Week Three

My Destiny

When I was about 5 years old, I knew that there was a very special path that my life would follow. There was something wonderful ahead. I used to think about it as I walked to school. It was calming. That one day I would be big. I would have the answer that others sought. As I got older I didn't think much about it anymore. Now at age 45, an age when I certainly expected to be "there", I don't feel grown up at all. I have done a lot of things in my life that others find interesting, but going through the experiences, day by day, it just seems like getting up in the morning and getting on with the business at hand.

African Insights

In the country of Cameroon there are roughly 200 living languages. In order to function as a modern country they have adopted English and French as national languages, but people add their own special flavor to the Pidgin English spoken on the street.

They are by American Standards a very polite society. When you pass by someone on the street, you greet them, not just by saying hello, but by asking how they are, asking about their family, and so on. They have many greetings, but these two are interesting from a spiritual standpoint:

How dey walka?

This means literally, how is your walk, meaning how is your spiritual life, or your walk with God. Here, we would not ask our closest friends such a personal question! Though we proably should.

Ah-shia

This is a word we do not have in English. It has several uses. You would say it to a child that was crying. You would say it to a friend you haven't seen in a long time, or you might say it to someone who was hurt, or ill. You would also say it to someone who was working when you were not. It means we are in this world together. I know how you feel, or I share your heart.

Past lives

I was a carpenter. Now and then as I work on some project I feel like I have done a certain movement before. It suddenly feels right. Some years ago my husband and I built a log house. Working with the huge 40 foot logs was easy for me.

Here is another image that pops up. It scares me.

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