What a pleasure it was to work with these great women (and gentleman) for many years. How refreshing to find out that even though many of us have retired, we want to get together periodically to re-connected and break bread together. We share stories, pictures, food, laughter and tears. We empathize with each other, and simply look forward to catching up on the adventures of life. We are all so very different. God intentionally made us different. We have learned over the years to respect the differences. Rather than compete among ourselves, we use or differences as a way to complement one another. Although our varying cultures, backgrounds, hometowns and ages shape our perspectives, our tender hearts shape our response to one another.
Music and rhythm are inseparable! The longer I live, the more I am convinced that life, relationships, and rhythm are intertwined. The piano is an amazing instrument. Lovely music can come from its musical chords, and harmony. However, make no mistake, dissonance can be heard from a piano too. The black and white keys do not all look alike. Individuals to not all look, think, and act alike.The flats and sharps complement one another. Our diverse personalizes can complement one another. People influence the lives of other people. Oh, what tunes we interject in the lives of others to bring about disturbing discord or miraculous melodies. Music has healing properties within it. Likewise, relationships have healing properties within them. We are instrumental in introducing peace, joy, love, or ...confusion, pain, offense, and hurt into the lives of others. The rhtyhm could be simple, like the classic children's song, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," or, the rhythm could be as complex as Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. # 3 in C major. A rhythm can be compelling and captivating! What is your signature rhtyhm? Our relationships can be compelling and captivating too ...with a bit of effort on our part. Rhythm is inevitable. Harmony can be achieved with effort, deep interest, discipline, knowledge, and practice. Dissonance can be achieved by ignorance, neglect, apathy, and laziness. In any context, most of us prefer harmony to dissonance. Are we willing to put in the effort to achieve it? How do you effect the rhythm of your cherished relationships?
Relationships are fascinating to me! They are so fascinating that I decided to write an self publish a non fiction book entitled, The Rhythm of Relationships. The title of the book was inspired by the global and God -honoring relationship that I have with one of my dearest friends, Eva. What a great read! It is worth every penny of the $10.68 locals will spend to purchase it. If you are not a local, it will be worth every bit of the $13.00 cost to ship it to you in the U.S. Have you bought a copy of this must read yet?
http://bgindependentmedia.org/lisa-chavers-taps-into-love-of-relationships-for-first-book/
He's got the whole world in His hands. He's got you and me sister...in His hands! Since January 29, 1978 at about 6:40 pm...my relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ has had rhtyhm! Even today,I can improve the rhythm by listening and responding to Him better. My favorite and best relationship ever is with Him! There is always room and opportunity to become more intimate with Him ad learn from Him more and more. He is sovereign, eternal, just, amazing, forgiving, sacrificing, supernatural, good, merciful, faithful, true, living, almighty and REAL! I trust His heart toward me and His hands upon me!
