Last night, as this great gift of forgiveness poured through me, I felt refreshed. Perhaps being half asleep made it easier for my deep inner unconscious to hear Your Words of forgiveness — Your Words of New Life and New Beginnings.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Inner Sunsets and Twilight Times
Tagged with: forgiveness, New Beginnings, New Life, Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Posted in connections, Good News!, Grief, LOVE, Mothers
Posted in connections, Good News!, Grief, LOVE, Mothers
The physicality of grief
I’m not sure our society or our scientists understand the Physical Cellular Connection between Momthers and Daughters. We share mitochondria. We share the deepest possible physical connection.
Tagged with: grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Mother Daughter Connection, mothers, Respecting the Grieving Experience
Posted in connecting, Families, Feeling our feelings, Grief, hearing myself, Mothers
Posted in connecting, Families, Feeling our feelings, Grief, hearing myself, Mothers
Mommies and Babies — and Saying Goodbye
I have been taken by surprise at the grief flowing through me. It’s very primal, God. I guess grief always is. But because my husband Kit and I had been “assisting” mom daily the last few years, playing games and talking — part of me sees her as my baby. So it’s a sort of double whammy.
Tagged with: family, grief, Hospice, Mother, Mother daughter bond
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective
My Inner Unforgiving, Wilderness
Yes, God. It is not lost on me that there are many, many explanations I will never get to hear — and about many, many things. Please God, help me Open my Heart and my Mind to the existence of unknown explanations.
Tagged with: An Unforgiving Spirit, Explanations, forgiving, resentments
Posted in awareness, complexity, connections, Forgiving, humility
Posted in awareness, complexity, connections, Forgiving, humility
Mom’s Faithful Watch-cat
All that said, God, my mom’s cat, Katrina, has been a faithful companion. When mom goes to bed the cat jumps up to join her. And for some time the cat was trying to let me know that “something isn’t right” here. Sigh. We both knew that. But, I sure didn’t know what to do about it.
Tagged with: Cat, no-purr exteriors, Purr, Service animal
Posted in Caring, connecting, Mothers, web of life
Posted in Caring, connecting, Mothers, web of life
Transitioning — A long Gentle Slope
Mom isn’t in pain. And there is no real medical problem. WOW! At any age that is a BLESSING and especially so at 98 1/2 Thank You, God! Thank You for such a wonderful mother . . . and such a good brother!
Tagged with: Grieving, Hospice, mothers and daughters, Queens Hospital, Transitioning
Posted in connecting, gratitude
Posted in connecting, gratitude
Why Women Live Longer
It’s about the evolutionary advantage of having women live longer. The first woman to live past child-bearing years became The First Grandmother! Scientific studies have verified that having a grandmother increases a child’s chances of surviving . . . and thriving.
Tagged with: Grandmother, Men, NPR, People, Pregnancy, Social support, Women
Posted in connecting, Families, health, Marathons, people as gifts
Posted in connecting, Families, health, Marathons, people as gifts
An Oblique Look at . . .
I’m thankful, God, for this mini trip back in my memory. It makes me think I want to do more “remembering.” Sharing more of our past with Kit is something I look forward to.
Unforgiveness — Unseen and Invisible Poison
My eyes were opened a few days ago as I jogged by an area of bare ground that had been a small wilderness area — filled with kiawe trees, hale koa bushes, and many mongooses. As I jogged by the empty ground I could feel my anger and resentment at the clearing of this bit of wilderness. Everything that was non indigenous was cut down. All of this in the process of restoring an ancient Heiau.
A Moment with God 