Today has been remarkably relaxing. I slept really good last night although I got to bed later than I had planned. (Must have been that afternoon nap that got in the way.)
Needless to say, when I awoke, I decided to go back to sleep “a little longer”. That little longer turned longer than I expected and it messed with my attendance for Mass. To be fair, I -could- have made it. I had about ten minutes, if I scrambled, to get there for Mass. But I don’t like doing that. I like getting to Mass a half hour before and centering myself in prayer. It doesn’t feel right to me to just rush in. I’m not in the proper frame of mind for Mass when I do that.
So I slow-walked my way to a leisurely breakfast and spent time on my balcony reading, praying, and reflecting. It wasn’t Mass, but it was time with God. That matters.
After dinner, I went to the theater for the comedian. Meh. Some people laughed. To me, he just wasn’t hitting it. He indicated that he had just got on board yesterday and I thought to myself “jetlag”. He wasn’t hitting on all cylinders. That happens.
I shared this on Facebook earlier today and thought I would put this here as well because it speaks a lot about “where I am” at the present moment:
Someone asked me, “By the end of the crossing, how will you feel?”
By the end of the crossing, how will I feel? Ready for another cruise, that’s how I’ll feel. 🙂
I truly do love going on cruises. This is the first time, though, that I have gone on a cruise being retired. It’s a HUGE difference.
On cruises in the past, I’ve enjoyed them but there was always that “something” in the back of my mind that reminded me that I was going to have all sorts of work to attend to when I got back to the parish.
Now? I’ve got nothing to attend to. No work. No responsibility. It’s really freeing and has changed the tone of this cruise. I can’t put into words how good that feels.
So now, I’m going to hit the post button and get ready for bed. Catch ya tomorrow.