunity to share contemplative prayer and outreach with others who make the House of Prayer their spiritual home. Dianne is a wife, mother, and grandmother who loves spending time in nature, especially canoeing with John.
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