Blog Archives

Communion and Connections – 1340 Italy and 2010 Hawaii

Here I am, God, HOME! I am sitting here in my office, smiling and feeling blessed.  I have a home. I have Kit to come home to. I have my Mom nearby to chat with and play scrabble with. I

Posted in Centering Prayer, Communion, connecting, connections, humility, Humility or Needing Help!, intentional and invited sacred space, Uncategorized

Beverly Hills, The Getty Center and Meaningful Work

Good Morning, God. When Beverly Hills puts up a “SHOP in Beverly Hills” banner, you know the economy is BAD. And as Suz and I drove around L.A.  there were a lot of empty shop windows — stores I had

Posted in meaningful work, Temple to the Arts, The poor and underemployed

Repotting in Spring — And Being Repotted

My week off — to rest and restore — is almost over, God.  Thank You for a really good time. Thank you for a surprisingly SEASONAL time. I arrive to the tail end of Winter — fleece jackets, heavy wool

Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, being repotted, cyclical nature of the universe, daughters, developing helpful definitions of love, family visits, finding hidden fears, inner paths of the heart

The Excitement in Eating Traditional Foods

Thank You, God for really GOOD FOOD! Yesterday it was Persian Food. It was like the Lebanese and Vietnamese in that they eat lots of fresh herbs.  How did it happen, God that American’s just put a sprig of parsley

Posted in an invitation to abundant life, appreciation, becoming the change I wish to see, Eating for health, simple joys of daily life, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing, Uncategorized

The Getty Center and Gifts

Thank YOU, God, for yesterday!  A day of lows — of being real — that led me to a higher level of understanding of my oldest daughter. And, what could better express that than being at the Getty Center —

Posted in accepting gifts sight unseen, courage to see myself, daughters, Introverts, The gift to SEE others

Poppies and People

Thank You, God, for Poppies! I guess poppies are right up there with Native Grasses, God, as far as trendy goes.  These were part of the landscaping in a nice area off of Third Street — a newly trendy part

Posted in accepting my need for help, beauty, Being ENJOYED by God, being planted, blooming

Palm trees, native grasses and Fast Fats

Good Morning, God Here I am back in the city I was born in — the city I went to junior high and high school in — and nothing evokes L.A. for me like these palms. I don’t even know

Posted in Eating for health, Slow fats and Fast fats, Unnoticed Changes

Illuminated Manuscripts and an Illuminated Life

Thank You, God, for a wonderful day yesterday! I’ve always wanted to go to the Getty Center, but never got around to it. But yesterday, we went with our friend Faith to a Seminar on Illustrated Ethiopian Manuscripts. The seminar

Posted in respect

An Iris in LA — In the Flow of God’s Love

Thank you God, for flowers standing all alone — calling out STOP — LOOK AT ME! And I did! I came to a full stop and got out my camera to capture it. Mind You, God, my daughter, Suzanne, looked

Posted in appreciation, people as gifts, Perspective, perspectives

Zebras, Lions and Me

I’ve been thinking, God, about social fears. It was discovering my fear of being different from the group — not eating grain — and so forth– that enabled me to lose some weight. Once the fear was in the open it

Posted in courage, fears, finding hidden fears, Trusting God

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