And It's Been a Year

This is a little late, but I wanted to somehow commemorate my one-year anniversary of moving into the Worker.

January 5, 2009 to January 5, 2010.

One year.

I feel as though I've grown immensely over the past year:

I've learned the value of getting to know people, of listening to people, and of learning from people.

I've learned that I don't know anything, but the people around me have wisdom, and I should listen to it.

I've learned some of the dynamics of living in community, but that this will definitely be a life-long journey.

I've improved my organizational, administrative, and work-related skills. This carries very little weight, but it's still of some value.

I'm still working on the ability to say no, and realizing the necessity of time alone, with myself and with God.

I'm still wrapping my head around "justice," and what it means to live a nonviolent, just life every day.

I've matured in my relationships with people, and have become less afraid to go deeper than surface level. This is, also, still a work in progress.

I've learned the power of prayer, and am still continuing to learn that I need to pray more. And more. And more. And not only just talk during my prayers, but spend even more time simply listening.

I've learned that I love it here, and I have been so very blessed by each and every person that I come in contact with.

The world is beautiful.