Good Evening, God Is there anything more constricted than a grieving heart before it breaks open? I have been focused on the term “Constricted” for the last few weeks. It started with an awareness that I didn’t want anything “tight”…
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Releasing Constrictions
Tagged with: Borobudur temple, fear of failing, fear of not doing stuff well enough
Posted in Centering Prayer, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, Constrictions, courage to see myself, Energy, fears, Grief, inner paths of the heart, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
Posted in Centering Prayer, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, Constrictions, courage to see myself, Energy, fears, Grief, inner paths of the heart, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
Rituals made while I wait
Good Evening, God! Always TWEAKING . . . that’s my motto. I love making small little changes — like adjusting a habit . . . a behavior pattern . . . or even how I view some problem. I do it…
My Dear Old Inner Elephant
Good Evening, God! After I do my Centering Prayer . . . I do a sort of poem. And I want to share the one I did earlier this week. Why? Maybe because I need to remember to ask my Inner Elephant…
Opening to the filling and emptying of the Holy Spirit
Good Evening, God! After two years traveling — when the Hawaiian Islands Ministries Conference was on — we are now home — and able to go to it. Not that we were traveling for two years straight! Although it felt…
Noble Intentions and Blessing Others
Good Day, God! This morning — during my Centering Prayer time — I remembered a talk given by Hob Osterlund — years ago — at Central Union Church. She encouraged us, when dealing with irritating Parts of Ourselves, to remember…
Tagged with: Hob Osterlund, the surprising usefulness of walls, Walls
Posted in Blessing, connecting, kindness, Noble Intentions, Positive Protective Limits, respect, Wanting a protected time
Posted in Blessing, connecting, kindness, Noble Intentions, Positive Protective Limits, respect, Wanting a protected time
Getting back into Sync
Good Day, God! Wow! This midmorning I was definitely Out-of-Sync! Grumpy! Worried about so much stuff that I couldn’t keep it all straight. And this was during my Centering Prayer time, too. I know this is “to be expected” and…
Tagged with: getting back into sync, Surprises
Posted in A God given diversity, Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, On being Different, Perspective, perspectives
Posted in A God given diversity, Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, On being Different, Perspective, perspectives
Paths of Discovery . . .
Good Evening, God! Years ago I heard about an old pastor asked to give the blessing to a group of young pastors. He discombobulated them by ending his prayer with these words: May we all die before we’re done. I…
Tagged with: May we die before we're done
Posted in connecting, delight, Discovery, JOY, Prayer, the joy of sharing
Posted in connecting, delight, Discovery, JOY, Prayer, the joy of sharing
Charting a Path through my day
Good Evening, God! Almost at the end of my day, God. But, I still have some things I want to do . . . well, just two. I’m letting one BIG one go until tomorrow. I LIKE getting things done. And…
Tagged with: An Exaltation of Larks, Charting a path, plumed hibiscus
Posted in Books, connecting, learning, Planning
Posted in Books, connecting, learning, Planning
Dwelling in the Now
Good Morning, God! This was from yesterday’s walk/jog. And looking at it makes me happy. Beauty does that. In looking at the photo, I have the joy of its beauty — and I have the joy of the memory of…
Tagged with: Being With, floating serenely in the Now
Posted in beauty, connecting, fears, Journaling, Peace, small hidden fears
Posted in beauty, connecting, fears, Journaling, Peace, small hidden fears
Willing, Wanting, and Waiting to Help
Good Evening, God! Ah, memories. . . Recently I misremembered Alfred P. Doolittle’s line in My Fair Lady. What he said was that he was willing to tell them. I misremembered it as to help them. And, as I misremembered,…
A Moment with God 