Lord, You are My Island (Celtic prayer)

Lord, you are my island. 

In your bosom I rest. 

You are the calm of the sea. 

In that peace I lie. 

You are the deep waves of the ocean.

In their depths I stay. 

You are the silence of the spheres. 

In that space I live. 

You are the smooth white strand of the shore.

In its swell I sing. 

You are the ocean of life that laps my being. 

You are the Lord of my life. 

In you is my eternal joy.

Poem taken from 40 Prayers from Celtic Christianity

Mailbox Monday

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St. Patrick's blessing

Did you know that this blessing, which you may be familiar with, is attributed to St. Patrick?

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
--St. Patrick

I Welcome the Created Light of this New Day (Celtic Poem)

I welcome the created light of this new day,

So that I may enter more fully

Into the uncreated light of eternity;

I welcome the wind

That blows away all that is not rooted, 

So that I may enter unencumbered,

Into the Source of all;

I welcome the dark storm clouds, 

So that I may never make light

Of the mysterious Presence; 

I welcome the cold,

so that I may always search

for the warming fire of God's love.

Poem taken from 40 Prayers from Celtic Christianity. 

IWSG: How I celebrate after completing an important writing goal

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It's hard to reconcile that another month's rolled by, but February is short and we took two trips--one to Sacramento and the other to Chicago. 

Regarding this month's question, which asks how we celebrate after completing an important writing goal. I ran across this nice article, The Best Rewards to keep you Motivated, which talks about small and large rewards after completing small and large goals. 

I've done many of the suggestions over the years, such as going out to dinner, watching a movie or a favorite TV show, doing some retail therapy, doing something relaxing, taking a day off, reconnecting with friends. 

I haven't taken a class or a trip as a result, and I've never bought flowers, but I'm pretty sure I've spent time working in my flower garden and gotten all kinds of pleasure out of it. 

I'm currently completing a revision of a YA romance, with plans to send it to a targeted publisher. 

So just reaching that goal will be an incredible reward, in and of itself. Nope, I will need no other reward than to upload the manuscript and then to hit the send button. 

What about you? How do you reward yourself after completing an important writing goal?

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