Blog Archives

Inner Healing and Clearing Clutter

Good Morning, God! Our dining room table is clear!  For five weeks it was Heaped with PILES of papers and folders and “things to do” that I had carried down from my office. Every time I got close to those

Posted in gratitude, healing, hearing myself, self care as self compassion and humility, thankfulness

Beaver Dams and Inner Healing

Good Morning, God! Thank You for yesterday’s session with my therapist, Mavis. I came home right afterwards and went through my Piles of Paper Stuff — Piles that I had dragged to the dining room table and left there for

Posted in a prayer for healing, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, healing, hearing myself, Hearts, time, Transitions, Trusting God

Raindrops on a Pink Hibiscus

Good Morning, God! Yesterday was The Sabbath Day — I took a friend to the airport, dropped off stuff at Arcadia, went to the 7:00 a.m. service and came home to have breakfast with Kit who had been out running

Posted in rest, Rethinking, sabbath rest, sacred space, self care as self compassion and humility

From Neutrinos to Nebulae- and back to giant earthworms

Good Morning, God! Wow! Did I get a lesson in JUST how awesome You are! Last night I viewed the Scale of the Universe. It is interactive and it starts with humans — in the center — and then the

Posted in a matter of scale, our small blue dot, seeing

Merry-Go-Rounds and Choices

Good Morning, God! We, like half of Honolulu, made our way to the Punahou Carnival last night. It was fun, but my ears are still ringing. The Carnival is Noise, Extreme Population Density — and Malasadas! I went off my

Posted in choices, Choosing Meaning, Help me to see

Junk — in Orbit and in Our Hearts

Good Morning, God! I must say, 10 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth does seem like a lot. Whatever the number — the junk is extensive enough, now, so that it could disrupt valuable satellites and services. Year by

Posted in a prayer for healing, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, emotional litter

Praying for Egypt and Our World — Tahrir Square and Tiananmen Square

Good Morning, God! Egypt needs HELP!  We all need help. Our World needs HELP! People in Power want to stay in power and do not go quietly. And transitions are particularly hard if there has been NO CHANGE for many

Posted in Peace, Prayer, Transitions, Understanding

Our Amazing Guts

Good Morning, God! Such an interesting day, yesterday! From the Earth Observatory website I learned that the Noctilucent Clouds are getting brighter!  Not a good thing, but surely a beautiful thing. At the other end — I read a fascinating

Posted in Cherishing our Bodies, complexity, healing, health

Healing Our Hearts

Good Morning, God! The sun is fully up as I slip into my day. S L O W L Y slide into the Gift of a New Day. It is tempting to see Life as a repetitious cycle.  Each day

Posted in a prayer for healing, an invitation to abundant life, God's Provision, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, Roots

The Power of the Spoken Word — The King’s Speech

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting a bombed part of London Good Morning, God! For some reason, yesterday, I asked Kit to take me to see The King’s Speech. We both spent the last 15 minutes of the film

Posted in Choosing to respond, Duty, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility

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