And my future orientation was the only thing higher than 50% — the average score. Could it be that I am still “working”– not yet living as if I am fully retired?
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A Marvelous Birthday!
the only way I could “improve” life on my birthday was to include a 90-minute massage.
Tagged with: Dusk and Between Worlds, gratitude, James Funkhouser composer, Mango Days, song cycles
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
The Blessings of Maintenance
And my Inner Trash Bins are not going to empty themselves, either, are they!
Tagged with: cleaning up my heart, decompacting judgments, inner trash bins
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, clean and tidy, LOVE, Maintenance, self care as maintenance
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, clean and tidy, LOVE, Maintenance, self care as maintenance
My Inner “Service Dog”
I drove up to Tantalus to see June, my Spiritual Director. She prefers calling herself a spiritual friend and it is true that she is gentle and nuanced, not at all directive.
When the Impossible happens
Impossible things DO happen. And if we notice that they have happened we respond with joy and awe.
Tagged with: birth of John the Baptist, impossible events, the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah
Posted in mysteries, Praise, Prayer, rejoicing
Posted in mysteries, Praise, Prayer, rejoicing
What’s possible? What’s not?
But, Zechariah knew that he was old man and his wife was “well along in years.” In short, Zechariah KNEW that it was NOT possible for his wife to bear him a son.
Tagged with: Angel Gabriel, Golden Plovers, migrations, what's not "possible", what's possible, Zechariah
Posted in complexity, Faith, humility, mysteries, Rethinking
Posted in complexity, Faith, humility, mysteries, Rethinking
We are all on a voyage
We both love Tony Campolo even though we are always challenged by him. Or maybe we love him because he challenges us.
Tagged with: Culture, Gospels, Jesus, Red Letter Christians, Tony Campolo
Posted in Inner Journeys, words to strengthen
Posted in Inner Journeys, words to strengthen
Quitting Our Old Way of Living?
This book is calling all of us to QUIT our old lives and start CHOOSING to LIVE NEW LIVES as FREE PEOPLE.
A Heart Filled with Joy!
at the end of her talk she told the Prayer Team members present in her session to stand up and then go and bless the people around us. Wow!
Tagged with: Hawaii Convention Center, Hawaiian Islands Ministries, Honolulu 2012, Offering Blessings, Prayer Team
Posted in Blessing, Prayer, Risky living with the Holy Spirit
Posted in Blessing, Prayer, Risky living with the Holy Spirit
The parable of the Fig Tree and Humankind
She is one of a vast array of people working in countless diverse ways to make this a better world.
Tagged with: doing better, extinctions, hope, parable of the fig tree, stewards, taking care of our planet, working for the common good
Posted in Guardians and Protectors, Heal Us Now, hugs
Posted in Guardians and Protectors, Heal Us Now, hugs
A Moment with God 