“Sitting is the new Smoking!” That was Elizabeth’s
statement, explaining why she stayed standing as she read us a blessing,
opening the retreat that she was facilitating from her beautiful home for all
leaders of the Presbytery – that is anyone chairing a committee and/or with responsibilities in the Presbytery of Olympia.
That’s actually true, being
sedentary brings the same kind of health risks than smoking, I read. Always
good to keep in mind, even if we had gathered to get to know each other better
and work on our creativity.
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| Olympic mountains are hardly visible above the horizon |
That last Thursday was sunny and cold, a very clear sky that
allowed us to see the Mt Rainier over the Puget Sound on one side and the
Olympic mountains on the other.
At one point, Elizabeth displayed many pictures of paintings
and works of art, inviting us to pick one we were attracted to. I chose this
one.
As many people in ministry, I am an introvert who function as an extrovert at work. I need times of solitude to recharge, times where I look like she
does, expressionless.
I did not know when I picked that Edgar Degas, the artist,
had made the portrait of “A Convalescent”. I am no longer a convalescent – but sure
need “fallow” times to stay healthy.
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