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The need for new perspectives

Posted on May 24, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God, It feels as if the last few months have brought one new perspective after another. And I have learned that understanding isn’t so much about facts as how those facts are organized and connected. Indeed, what I…

Posted in a matter of scale, a new view of Commons, Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, mental maps, Perspective, perspectives

Small Delights amidst major upheavals

Posted on May 21, 2020 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Day, God! My mental maps have been buffeted over the last few months and then yesterday we got the video from our senior pastor that he was resigning due to burn out. Sigh. . . But, talking . .…

Posted in adjusting, Art, beauty, connecting, Expand my Heart, Hearing, hearing myself, JOY, listening, simple joys of daily life

Who REALLY feeds the World?

Posted on May 19, 2020 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Day, God Only after just reading the introduction to this book, Who REALLY Feeds the World, I have had my eyes opened. But, before I go on, let me say that 70% of the food produced is still produced…

Posted in a new view of Commons, accepting my need for help, connecting, Future, generating options, Greening Spirit, Prayer, The lost world of women, web of life

More on Joy and Generosity

Posted on April 14, 2020 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God As I was reading The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, I kept copying quotes and sending them to myself. So many ideas to ponder. This idea was from the compiler of the book,…

Tagged with: Designed to be generous, no wonder we feel good being generous, The Book of Joy, we even feel good hearing about generosity
Posted in accepting gifts sight unseen, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Belonging to each other, Books, choices, Compassion, cooperation, Generosity

JOY

Posted on April 13, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God I have begun reading The Book of Joy, Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. When the book was written I dare say they had no idea that the COVID-19 virus…

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A Change in Perspective

Posted on April 2, 2020 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Evening, God! This photo taken tonight brought to mind René Magritte. “L’impire des lumières”. Magritte loved transforming our perspective. And I am beginning to suspect You do too. Just this evening I had a reversal of how I have…

Tagged with: growing toward the light, Re-seeing GREEDY
Posted in connecting, judging, Judgmental, Light, LOVE, Perspective, perspectives, The daily details of love

Unexpected Delights

Posted on March 29, 2020 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Morning, God! And how good it is to begin my day with You…. Coming back from our morning walk I caught another glimpse of this beautiful green gecko on the bright red heliconia. Hmm. I see that this gecko…

Tagged with: evanescent delights, Gold Dust Day Gecko, heliconias
Posted in Awe, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing

My Involuntary Sabbath

Posted on March 22, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God, I saw this on my morning walk with my wonderful husband. And as I took the photo I thought about how good it is to focus on SMALL. Small beauties. Small joys. Small interactions. Now that my…

Tagged with: how can we help one another?, involuntary opportunities
Posted in a new view of Commons, Caring, caring for the stranger in our midst, caring for the widows and orphans, Growth Opportunities, Sabbath as PLAY, sabbath dreaming, sabbath rest, the Growth Mindset

United in Prayer Day

Posted on March 20, 2020 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

You are Invited to Participate in the United in Prayer Day in Community online Saturday 3/21/2020 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.https://zoom.us/j/928471152If you don’t have a Zoom account when you go to the link you will be prompted to create a…

Posted in Centering Prayer, connecting, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Silence

Praising God . . . a few of the benefits

Posted on January 11, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! To praise you for an amazing sunrise? That’s almost automatic! But, to seriously consider praising You for ALL things . . . PROBLEMS even? Sigh, that is best begun with very small steps. But, after chatting with…