Today is the last day with the last group doing the Spiritual Exercises. I ended my other group yesterday at 10:30, and I cried. I loved the 34-week journey with them (Easter was later this year. So we had two extra weeks where they had an extra week to do a Yearly Examen and an entire week to compose a Beloved Charter. That was special. Next year's group will not have those two extra weeks.) I will continue to meet one-on-one with two of the three people. That will be great.
The same is true for the other group I lead. This group has only been 14 weeks, but I will continue to meet with the two left. The other person was only able to make it three times out of the ten times because of health and family things. I bless her. This group has been great. This is the third time leading people through the shorter 18th annotation. I highly recommend the 19th though. It gives you time to settle in and linger longer by doing repetitions and looking at your "Blessed History" for an extra week. I like that.
I am going to go into my Zoom room early this morning to pray for one of the people in my 19th Annotation group who is speaking at 5:45 am Pacific time for 150 people at a school. I know she will do great, but I want to give extra prayer support.
I have enjoyed the reading that I have been doing. I have three more books until I pass up the person who is second in line on the List Challenge (they took off the person who said they had read all the books on the 1000 Books to Read Before You Die list - how could it be possible to read ALL of them unless you were the author of the book? They signed in as a guest. So, they took all the "guests" off the list.) The list is incomplete though. They have left off quite a few books, have the wrong books linked to it, and count a whole series as one book. All the people who made the list had to do was do the list in James Mustich's book, but I digress.)
I am about halfway through my time. I have this 18th annotation group and a woman from another country. Then I have an hour break, and I have two friends coming from Seattle who are driving through on their way somewhere. We are going out for an early lunch. That will be so fun. I need to remind George that they are coming.
After that, I am free. I think I might read. It is always harder for me to read print books in the afternoon. My eyesight is not what it used to be, and some of these books have very small print, but I went to the eye doctor and am getting new lenses, not new frames, because I love these lightweight frames. So, I will be without my better corrected lenses for about a week. So, I think it will be audiobooks for the foreseeable future!
I am also doing great with my eating. I am on day 11 of recording. It has come easier than earlier in the year. I think I did about three weeks earlier in the year, but I am going for three months this time. We will see!
I have to decide on when I am taking my 12-hour walk, if I should teach Pilates this summer, and where our family is going on vacation this year.
I have the Boller Cohort next Tuesday and Wednesday, and my last Campfire for the 2HC on May 28th. Then I will be done with all the groups I lead. I will just have my final Pilates class and the final retreat for the 2HC, and everything will be done.
I wonder what will be around the corner. I am embracing uncertainty. I love this.
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