Yearly Archives: 2011

An Hour of Stillness — A Thankful Heart

Posted on October 23, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! It’s morning and all is still. No sound of cars driving by as I nipped outside to take this photo of the dawn. The boys are sleeping. I am back in bed with my coffee. Missing Kit.…

Tagged with: an hour of quiet, appreciating others, autism and coping, on being a grandmother, stress, the stress of being lost
Posted in appreciation, the gift of persistent love, The gift to SEE others, the importance of Grandmothers, Understanding

Waterways, Habits and Curmudgeons

Posted on October 22, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! Jogging around Sandy’s neighborhood isn’t quite a habit, yet. But, I am working on it! Doing something over and over does create a path or waterway. I enjoy looking at the dry waterways that seem to be…

Tagged with: Cassandra, complexity, curmudgeons, dysfunctional habits, getting the opposite of the result we intend, pathways in our brain and heart
Posted in Choosing to respond, complexity, courage to see myself, Expand my Heart, Feedback, Hearing

A Thirst — for Love?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! It was just a few days ago that the relationship between Water and Love resurfaced in my mind. That idea reappeared this morning as I gathered up the empty water bottles from around the house for recycling.…

Tagged with: a craving for sugar is a search for the Mother, a moment with God, AA, excessive thirst, Higher Power, living water, water
Posted in a hand up, Abundant Life, LOVE

Walls and Rules: A Pedant Repenting — or at least Reconsidering

Posted on October 20, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Jogging around our daughter Sandy’s neighborhood,I wondered about this wall — why did it get higher so abruptly — what was behind it? As it turned out, nothing was behind it. Strange. Then, just a few hours…

Tagged with: A Scarlet P for Pedant, Rules, Rules as Walls, Walls as Protection or Imprisonment
Posted in background / foreground questions, Choosing Meaning, growing toward up, loving limits

Wise Words on Being Human

Posted on October 19, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! My life seems full of marvelous quotes! Here is one from an old-time Inuit hunter as quoted in David Graeber’s book, Debt, the First 5,000 Years. “Up in our country we are human!”said the hunter. “And since…

Tagged with: "Up in our country we are humans, a fully functioning human, a hand up, because we are humans we help each other, Debt: the first 5000 years, on needing help myself
Posted in a hand up, Caring, Choosing to respond, Compassion, humility

So Painful to See — So We Turn Away

Posted on October 18, 2011 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Morning, God! Times have changed — but not enough, God. I did spank my children. Sandy has not spanked her boys. And I still remember the time years ago when Ian had popped off and hit Mark. Having seen…

Tagged with: a cycle of violence, child abuse, choosing to see or not to see, death from family members, minding our neighbors business, We are the leading first world country in child abuse
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, a thought or two on Hell, attitudes, being heard into speaking, Choosing to respond

A New Week — Another World

Posted on October 17, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! My morning work is done and I am feeling good! Both boys (young men, really) are off to school with lunches, water bottles, backpacks and saxophone. I have done my morning jog and have now returned to…

Tagged with: a moment with God, adjusting and adapting, cacti and water, involuntary upgrades, Lion, love as "water", ongoing learning, Tucson
Posted in Abundant Life, accepting my need for help, cacti, learning, Light shining through, the gift of persistent love

Love: self-indulgence + self care

Posted on October 16, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning,God! First of all, THANK YOU! Thank You for the gift of children and grandchildren. Thank You for the gift of being able to be here in Tucson with my grandsons while Sandy and Dave get a vacation together.…

Tagged with: balancing good choices, choices, indulgence is not the same as self-love, n, self care involves compassion and humility, sequencing good choices
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning

A Full Day + An iPhone 4S

Posted on October 15, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Dave and Sandy were cycling, Ian was sleeping and Mark and I were off to the only Apple Store in Tucson to wait in line for the new iPhone 4S. Mark had said we had to be…

Tagged with: a moment with God, Apple hospitality, buying an iPhone 4S, glitches, grandsons and technology, upgrades
Posted in delight

A Desk of My Own

Posted on October 14, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Traveling on my own is a reminder of what a “squirrel” I am not. My husband, Kit, is a squirrel — a Very Nice Squirrel.Mostly I am very thankful for his being so responsible. And, God, when I am…

Tagged with: a desk of my own, enjoyment, now, squirrels and non-squirrels, traveling
Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, compassion to care for myself, delight, Enjoyment