Blog Archives

Outsourcing our Worries — Prayer?

Good Morning, God! I don’t think I’ll read this book, God, but I really enjoyed the article about Sian Beilock’s research in Discover Magazine. Choke isn’t about failing to do our best — Choke is about falling into the abyss

Posted in choices, Prayer, respect, Worries

Christmas is Coming — Joy is Here

Good Morning, God! The rain held off last night and we had a lovely “family dinner” up at the OCC. It was really a Stanford Club function, but we — plus Kit’s brother, RC, and Larie and Martha Lee —

Posted in connections, Conversations, family visits, gratitude, thankfulness

Seasons of Snow and Expectations of CHANGE

Good Morning, God! Here is lovely Ireland — almost totally covered in snow. I suspect they feel like Seattle feels when a rare snow fall hits. I’m sure that there are some folks saying. “SEE! Where is the Global Warming?”

Posted in background / foreground questions, Balancing and adjustments, climate changes, our small blue dot, thankfulness

Other Vantage Points — and Processing

Good Morning, God! It’s fun to see things from different vantage points. Looking at this photo I can see where we live and I can see where my Mom lives. This photo is from a site called the Gateway to

Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, accepting my need for help, processing on deeper levels, Vantage Points

Praying Together — A Call

A call to pray together in small groups.

Posted in connecting, connections, intentional and invited sacred space, JOY, Prayer

No sooner asked for, than “HARD” arrived

Good Morning, God! It was JUST yesterday that I was asking for Your Help, God, in the HARD WORK of learning. And then this very morning I find myself “learning” the new iLife computer program in order to transfer a

Posted in growing toward up, humility, learning, Life isn't supposed to be easy.

My Role Model and her new iMac

Learning is hard work — But it is the hard work we were designed to do!

Posted in Curiosity, learning, role models

The Awesome Creativity of LIFE, but ARSENIC?

Good Morning, God! Aaah! Yet another scientific dogma SHATTERED! The building blocks of life were known to be: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous and sulfur. That was THAT! But a young NASA scientist, Felisa Wolfe-Simon, was fascinated at how crustaceans

Posted in appreciation, Hearing, Life on other planets, respect, Rethinking

Optimism? — an interesting viewpoint

Good Morning, God! I’ve listened to this book. And it feels a bit like a kick in the head! WHACK! Things are getting BETTER! WHACK! WHACK! It’s odd, God. I have always thought of myself as a “biological optimist” —

Posted in a hand up, meaningful work, rest, Rethinking

A View Through A New Window

Good Morning, God! Last month, friends and I were lunching at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Afterwards we looked around the gift shop. I was making my usual slow circuit of the room when I came to the far corner

Posted in accepting my authority to set limits, seeing, the layers of life, Vantage Points

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