I decided to go and meet dad at st pauls for lunch and then have a wander round covent garden. It was so lovely. Dad and I went and sat out by the river thames and watched all these people jogging by. They must have been so sweaty- i was absolutely boiling and i was just sitting down!! After that i popped on the tube for covent garden- i had completely forgotten about the lifts! I'm not phobic or anything but i'd rather avoid them if i could- but unfortunately i couldnt. So that was probably the most unpleasant experience of the day. I listened to this little string quintet which was really cool and bought some Edward Monkton keyrings- if you havent seen his stuff you should search it out; he is so funny!! Then i sat and ate a youghurt before heading home. It just made me so grateful for all the stuff i have right at my doorstep that i just dont appreciate. The history of the land we walk on. I am a city person and i just think london is so gorgeous. I'm grateful to God for my life, my loves, my family, my town... I truly think that gratitude can dispell a whole lotta evils. I'm grateful.



As is becoming customary- this prayer is for today:

For the expanding grandeur of Creation,

worlds known and unknown,

galaxies beyond galaxies,

filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations:

For this fragile planet earth,

its times and tides, its sunsets and seasons:

For the joy of human life,

its wonders and surprises, its hopes and achievements:

For our human community,

our common past and future hope,

our oneness transcending all separation,

our capacity to work for peace and justice in the midst of hostility and oppression:

We give thanks this day. For high hopes and noble causes, for faith without fanaticism,

For understanding of views not shared:

For all who have labored and suffered for a fairer world,

who have lived so that others might live in dignity and freedom:

For human liberty and sacred rites;

for opportunities to change and grow, to affirm and choose:

o. eugene pickett