Yearly Archives: 2012

A Restful Vacation and a Return of Hope

Hope isn’t so much hoping for something as it is a general pervasive buoyancy.

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Posted in hope, Humility or Needing Help!, responsibility, rest, Rethinking

An Old Fashioned Vacation

Ah, BUSY. Such a vital part of growing up and finding our who we are — or might be. But, so different from Simple Mindfulness.

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Posted in beauty, busy, family visits, lap time, LOVE, putting down daily diversions

A Birthday Celebration

I am sitting here full of thoughts, feelings, and food. Something there is about us humans that dislikes austerity

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Posted in Belonging to each other, Celebrations, Families, family visits

Lightening over Tucson

My mother said, “Freeways were science fiction when I was growing up. Only the illustrations only showed one or two cars on them.” We were just entering a congested freeway as she spoke.

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Posted in Curiosity, Energy, Heavens declare the Glory of God, Humility or Needing Help!, web of life

Getting Ready to Go

Oh! How have we gotten to this horrible state where a Natural Death is not the norm? Lawsuits I guess.

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Posted in busy, Caring, growing toward up, responsibility

A Matter of Focus

More . . . the yearning for MORE does get us in trouble, doesn’t it

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Posted in choices, Compassion, health

Living in the Light of Love

Stories of real people doing good things, helping others, surmounting great odds, etc. I love that idea, God! Why hasn’t some billionaire thought of that?

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Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Compassion, Light, Light shining through, LOVE

Lighting the Night . . . Waves of Change

People gathering together to talk and think can have a “tinder-like” quality.

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Posted in Centering Prayer, Changing, relationships

Reaching out to Touch — Reaching for Healing

I could feel then — can feel now — how You weep over us.

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Posted in healing, LOVE

In the middle of the Sacramento Valley — Mountains

We humans seem designed to look for Explanations. And if not explanations then at least ways to integrate them into our Meaning Maps.

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Posted in Creating

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