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An espaliered fruit tree and assorted thoughts

Hello, God! I’m giving up on the Time Based Greeting.  Evening here — morning there and neither one (or both?) for You. I have been pondering this photo ever since I took it. As I was taking it I thought

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Posted in being planted, cyclical nature of the universe, pruned for fruitfulness

Victorian Gardens, Famines and White Flour Lives

Thank You, God, for our being on this trip! Thank You that the volcano’s cloud is no longer stopping planes — and, yes, it would be wonderful if we don’t see a repeat of that Power of Nature Exhibit. I

Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, Balancing and adjustments, becoming the change I wish to see, Rethinking, The difficulty of changing

Solar Power — and the Power of Hearing Ourselves

Ah, God! It’s EARTH DAY and somehow it seems right to feature an image of our Sun — massively switching to solar power would certainly be a gift to our Earth. Kit and I were flying from Dublin to Shannon

Posted in a surfeit of sound and stuff, afraid of quiet?, an invitation to abundant life, becoming the change I wish to see, being heard into speaking, being together in a compassionate presence, hearing myself

Moon jellies and me

Good Morning God! I must say, I feel rather like these creatures — gently moving up and down and over — no real sense of direction. It is quite lovely, actually. These creatures are not rushing, Now, this morning we

Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, embedded in God's Time, gratitude, thankfulness

Going? Staying? In Your Hands!

Good Morning God! Go? Or No Go? I feel like I am in some sort of Game Show. At the moment we are No Go for today, Wednesday — and Go for Friday. At that point we would have to

Posted in asking for help for myself, authority over my life, thankfulness

GRATITUDE!

THANK YOU!  Thank YOU, God! I am so GRATEFUL! Gratitude overflows! First that Kit is alive and well after the extraordinary endurance event of a marathon! Yes, God, I am always aware that sometimes very fit and able runners DIE

Posted in appreciation, blooming, connections, gratitude, Spring and Resurrection, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Kit and the Boston Marathon

Good Morning God! Please take especially good care of my marvelous husband! Here he is bundled up and about to leave our room in the hotel to walk to the bus pickup place. He left at 7:00 a.m. EDT and

Posted in a prayer for healing, grit, Running the Boston Marathon, Trusting God

We have Chandeliers while The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

Good Morning, God! Chandeliers are lovely things and they were, in days gone by — a symbol of wealth. Symbols of Wealth. Hmmm. How does a wealthy person SHOW that he or she is wealthy? And WHY would a person

Posted in a matter of scale, Balancing and adjustments, beauty, Light, Our lights vs Your light, Perspective

Sleep, Grumpy Bears and Borrowing from the Body’s Bank

Good Day, God! Yesterday afternoon we flew off for Boston — with a change of planes in Chicago. It is after dinner here now in Boston — but my dear body has NO IDEA what TIME IT IS! Well, it’s

Posted in Borrowing from the Body's Bank, Cherishing our Bodies, compassion to care for myself, Needed Repair Time, recovery time

Seeing, Speaking and the “Stories” we live in

Good Morning God! Here we are in Ohare — normally I wouldn’t have paid to connect but our plane arrived over an hour early so the cost per hour isn’t too bad! On the walk to our terminal Kit put

Posted in Expand my Heart, Haves and Have Nots, Help me to see, stopping to see, taking time to focus, The difficulty of changing, Uncategorized

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