There is a powerful connection between our emptiness and our ability to welcome it.
Henri Nouwen.
Friday used to be family day in our home but now it is our friendship day. Whatever brings you joy I hope that you will experience those comforts; be it family, friends, or some special ritual that uplifts and refreshes you at the end of the week. After working the whole week we find it is refreshing to stop and do something different. We look forward to it the whole week. It is like the pause between the in breath and the out breath. It is the emptiness before you fill your lungs again, so to speak. Let’s welcome that pause. Welcome the emptiness and be refreshed.
May you have a refreshing weekend.
Take Care

Thank you, Morag, for your thoughtful musing. My Friday is always taken with publishing my post, so there is quite a bit of work to be done before I can relax and enjoy the lovely comments!
Joanna
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You are welcome Joanna π. I really do hope that you feel refreshed after all your work. I am sure it is very rewarding to relax and enjoy all the comments. π₯
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Thank you!
Joanna
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What a beautiful thing to do … to set a day each week specifically for friendship (or for building up yourself and your family). BTW, Did you take this pic of Lake Louise while you were travelling in Canada?
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Thank you for your message, (Friday morning we do do work but we finish up with Pilates, so like you say building ourselves up, then we normally spend late afternoon and evening together with family or friends πΉπ Yes π I took the Pic while we were traveling to Jasper. We found ourselves there late afternoon, after traveling from Calgary and Banff. It was so special. I am told that it is very busy there now and that we were lucky to have the lake almost to ourselves. π
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Itβs very busy it the summer. We cross country skiied on the lake in the morning a few weeks ago and it was heavenly. Not busy at all. But it wonβt be like that come May or June.
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Oh that must have been amazing! Now coming from South Africa I have never learned to ski. π
So we were there late October… maybe that is why it wasn’t busy.
We had come from South Africa for business and we had 5 days to spare so we just went on a quick road trip. By the time we got to Jasper I didn’t want to go back. I just wanted to stay forever. π
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Thank you Morag.
Do have a calm weekend too. πβ€οΈ
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Thank you ππ
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Friday comes with a lot of expectations. You have rightly said it is the emptiness before you fill your lungs again. Have a great weekend π
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Thank you ππ·
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Well described! I forget to save the weekend for rest sometimes. Thank you for the reminder, my friend!
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You are welcome π€π€
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I love Fridays because I have my art class in Posadas village in the evenings. There are about 11 of us, so apart from a creative day with lots of music accompanied by the enthusiastic swaying of hips and paintbrushes, it certainly is a friendship day too! (Problem is that my car’s broken down, so I wasn’t been able to go yesterday!)
Have a very good weekend too! xxx
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Thank you I had a busy social weekend, your Friday evening classes sounds wonderful, I sorry you had to miss it. I hope your car is fixed soon. π·πβ€οΈ
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Friday evenings are best spent around a fire. During summer it’s outside for a braai and winter time we’re moving inside next to the fire place while putting comfort food together in the kitchen and enjoying a glass of red wine. Sometimes we have friends over, but most of the time it’s just the two of us – reflecting over a week that was, unwinding and just be π₯.
What a beautiful photo you have with this post … absolutely magic!
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Yes the fire is the best! We always say Friday is braai day but we braai sometimes 2 or 3 times during the week because we eat at lunch time and if the weather is nice why notπ your Friday evenings sound perfectly peaceful.
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Great message!! π I hope you have a refreshing weekend, too!
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Yes thank you, it was one of those busy social weekends… Probably good to be busy seeing people for now.
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Iβm a bit late in reading this post, Iβm for sure looking forward to the upcoming weekend. Wishing you a lovely rest of the week, and a great upcoming weekend πΈπ
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Thank you, you too xxxx
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Your photo looks like Lake Louise in Alberta! Great quote from Henri Nowen. His book The Wounded Healer has some great insights as well. I like your focus on joy in our lives!
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Yes you are right it is Lake Louis, we visited in 2014 on a business trip. The wounded healer is a wonderful book. His life is a great example to ponder on! Thank you for your lovely comment.
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Wonderful you could visit there.
It is a great book. Seems like they are the best kind of support and help to get.
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Beautifully written ! Actually we can fixed a day may be it Friday or Saturday but really it helps us to get oxygen ! Well shared thanks πππ
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Yes I agree, thank you for visiting and commenting.
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You are welcome ! Stay blessed ππ
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What a lovely idea and I loved the way you described it too. A very beautiful time to be with and enjoy friends, like taking a breath in and out β the time in between. Gorgeous!! Blessings β€οΈπ€π¦
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment. Blessings to you too ππΉπ
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My pleasure, big hugs π€
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Ps I love your song: green eyes.
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Oh how kind thank you. I dreamed of singing jazz at one time and this is something I do for me. I appreciate the kind comment. β€οΈ
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I alway think maybe one day, I love singing and making up songs but maybe in another life time. So I really enjoyed your singing and song.
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Oh thank you that was very kind of you to listen. Thank you so much. I hope your day has been blessed. β€οΈπ€
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Thank You!
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You are welcome π€ππΊπ
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Ha! I know that view π₯°
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πββοΈπYes, your neck of the woods.
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