Seriously…
Taking life too seriously.
I went to confession yesterday - I should probably go every day. I easily slip into levity if I stay away too long, and as Scripture and the Rule of St. Benedict says, “the fool lifts up his head in laughter!” Man, that is so me. Sometimes when I can’t deal with things I resort to absurdity - it is a coping mechanism I learned growing up in an abusive and dysfunctional household. Laughter was one way to endure the pain and those things beyond my control; prayer and the sacraments was the other. I prefer the prayer and sacramental part - but laughter is good too.
So anyway - I mostly write serious things here, and silly things there (my other blogs) but sometimes they mix - because I can’t take myself too seriously, and no offense, but I don’t always take others all that seriously either - which can explain some of my comments on other blogs. I think it’s a good attitude for a blogger.
Having said that, this morning I came across this in a meditation by Louis Lavelle:
“By the outward appearance of this world (in which our transient being has a share), we may allow ourselves to be deceived…”
I think many, many, many people are deceived now days, “even the elect if that were possible”. Matthew 24:24 Maybe I’ll be able to write more on that later, but today I’ll be at adoration.
