I just have to say a stupidly big thank you to work for making my birthday so lovely...just smiled all day! laughed, ate cake, made jokes, and had a never ending stream of gin and tonics all night! i like the 6 1/2 hours working: 6 hours in pub ratio! well done guys....also a huge thanks to Dan who came down to join us as well...what a good crowd came out - never ever have we had so many come out after work...wohoo! and so many people came out of their shells...even the person I mentor (yes - i know, the poor girl!)

and to everyone else who has sent me messages in various forms - i am truly grateful and humbled.

and when asked how I met a good friend of mine...and i replied with him sat next to me "oh, we met on the coach on the way back from France", the response I got was..."that sounds like a you place to meet someone...it is never ordinary is it!?!?" nope, nope it is not....but that is one of the wonders of Taize, and the great things about sharing Haribo!

it is my last day of being 26 - woop woop!
26 has been a good year....an emotional year, a tough year, but a good year. silence, prayer, cbt, phd, singing, laughing...have all happened, as well as crying, tears, fear, anxiety, realisation, but added to that has been rediscovering love, faith, learning how to trust and moments of joy!

lets hope 27 is as exciting..

I have prayers as to what I want to happen in this next year, God knows them (well of course He does), but just prayers for general development, hope and good health will be appreciated. My friends have been a huge rock for me over the last year, and God Bless you all for the support I have received.

Happy Easter Season Everyone

I hope that you are all well. I have been struck down by that dreaded viral bug that has been getting to everyone. It started during my conference in Paris, and continued onwards. The worst time was actually Easter weekend. I always find the Triduum so moving, and I was detemined to sing in thw choir for the vigil even with my temperature of 102...that was not pleasant. On Easter Sunday as with the traditional Polish ways, we had the whole family around...temperature still going, and my whole face aching...
I didnt got to work that week, under doctors orders...having been given two types of anti-biotics for sinusitis...however, i had two hospital consultants lined up to interview, so had to do them from home, and i am glad i did as they had amazing info for me.
I have been back at work this week, and reading over transcripts, and organising a few things.

I also managed to skype with some lovely people throughout this time, with some amazing catch ups...one of which informed me I may talk about Taize a little too much. Well I am going to mention it again...we did a prayer around the cross on Good Friday, with the church just in candle light - just incredibly moving. my priest asked me in the day if I could do it myself....I was not sure I would be able to, but I did. We are trying to get a Taize roadshow going for local churches to see if we can encourage anyone else between 18-30 to come.

but life is still going on, my prayer is developing, and I am reading two books at the moment, one given to me to read by my priest, the other recommended to me by a Taize brother - both immense.

and that is it really...not much else to report