DominicanHeart Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 46 minutes ago, vee said: Now what do I do with he rest of my time? w Well Do You Know the Carmelites?I got 8 of 8 right Call the monastery or convent...you're ready for final vows! You're an expert in all things Carmelite. If you want to deepen your knowledge about this order a little more, you can check out this video, where you can see what a day in the life of carmelite looks like! Yes call them and tell them you can go right to final profession!
vee Posted June 29, 2016 Author Posted June 29, 2016 3 hours ago, DominicanHeart said: Yes call them and tell them you can go right to final profession! Oh yes! Their reaction will probably be to make me spend a long time scrubbing the toilets! Ive kept old emails from over ten years ago and am deleting them now. Some are between my mom and I from when I was far from God. It is really painful to read how stupid I was and what I put her through! One email she sent starts with her saying that she is writing that email because Ive been hanging up on her every time she tried to call. Wheres the broken heart emote because what I wouldnt give to be able to call her and talk to her now Back then I was such a brat I turned my back on her, caused her so much pain and grief and wasted precious time She ends an email saying that she is praying and fasting for me and at the time I read it years ago I probably didnt even care. I really hope she gets a good spot by Mary up in heaven to watch me walk in the convent door in a couple of weeks to really see her prayers answered! By the grace of God may I live my life, in the convent or out, in such a way that it would always be pleasing to God and thus to my mom.
vee Posted June 29, 2016 Author Posted June 29, 2016 Everything must go but its hard to throw it all out at once. Today Ive gone through a lot of the difficult sentimental stuff like some things belonging to my mom that no one else would want. Anyone else ever have to do this I suggest turning up the music, having a beer or two and start throwing stuff at the garbage! Its like cleaning up someone's house after they die but in this case its my own stuff.
Luigi Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 I heard a long time ago that "You can't move forward until you've reviewed your past." For instance, at a high school graduation, one of the speakers will always talk about this class - the plays they were in, the accomplishments of their teams, highlights, etc. - as well as about their future. The idea being that you kind of have to recap who you've been before you can go on to be someone else. It seems that your housekeeping project is a good way for you to review your past before you go forward. So take your time - and an adequate number of beers - and do it thoroughly.
vee Posted June 30, 2016 Author Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks Luigi! Well I have a couple of things related to my mom's estate account that I was really hoping to finish up before I enter but alas that will not be the case. Try as I might to have everything done I will still need one more appointment and trip to the bank after I enter. No big deal except it will probably be my first time out in the postulant outfit and not my civilian clothes. In other words the start of people looking at me differently, like Im holy or something. I laugh but suddenly Ill represent something much bigger and beyond me, and probably the first Catholic religious looking person that the person at the bank I will be dealing with has ever met.
truthfinder Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 1 hour ago, vee said: Thanks Luigi! Well I have a couple of things related to my mom's estate account that I was really hoping to finish up before I enter but alas that will not be the case. Try as I might to have everything done I will still need one more appointment and trip to the bank after I enter. No big deal except it will probably be my first time out in the postulant outfit and not my civilian clothes. In other words the start of people looking at me differently, like Im holy or something. I laugh but suddenly Ill represent something much bigger and beyond me, and probably the first Catholic religious looking person that the person at the bank I will be dealing with has ever met. Ah! so you do have a postulant outfit!?!
Makarioi Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Hi Vee, Ummm, I don't want to rain on your parade at all by any stretch of the imagination and don't hate me, but you seem to be throwing a lot of memorabilia away. When you said: On June 29, 2016 at 1:56 AM, vee said: By the grace of God may I live my life, in the convent or out, It was 'in the covent or not' that got my attention. When my parents passed, I was in charge of their estate. I was in such an emotional state, I tossed things I wished I would have kept. Of course I want you to be successful in your new life and I'm truly thrilled and excited for you but seemed you entered an element of doubt. Wondering if you have anyone you can give some things to hold for you in case, well.........
Antigonos Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Yes, that seems a good idea. If you can store memorabilia, and then, when you enter the noviciate, or take your vows, have it disposed of, while it seems like hedging your bets a bit, you will have it if you do return to secular life, and giving it up or away at the decisive moment of full committment to the religious life, such as when professing one's vows, has a symbolic meaning as well.
Guest Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Probably wise to store what one might need if one should happen to leave RL. Up to final vows are the discernment journey by both the person and the community. I don't know what applies everywhere of course, but sometimes a community will allow one to go outside of monastery or cloister in civilian clothing.
vee Posted July 1, 2016 Author Posted July 1, 2016 Oh Im not throwing away important mementos, those are going to my siblings. Im throwing away things that I kept that really have no value such as my mom's last bottle of a skin care product. Things that arent actually important and probably shouldve been tossed years ago but I had an attachment to. My furniture and such is going to family that wants/needs it, and I have a just in case plan and items set aside, just in case I do discern out. Yes I have a postulant outfit. It consists of things I never wear so Im a little out of sorts at the initial thought but Im sure Ill be fine. Its a skirt and vest in brown, and a white blouse and veil. I have the blouses, and the community provides the rest. I bought long sleeved men's dress shirts that actually fit well. I could have bought long sleeved women's dress blouses but anything remotely close to the style I needed was double the price of the men's shirts! Similar price gap for under shirts too as the women's ones I liked were $14 but the small men's ones in my size were $8!
vee Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 Two weeks.... Got the roomie and a lot of stuff moved out today. Such a relief to get that done, and to have my apartment to myself for a week!
Quasar Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Good luck, Vee! I'm following your story with interest.
dominicansoul Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 I'll take care of things for vee. Whether or not she stays or leaves, she can depend on me... I doubt she's doubting, vee tends to be the one with balance and common sense who actually is open to whatever God's will is. His will is truly what would make her happy! I wish I had her attitude when I was discerning religious life! For me it was "I BETTER BECOME A SISTER OR ELSE." :D heck I even started a "vee fund" in case she discerns out. Lolololololol
vee Posted July 3, 2016 Author Posted July 3, 2016 1 hour ago, dominicansoul said: heck I even started a "vee fund" in case she discerns out. Lolololololol you have $8 to buy me a 12 of Lone Star?!?!?!?!!!
vee Posted July 5, 2016 Author Posted July 5, 2016 In full swing throwing stuff out, moving stuff out, giving stuff away, and packing No tv now. I feel like Ive done a lot but there still seems to be so much left to do, and less and less time to do it. Someone might say well get off of phatmass and get back to work but a two min break is ok
vee Posted July 7, 2016 Author Posted July 7, 2016 July 7th or 8th people start their novena to Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Since in the Church we use the Jewish custom of celebrating feasts starting the evening before this accounts for the difference in start and end dates. As the Carmel Im going to starts theirs on the 7th I will start mine then too. It blows my mind knowing that I will start this novena in my home, my very empty apartment, and end it the evening before my entrance by praying it in their chapel. If I was going to do a countdown this is the best kind. I really just try to focus on taking things one day at a time or even simply one hour at a time. If I think too far ahead its distracting and overwhelming so I have to focus more on the immediate. I am excited to meet up with ds and start our little adventure together. I am so blessed to have her as a dear friend. Some days we probably want to throw each other off a cliff but in general a blessing!
vee Posted July 7, 2016 Author Posted July 7, 2016 I dislike cleaning my oven and there will be much rejoicing when its done! The oven cleaner I bought works very well but still I have to scrub everything. Everything as in the electric coil burners and the drip plates and EVERYTHING Do it for the love of God some may say, yes there is that but my main motivation is less than holy. I want my damage deposit back!
Luigi Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 1 hour ago, vee said: I dislike cleaning my oven and there will be much rejoicing when its done! The oven cleaner I bought works very well but still I have to scrub everything. Everything as in the electric coil burners and the drip plates and EVERYTHING Do it for the love of God some may say, yes there is that but my main motivation is less than holy. I want my damage deposit back! The easiest, cheapest, and safest way to clean an oven is... Put a pot of water in there and turn the oven on. Keep an eye on it until you see that the water is boiling/creating steam. Let it boil/create steam for about five minutes. Then turn off the oven, but leave the door closed for about 20 to 30 minutes. That steam will permeate everything in/on the oven, and you'll be able to wipe it down with a sponge+non-abrasive scrubber, quickly and easily. That way, you get your deposit back and you don't have to do it for the love of God!
vee Posted July 7, 2016 Author Posted July 7, 2016 That might work for normal people but Ive given away all my pots and pans!
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