Good Morning, God! Several days ago I was taking photos of a spider lily blossom. The bright blue marina was the background and it just didn’t work. But when I saw the delicate white petals against the dark green foliage…
Yearly Archives: 2011
A Gift of Time — A Time of Reflection
Good Morning, God! Yesterday, visiting Arcadia, I felt led to take a photo of the fish in the fish tank. It was something I’d never done in all the years I worked there. I was waiting for a dear friend…
A Modest Proposal Concerning Food Stamps
Good Morning, God! A few days ago, Sandy emailed me that she was upset about an obese family using food stamps (an obese mom and two obese sons) to buy chips and soda pop. Sandy sees them when she visits…
Chained! It is so EASY to stay chained
Good Morning, God! There is something about this photo that delights me — but also makes me uneasy. It makes me think about how inexorable Life is. And how easy it is to get stuck — figuratively chained to old…
Tagged with: Anticancer, chained to old ideas, Changing small subroutine by subroutine, changing the way we eat, habits as subroutines, Incognito: the Secret Lives of the Brain, repeated wake up calls, the Law of Inertia
Posted in Changing, choices, choosing HARD, self care as self compassion and humility
Posted in Changing, choices, choosing HARD, self care as self compassion and humility
Turmeric, Brain Health, and the Himalayan Kitchen
Good Morning, God! What fun last night to dine outdoors at a rooftop restaurant in Kaimuki. It’s fun to peek into another culture or at least another cuisine. I like different. I even like it when it comes HOT. Not…
Tagged with: Anticancer, brain health, changing, curcumin, eating for health, Himalayan Kitchen, turmeric
Posted in A God given diversity, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, food questions, health
Posted in A God given diversity, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, food questions, health
A Love Gift to Kit — and Me Too!
Good Morning, God! Here we are, God, after running 3.1 miles. Kit, of course is fresh. I could hardly speak after a fast finish. Connie Comiso, the race organizer was standing 20 yards from the finish yelling at me, ‘You…
Idilic Evenings and Awesome Hurricanes
Good Morning, God! I can’t help comparing the idilic evening we had last night with the hurricane, Irene, bearing down on the East Coast. After getting home from a party, I looked at the news via my iPad. I was…
Tagged with: evacuations, idilic evenings in Honolulu, preparations, tropical storm Irene
Posted in climate changes, connecting, connections, Gusts of Wind, Humility or Needing Help!
Posted in climate changes, connecting, connections, Gusts of Wind, Humility or Needing Help!
Off to the Farmers’ Market and Whatevers
Good Morning, God! I’m up early as Kit needed the alarm to wake up. YAWN! He is off to his TNT training run. On his way down the stairs he said, “Tomorrow you’ll be running, too!” He said it so…
Tagged with: changing, letting Time Decompress and Fluff up, offering my squiggly self as a living sacrifice, priorities, Putting down excess Responsibility, trusting God
Posted in a hand up, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, an invitation to abundant life, becoming the change I wish to see, Changing, Farmers' Markets, humility
Posted in a hand up, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, an invitation to abundant life, becoming the change I wish to see, Changing, Farmers' Markets, humility
Paddling into Relaxing
Good Morning, God! Yesterday was a lovely S*L*O*W morning. After my Thursday morning walk, I set out for a short jog. Kit joined me on the last part and so I went a full 2 miles. I took this photo…
Tagged with: changing, Coming Up For Air, discovering I have choices, entering into a new stage and age, entering into God's Time, Maggie B, Margaret Becker, retiring as rebuilding, taking time for transitions, Who Do I Want to Be
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Changing, choices, relaxation, Transitions
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Changing, choices, relaxation, Transitions
Am I a Squiggle or a Circle?
Good Morning, God! Last week as we picked up friends to take to the airport, I was fascinated by this palm in their garden. So stalwart! So decisive! And, I couldn’t help but notice, decidedly rigid! They also had a…
Tagged with: becoming more of a squiggle, letting go of responsibilities, looking forward to reshaping, personalities and shapes, psycho-geometrics, retiring, sitting under my palm
Posted in A God given diversity, a series of molts and upgrades, adjusting, an invitation to abundant life, Changing, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, visible turnings
Posted in A God given diversity, a series of molts and upgrades, adjusting, an invitation to abundant life, Changing, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, visible turnings
A Moment with God 