Yesterday I went for a bike ride to High Park and discovered what will be my little oasis of green refuge in this sprawling city of concrete and steel. :)
I rode all over the park, then went and found a grassy hill in shade of some scattered tall trees.
I had some focussed God time and then laid back in the grass and almost fell asleep.
It was such a peaceful time and so desperately needed after the whirlwind of moving, selling my car, unpacking...etc
I'm just so relieved it's all over!
Today I knew I had a long day ahead of sitting in my bedroom sorting through papers and knick-nacks and purging. Also baked some coconut currey chicken on rice and made cheesy kale chips seasoned with nutritional yeast and a smidgen of salt and pepper. Sooo good! I decided to start my day with a bike ride and long run exploring the trail systems at High Park. I may very well go there once/day up until school starts! Then it may become only a weekly thing. We'll see.
I decided my first day here to start thanking God out loud for all the things in Toronto that I love.
(Get my attitude right and keep it right.)
Perhaps as I thank Him all the time my "choice" to love Toronto will eventually translate into a genuine feeling! haha
Thankyou Lord for all the fair trade, locally grown, organic food I can buy here!
Thankyou for High Park and that I live so close to it!
Thankyou for my amazing friends who are also now my roommates.
Thankyou for the diversity and cultures I get to experience here.
Thankyou that I no longer have the burden or bills of a car and instead I can walk or bike everywhere, getting tons of exercise while I commute!! I love this!!
Thankyou for Your abundant grace that is poured out on me to make this transition easy as I navigate this new season.
Thankyou for the opportunity of university when so many women in other countries are not allowed to be educated or further themselves.
Thankyou that no matter how drastically my seasons or circumstances change, You are always faithful, always constant, and Your love for me never fails. When I am all over the place with my feelings, You steady me and re-adjust my compass so that You are my true North once again. Thankyou that when I keep my eyes on You, I will not be swayed this way and that. When I get a little off-course You gently correct and re-direct me, showing me my error while soaking me in Your grace, so un-deserved, yet You shower me all the same. I don't understand it. I know I don't need to. You just ask that I receive it and then extend that same grace to others.
I am amazed by You Lord.
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