http://andreabailey.wordpress.com Learning to love life as it's happening right here, right now. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:34:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A very unfamiliar thought has been appearing in my mind recently.  I am happy.  When that thought comes into my head, I'm frankly unsettled. Maybe because the feeling or thought isn't associated with anything in particular, and it's more about a state of being. It's not that I'm happy about the fact ... http://andreabailey.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/have-a-happy/ I read Jeana Sohn's blog on a regular basis, and I borrowed this quiz from her because it's a slow rainy day and it so inspired me. I love Jeana because I feel that her life embodies the concept of everyday extraordinary. She's an artist who finds joy in the ... http://andreabailey.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/facts-of-my-life/ It took me 13 times, but I finally figured out what Britney Spears' new song "If You Seek Amy" is really saying. I had been puzzling over it for quite some time (Who is Amy, and why are they seeking her?) and feeling annoyed because I knew there was something ... http://andreabailey.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/oh-britney/ When I got back from doing Meals on Wheels today, I was sad. I was happy that I got to give meals to people who need them, but today I delivered in a low-income MDHA housing project, and what I saw made me sad. It was like being plunged into ... http://andreabailey.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/meals-on-wheels/ My wise spiritual director recently told me to keep a record of the longings of my heart and present them before the Lord. The reason is that many of our longings will not be met on this earth, by our husbands, jobs or families. When our longings are just that, ... http://andreabailey.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/longing/