I feel really great... the food fast :-) We had a benediction and confession and a prayer vigil last night. It helped me sooo much. I got rid of some baggage and met some great people. I feel a whole lot better than I have recently. I haven't been sad all weekend! I'm working on it, getting over him slowly but surely. This really really helped. I walked outta that confessional grinning, I think. And then Kyle, Alex(I think) Christie and I said the rosary w/ the Mysteries of the Light! Very cool. I felt light as air last night... :-) Now... slightly heavy... ohhh fried chicken and macaroni... :-)
If you were silent, do you think your friends would notice? I'm usually loud, jovial. I like to be seen as happy, whether I am or not. One day at lunch, I sat down. Someone asked me a question, I nodded my head. Tim commented on my mace earrings. I grinned and shook my head from side to side so they would bounce off my cheeks. Andrew asked why I wasn't saying anything. "It's unusual to have a silent Mary." I laughed and said that I hadn't meant to be silent. We moved to talk about the random things that friends will often talk about. Today, I sat with my usual group of "friends;" the friends with whom I fit so well. And today, I was quiet. There is a difference between quiet and silent. Especially when the quiet is you sitting, unsmiling, going through the motions and the silent includes you grinning and playing with your earrings. However, no one noticed. Isn't it odd? I think if one of my friends was bummed, I'd notice. If the were quiet, d...
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