on the up and up

There’s been so much happening in the past week or two that it feels like more time should have passed.  Last time the thing immediately on my mind was the technological breakdown happening among my own possessions.  Recently, I’ve been concentrating on developing or refreshing my current relationships.  I anticipated the arrival of a couple of friends of mine who were visiting Haifa for Pilgrimage.  There have been a lot of people from the Midwest who have come and gone but since I’ve known for awhile that they were coming, I felt all the more eager to see them.  We hung out quite a bit  in between different events and I was able to laugh a lot during all the random moments.  I was reminded of how much I missed friends from home but all the while was thankful for being given an opportunity to catch up in person and to know that we’re all still busy trying to do what we need to do.  With the pilgrims gone, life in Haifa is in its summer mode.  For those who are serving here we just have each other, for now.

I’m up to my usual activities:  looking after a flat (no cats this time), encouraging myself to finish my rolls of film, thinking about the nature of coherence and personal development, working, and most recently, tutoring on the side.  I’ve been pretty happy lately and not just in my normal manner–a calm, steady stream of relative contentment—but in a more stirring way.  All I can say is, life is good so…bring it on!