Today I heard an old song that gave me a nostalgic feeling and took me back to a time before I had lost the creative potential and integrity of my nature. I was sad for a bit but then wondered if in the past few years I have resumed my personal development. I wondered also if the closeness I have with my very young children during the stages of their early development are helping me to recover what was lost. In particular today while working with my youngest daughter she began questioning me about my life as a child in development. I couldn't remember but described experiences with my mother in my home just as we were having of preparing for the day, doing educational assignments, having some play time, discovering the world outside and enjoying meals together.

This week I have been completely occupied with lengthy preparatory training for my internship. My wife has been working everyday which has kept me at home. I am grateful that our funding has come through and I will continue to have a home.

Around noon I had a fleeting thought about the obedient principle of Christianity (as a reason to be Catholic). This led me to the similarity between abidance and obedience.

In the afternoon I started arguing with my wife when we were having a discussion about setting limits to work scheduling. I realized that we didn't disagree about most of it, I was arguing over the details.