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Valuing Slow . . . and Living it

Posted on November 8, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

So, being here in Tucson — alone with just my oldest grandson — I have had a chance to gradually relax into slow. I am loving it. I feel as if I am giving myself a chance to unfold and expand into something a little bit more.

Tagged with: changing, expanding, fast AND slow, growing, life, saguaro, Unfolding
Posted in compassion to care for myself, Expand my Heart, interspecies contact, lying fallow

Traveling . . . and Trusting

Posted on October 28, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Fears seem to lose a lot of their power when we face them and name them. Sharing does seem to be part of the healing process.

Tagged with: praying, sharing, trust
Posted in connecting, fears, gratitude, Prayer, Praying together extemporaneously, Sharing, Trusting God

Sunrise in the East

Posted on October 7, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

In truth . . . I guess, God, that all Virtues are balanced by an Opposite Virtue. BALANCE is the Key . . . and the Great Challenge.

Tagged with: Balance, changing, communities, Hard Work, Loyalty, rebuilding, Reinventing, trust, Virtues
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, Caring, Changing, connecting, cooperation, Endurance

The joy and challenges of coming home

Posted on October 6, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

It is Hard to fail and fall and flail around — and yet return to the fight. Of course, God. We also have to include periods of re-evaluation. We must come to You for redirection . . . as well as renewal. After all, to repent means to Turn Around.

Tagged with: challenges, embracing hard, getting back up, growing, Learning, periods of re-evaluation, seeking help, trying again
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, being a Slow Learner, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, choosing HARD, connecting

Changing directions — a Helpful Tug

Posted on October 5, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

eing here — AT SEA — has gotten the attention of ALL of ME. The waves, even more than the Halifax museum’s displays of famous shipwrecks, is making me AWARE of the power of the sea. The power of Mother Nature. The power of the elemental FORCES of Nature. We are in Your Hands, God!

Tagged with: asking for help, awareness, changing, Connecting, help, Prayer, The Helper
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, Changing, connecting, Humility or Needing Help!, Possibilities, Prayer

It’s the STORY, Stupid

Posted on October 3, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

So, God, You have given us the Best of Stories . . . one of forgiveness and redemption and love.

Tagged with: forgiveness, Love, Redemption, Story Power
Posted in Books, Forgiven!, growing toward up, Help me to see, hope, LOVE

Traveling in Time and Space

Posted on September 29, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

All of this was overwhelming. This, God, is information we do not want to receive or retain . . . not at all.

Tagged with: ice ages, melting glaciers, planning, rising seas, time
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, connecting

Resisting Hopelessness

Posted on September 23, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Hmm. You have told us in many ways and at many times what we can do . . . and You have told us what NOT to do. Please help us remember and follow.

Tagged with: actions, dispair, doing something, helping, Hopelessness, hoping, resisting
Posted in a prayer for healing, becoming the change I wish to see, caring for the widows and orphans, complexity, connecting, Expand my Heart

Wow! I’m HERE, NOW!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Then, this afternoon I was reading an article in Discover Magazine and learned our brain has 85 billion neural cells, 150 trillion synapses and an almost infinite number of ways of combining synapses. As the article said, “Possibilities are always wildly, insanely greater than the number of things around us.”

Tagged with: anger, AWE, Dr. Martin Blaser, frustration, hope, killing our helpful microbes, Missing Microbes
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality

From Dover to Kauai — in 4 days?

Posted on September 3, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! Here we are on Kauai where my amazing husband, Kit, just won his age group in the Kauai half marathon! Let me see — we left London on Monday and we were here on Kauai on Friday.…

Posted in connecting