Anne, I cannot resist - de colores! I was very involved in the Cursillo movement...made my cursillo in 1976 or 1977, and then was involved for many years afterward. I was also entrenched in the Catholic Charismatic movement from 1976 through the 1990's. Oh what amazing wondrous memories of those years!!! So many of the things I saw and experienced in those years are the foundation of my current spirituality and continue to bring me strength...the mere memories still ripple through to today, inspiring new hope and encouragement. When anyone ever asks me when my favourite chapter of life was, I always immediately think to those Charismatic/Cursillo years. I pretty much lived, ate, breathed and slept "Spirit" in those days. Very joyful. Sometimes I yearn for the spiritual newness of those years. But so much has happened...it's still there at the root of who I am, but it's been a long time since I've felt that joy that made me feel like I was soaring across the universe.
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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

(Maya Angelou)