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Praising God . . . a few of the benefits

Posted on January 11, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! To praise you for an amazing sunrise? That’s almost automatic! But, to seriously consider praising You for ALL things . . . PROBLEMS even? Sigh, that is best begun with very small steps. But, after chatting with…

Tagged with: Hidden benefits of praising God, how to generate options, How to reduce stree
Posted in connecting, generating options, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Options, Praise, Stress, the essential nature of hope, the gift of persistent love, The sacrifice of praise

Lies that Disappear but leave Disaster in their wake . . .

Posted on January 8, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I watched Ms. Cadwalladr’s talk on TED . She talked about how many lies were posted on Facebook during the Brexit elections. And was struck by the difficulty of fighting lies that pop up on our Facebook…

Tagged with: a flood of lies, an inflamed body politic
Posted in Compassion, connecting, fears, LOVE, Personal Responsibilty, respect, responsibility

You are Invited!

Posted on January 5, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Well, I am now at the point of knowing that I NEED to do my Centering Prayer twice a day. I’m not up to 30 minutes, yet. But, I can feel the changes happening in me. I’m…

Posted in Being ENJOYED by God, being together in a compassionate presence, Being With, Centering Prayer

Looking Back and. . . Ahead

Posted on January 2, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit is well, and while he has signed up to run the Kauai half marathon in September, he no longer aspires to run marathons. And he is working with me on balancing exercises! Last…

Posted in a hand up, a series of molts and upgrades, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, connecting, growing toward up, Personal Power, Personal Responsibilty, Rebalancing

Thoughts about Choices

Posted on December 15, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God The planets and moon are predictable . . . their paths known. Not so we humans who have been given the power to make choices. I hadn’t thought about this as a key part of being human…

Tagged with: everything matters, small acts of hope, Vaclav Havel on hope
Posted in choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, Climate Crisis, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Meaning, small meaningful moments, the essential nature of hope

A Morning at the Beach

Posted on December 10, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I love silhouettes! That way I don’t invade people’s privacy. And these folks — either going out or coming back from surfing — caught the JOY of the morning. Then too, there is the BLUE of the…

Tagged with: beaches, Being in the NOW
Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, attunement, authority over my life, Awe, beauty, Being With, connecting, Enjoyment, web of life

The Power of One

Posted on November 24, 2019 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God! I’ve been thinking of just what I can do to lower my contributions to Global Warming. My wonderful husband Kit challenged me to Make a List! Then as I was centering the other night — a Brand…

Tagged with: effort, Greta Thunberg, size doesn't matter
Posted in Anger, authority over my life, Blessing, changing who I want to become, climate changes, connecting, Faith, hope, Hope as a gift from God, slow incremental change, The difficulty of changing