Good Morning, God! I’m VERY THANKFUL for my 10-day silent retreat. Not totally silent, to be sure — but silence removed the obligation to talk to my fellow retreatants — so, even at dinner, when conversation was allowed, it was…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Out of the Monastic Corridors and back into MY life
Good Morning, God! I am MOSTLY home. But, part of me still yearns for the simplicity of life in the Retreat Center. Three hours of sitting in Centering Prayer a day. Sitting intentionally in Your Presence — saying YES to…
The Getty, Living Well, and Sugar
Good Morning, God! Yesterday, Suz and I went to see the Paris Exhibit at the Getty Museum in the Santa Monica Mountains. It was all about the daily life of the wealthy in the time of Louis XV — 1723…
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A Few Thoughts On Food And Tradition
Good Morning, God! I know from the Book of Leviticus that FOOD is important to You. There are a lot of Rules in that Book. I confess, it has been years since I read it. Hmm. Yes, You’re Right. It…
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Walking and Talking
Good Morning God! Yesterday was quite a day. I knew Suz loved to walk but my walks with her have been short ones — maybe an hour at most. Ah, but yesterday we basically walked and talked from 12:45 to…
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Squeezing The Sugar Snake Back in A Nutrient CageCage
Good Morning, God! Let’s see, it’s been over three days since my last sugar fix. I’m almost clean! And, I’m visiting Suz who is a great “role model” and a bite of a “monitor.” That helps, God! And I NEED…
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A Mystery Food
Good Morning, God! Yesterday, Suz said “I have a food for you that you’ve NEVER had.” I admit I was dubious — after all I’ve eaten quite a few foods. But as soon as I saw it, I knew Suz…
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Underway — and now in LA
Good Morning, God Just now, looking out the plane’s window at the air flowing over the wing, I thought about how it is the plane pushing forward the creates the LIFT on the wings — enough “lift” to raise the…
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The Call to Listen
Good Morning, God! This will be my last blog on my Mac Book Pro — at least for a few weeks! If I can, I will send blogs via my iPad 2. If not, then we shall have a lovely…
Traveling Toward A “Time of Listening”
Good Morning, God! I love this pastel of a lone gondolier on the Grand Canal. Actually, I love Venice. The Sea may be rising — but they are adapting. Hmm. It seems to me that we do the same with…
A Moment with God 