she was also the first to realize that humpback whales are singers. She said her discovers came in part because she never let go of being a child. I loved that!
Yearly Archives: 2013
Wonder: A Morning of Seeing and Hearing
Tagged with: child-like, elephants, Katy Payne, whales, wonder
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
Walking in Sabino Canyon . . . and in Science
Now I am working hard to process the idea of Germs as Friends and Allies. It seems we need to cultivate our germ friends and support them as best we can. They may be our best defense against enemy germs.
Tagged with: Friends, germ phobia, health, saguaros, saliva
Posted in adjusting, friends, health, Mothers and Fathers, Perspective
Posted in adjusting, friends, health, Mothers and Fathers, Perspective
A Special Time in Tucson
Oh Happy the Mother and Grandmother who is able to visit her children and grandchildren . . . My heart overflows with gratitude!
Tagged with: being a blessing, blessed, families, gandmothers, gratitude
Posted in connecting, family visits, gratitude, LOVE, Mothers
Posted in connecting, family visits, gratitude, LOVE, Mothers
Practicing the Art of Relabeling
Sigh. A cold dose of reality was splashed over me. It wasn’t that I didn’t “know” that — it was that I was choosing to ignore it. Hmm. That’s really easy to do, isn’t it, God. It’s so easy to see the shiny surface and forget all the work that has to go on beneath.
My Crossing the Finish Line is Just the Beginning
And the idea of giving love gifts — making deposits in each other’s Love Bank Account — has been particularly useful for Kit and me.
Tagged with: Fitness, love gifts, Running, self-discipline
Posted in Giving, LOVE, Motivation, relationships
Posted in Giving, LOVE, Motivation, relationships
Making the Most of Home and Failures
True, God, she has heard me say that before . . . but I think it was Winston Churchill who defined Success as “Going from one failure to the next with undiminished enthusiasm.”
Tagged with: Exercises, Failure, Growing Up, home, Learning
Posted in growing toward up, Praise, Sacrifice, so much to learn
Posted in growing toward up, Praise, Sacrifice, so much to learn
Traveling Time and Space
Actually, speaking of soap, one sign in the Village said that soap was just coming into use in the 1830s. Before that water and a good scrub was what they used. Yikes! No soap, no deodorant, no electricity . . . no iPhones!
Tagged with: home, Old Sturbridge Village, Time Travel, traveling
Posted in God's Time, gratitude, Perspective, time
Posted in God's Time, gratitude, Perspective, time
Lost and Found in Bar Harbor, Maine
My mind churned most of the night as I thought back to where I could have lost it. Churning is a kind word for what my mind was doing. I was miserable! Self recrimination, regret, grief, and anger are only a few of the emotions storming around inside me.
Tagged with: grief, loss, praise, regret, sacrifice of praise
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
Leaving Cape Cod
Perhaps the writer who dubbed Pets as Vitamin P was right, God. Pets do center us. But, a connection with wild creatures seems even more powerful.
Tagged with: Beech Forest, Cape Cod, chickadees, opening, wild creatures
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
A Moment with God 