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Mele Kalikimaka

Good Morning, God! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Thank YOU for coming IN PERSON over 2,000 years ago! Thank YOU for COMING NOW into our Hearts and Lives — bringing LOVE and casting out FEAR. The photo is of the downtown Honolulu lights…

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, gifts and giftings, God's gifts, Help me to see

Families — God’s Favorite Forge

I am only an “intermittent grownup.”

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Expand my Heart, family visits, Forgiven!, Forgiving, LOVE, Perspective

Full Moon, Full Heart, and Hearing as Healing

Good Morning, God! Winter Solstice — Christmas — the Coming of the Light — aaah YES! You have not left us in darkness. You HAVE COME and YOU DO COME to Hearts who have made room for You. I’m pondering…

Posted in healing, Hearing, hearing myself, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, listening, Prayer

Deer Asking for Help

Good Morning, God! Four young Sitka black-tailed deer swimming toward help — that’s quite a story! They were in the icy water of Stephen’s Passage, Alaska — who knows for how long — when they saw a boat and swam…

Posted in a hand up, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, interspecies contact, Thanksgiving!, web of life

An Expedition: Out into the World of Stuff

Good Morning, God! Yesterday I actually ventured out to Ala Moana with Suz. I was worried about finding a parking place — but as we came up the ramp toward the Pineapple Room — there were 3 open spots! We…

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, friends, gifts and giftings, time

Growth Opportunities and Seasonal Stress

Good Morning, God! I can still hear raindrops dripping off the eaves — but not the steady downpour of yesterday! I love the rain. But, could it clear, God, enough for us to see the Red Lunar Eclipse tonight? Kit…

Posted in A God given diversity, family visits, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities

The Christmas Season is Coming in on a WAVE

Good Morning, God! Last night it started to RAIN and it is still not sure if it really wants to stop. The sky is grey and everything green is GREENER. I love it! The Season has caught a wave and…

Posted in Holy Spirit, Prayer, rest, Rethinking, sabbath rest, sacred space

Appreciating Hawaii in December

Good Morning, God! I just got an email from my brother, saying it was expected to RAIN there in Grass Valley for the next two weeks. I like rain. And we NEED rain. But, it is a lovely thing to…

Posted in A God given diversity, appreciation, Balancing and adjustments, Farmers' Markets, growing toward up

Procrustean beds and “home furnishings”

Good Morning, God! I’m up early — thinking about beds. Our main guest bed is about 45 years old and we HAVE gotten a memory foam cover for it. BUT, Kit’s brother called me in after his first night’s visit…

Posted in adjusting, becoming the change I wish to see, being together in a compassionate presence, courage to see myself, Expand my Heart

Paris in Photos, Paris in Memory — Extroverts and Introverts

Good Morning, God! How amazingly diverse are we human beings. Suz is here, visiting — just from Paris where she stayed for 30 days. She immersed herself in the French language — bought French guide books to restaurants — and…

Posted in Diversity, Expand my Heart, interactions, Introverts

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