Good Day, God! This morning I read — from a handout our pastor gave us — this poem by Mary Oliver. It makes PRAYER so simple. And I feel that is exactly how You want it to be. SIMPLE! So…
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Embracing Enchantment
Good Morning, God! The other day, as I was doing Centering Prayer, I invited whoever wished to come up out of my Inner Dungeon to appear. Immediately there stood before me — in my Mind’s Eye — a woman who…
Tagged with: AWE, Quantum Physics, Synchronicity, The Inexplicable, wonder
Posted in Awe, beauty, connecting, delight, Enchantment, Faith, Greening Spirit, mysteries
Posted in Awe, beauty, connecting, delight, Enchantment, Faith, Greening Spirit, mysteries
The Delight of Surprises
Good Evening, God! What a marvelous world we live in. My wonderful husband Kit and I went with dear friends to watch the Super Moon rise. Only we went on the 30th . . . one day before full. Full…
Tagged with: clouds, moon, small delights, The night before the Super Moon
Posted in awareness, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, connecting, JOY, the joy of sharing, web of life
Posted in awareness, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, connecting, JOY, the joy of sharing, web of life
Stuck in What We Know
Good Evening, God! It was LOVE/LUST at first sight with the iPhone. I wanted it. In fact, I wanted my Life to be just like the face of the iPhone — full of things clearly named and easily accessible. At…
Tagged with: Desire, iPhones
Posted in connecting, Energy, gratitude, growing toward up, learning, taking time to focus
Posted in connecting, Energy, gratitude, growing toward up, learning, taking time to focus
Using My Mistakes/Wounding to rebuild
Good Night God, Believing as deeply as I do that You love us . . . I am coming to believe that my Painful, Long Hidden — Wrong Responses — can be used to help me rebuild. The idea seems…
Tagged with: Deeper Safer Place
Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time
Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time
All Is Well With My Soul
Good Evening, God! I’m toward the end of my Second Instructional Illness — I hope. It was several months ago when I “heard” You say, “You can stay home on Tuesdays and Fridays or you can have a series of…
Continuing to Grow
Good Morning, God! My first walk in weeks! A persistent ear infection has left me VERY aware of my need to rebuild and recover. I know that moving . . . using the body . . . is part of…
Tagged with: Carol Dweck, Mindset
Posted in a hand up, choosing HARD, connecting, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Helpful Hards, Persistence, Personal Responsibilty, Perspective, the Growth Mindset
Posted in a hand up, choosing HARD, connecting, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Helpful Hards, Persistence, Personal Responsibilty, Perspective, the Growth Mindset
Learning from Regret
A KEY QUESTION (a meditation after Centering) If I could do it over again . . . What would I do? This question is key to Learning From Regret Was there a point at which I could have Turned? To…
Tagged with: accepting freedom through repentance, purposes of regret
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, being a Slow Learner, Centering Prayer, Changing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Possibilities, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it, Repentance, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Rethinking
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, being a Slow Learner, Centering Prayer, Changing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Possibilities, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it, Repentance, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Rethinking
Artisans of the Common Good
Good Day, God! Pope Francis said it so well. We are all Artisans of the Common Good. I love that phrase! It embraces us ALL. All of us “ordinary folk” are welcomed into the Creative Pool. Given the Title of…
A Moment with God 