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Hope . . . Give us HOPE

Good Morning, God! So, our Great  Political Tug of War is officially over. Thank You for making it CLEAR to me that I was to accept the result — trusting in You and Your Grace and Love. Of course, You

Posted in a prayer for healing, Caring, connecting, healing, Hearing, hope, Hope as a gift from God

Sunsets and A New Day

Good Morning, God! I have finally asked You, God — what is Your desire For me? And it seems That for now I am to be about The activity of Welcoming You RECEIVING  WOW! That’s it for now? Lovely❤️ And I did my Centering

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Posted in compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, loving myself, Meaning, Self Care, self care as self compassion and humility, small meaningful moments, The Flow of God's Love

Reproduction and the Election

Good Morning, God! I know that some of my Christian sisters are hearing from Trump supporters: ”GET OUT AND VOTE SO WE CAN TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY.”  I guess to them that means NO MORE LEGAL ABORTIONS. Trump is offering

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Posted in Compassion, connecting, LOVE, respect

A brave pastor speaks up

God Morning, God! I’ve been praying and fasting — something I don’t remember doing since the weekend before 9/11 — and this feels THAT serious. I haven’t wanted to be explicitly political on this blog. But, I woke up this

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Posted in connecting, God's Light, Light, LOVE, respect, Self-Respect, The Flow of God's Love

Venus de Milo and Me

Good Morning, God! New ideas have been engulfing me these last few days . . . or maybe I am just OPEN to receiving them? So, in sort of random order — because we women don’t live on a 2D LINE — 1) my

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Posted in A weekly day of rest, connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, LOVE, renewing, rest, Self Care, self care as maintenance, self care as self compassion and humility, The daily details of love

Healing Grief

Good Evening, God! Give sorrow words . . . Shakespeare said that centuries ago. But, God, we don’t. As for me, I didn’t know how. So I pushed it down . . . focused on all the Good Stuff .

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Posted in connecting, gratitude, Grief, healing, Hearts, respect, Self-Respect, Sorrows of the Deep

The Dark Side of “Forgiving”

Good Day, God! Forgiving is an incredibly powerful tool for good. That’s why it is so upsetting to me to hear it misused,  misunderstood and misapplied. Forgiving is NOT forgetting Forgiving is NOT condoning Forgiving is NOT ignoring Forgiving is

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Posted in a prayer for healing, Caring, Compassion, connecting, Forgiving, LOVE, Prayer

We are all earthenware cups

Good Day, God! I made this clay cup years ago . . . I intended it to be a Tree/Cup . . . but clay shrinks during firing and so the trunk is a bit small for my hand.  Still,

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Posted in Anger, Centering Prayer, connecting, Creating, Forgiving, LOVE, opportunities to forgive myself, Prayer

An Inner Sea

Good Evening, God! This photos of a mist covered lake in the Pyrenees was sent by dear friends as they hike in those mountains. I love this lake. It makes me think of my deep Inner Sea . . .

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Posted in adjusting, connecting, daughters, Flowers, friends, Grief, healing, pain, Sorrows of the Deep

The Sacrament of Listening

Good Afternoon, God! We used to laugh God, about how my Mother had a Listening Gene. Her friends called her “Shoulders” . . . and I got the Listening Gene too. That’s how I thought of it — as genetic — not

Posted in connecting

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