Yearly Archives: 2011

Awakened by the Moon

Good Morning, God! Going to bed before 8:00 p.m. and sleeping until 4:30 a.m. surely helps with the process of reassembling. I was happy, God, to have the moon wake me. Happy to be beginning a new day. Happy with

Posted in complexity, Mistakes, Perspective

Home — And the Process of Reassembling Myself

Good Morning, God! HOME! Home, sitting in my own dear loft office, and realizing that I am not QUITE ALL Home. I feel, God, as if I have left “parts” of me strewn — not just around New England —

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Rethinking, Understanding

Two Tired Rats Make it Through the Maze!

Good Morning, God! THANK YOU!  Kit and I made it safely to the Newark Airport yesterday. Of course, God, we WANTED to go first to the Fairfield Inn. But, my trusty Google Maps App couldn’t get us the last dozen

Posted in Ongoing Transformation, resiliency

Car Keys, Memory and Two Intersecting Articles

Good Morning, God! And it IS a GOOD morning! Partly because we are Beginning To Head HOME! And it’s partly because of two articles in this month’s Discover magazine. I love it, God, when ideas come from two directions! The

Posted in a hand up, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Transitions

Dining at the Andover Inn after “Regrouping”

Good Morning, God! I’m not sure if it was my resolution to Go Slow — or Kit’s Good Sense. But we decided to forgo the Friday night dinner we had paid for and, instead dine at the Andover Inn. That

Posted in Creating, creativity in loving service, Mistakes, Needed Repair Time

Storm Fronts and Slower Moving Clouds

Good Morning, God! Yesterday afternoon I saw a storm front approaching. For the previous hour or two I had been glancing out the window and thinking how strange the sky looked — the air seemed somehow thicker than usual. Then

Posted in compassion to care for myself, developing helpful definitions of love, slow incremental change, time

The Dimensions of Music — and Purposes of Bravery

Good Morning, God! Kit and I were in this church last night to hear the first rehearsal of Patty’s Poems — from her book, Mango Days — set to music.  We’d seen the score, God. But we had not HEARD it.

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Belonging to each other, Grief, Hearing, Helpful Hards, Sorrows of the Deep

Wetland Waterways and Neural Pathways

Good Morning, God! Here I am in Andover, MA. As Kit went out the door this morning — to drive to his trombone rehearsals — he was still apologizing for leaving me alone for the day!  I think he was

Posted in acknowledging my need for prayer, clear waterways, Maintenance, solitude and silence, time

Fringe Trees and Being on The Fringe

Good Morning, God! What FUN to be back on my laptop! And what JOY to anticipate Apple’s iCloud! Transferring photos from iPhone to iPad to laptop or to laptop and not iPad — has been cumbersome. “Cumbersome?” — only an

Posted in A God given diversity, a series of molts and upgrades, asking for help for myself, Ongoing Transformation, Options

Spiritual Disciplines and The Road Trip of Life

Good Morning, God! I have agreed to commit to two Spiritual Disciplines, God. One of Engagement — doing — and One of Abstinence — refraining from doing. Both are HARD. And, that is the Point, isn’t God? Rev. Collins’ sermon

Posted in Uncategorized

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching