Noah looked slightly silly too

I may, or may not, blog about my sabbatical days as they come to an end in 3 days. However, I offer this poem which I believe speaks quite well about what it has all meant.

I touched noses with a bumble bee
I read a book that I did not need to
I have played in the Autumn gold, and seen my dog run on
water
I have slowed down and breathed
I have walked and slept in many different places
I have seen beauty in surprising spaces
I now walk half a pace slower
I have embraced the silence and caressed the laughter
I have become able to look in the mirror and smile
I have been to holy places, learning places and urban places
I have met holy ones, and caught the divine whisper on the wind
I am more alive now than I was at the beginning
I have touched noses with a bumble bee
I read a book I did not need to
I have played in the Autumn gold, and sat in a boat where there was no water
And discovered that God is present in you, and also, in me