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A 28 hour trip to Maui

Posted on February 22, 2012 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

I LOVE protea. Especially the ones that look like they got crossed with birds — with petals like feathers.

Tagged with: Haleakula, lavender farm, passion flower, protea
Posted in a matter of scale, appreciation, beauty, seeing

Two minutes of beauty — in February, in Yosemite, if if if

Posted on February 21, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Hmm. The fact that these activities do not come naturally to me probably means I need to devote a little more time and effort to them.

Tagged with: Horsetail Falls, planning ahead, self-development projects, Sunset Colored Waterfalls, Yosemite
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, beauty, Planning, responding to "nudges", responsibility

It’s So Quiet here at home

Posted on February 20, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

I am beginning to suspect that being open to the experiencing of all these assorted and unsorted feelings is part of maturing.

Tagged with: a very small temporary loss, family visits, fathers and daughters
Posted in Families, family visits, Feeling our feelings, gratitude, Perspective, The music

Sorcerers and the Accelerating Future

Posted on February 19, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Patients as respected participants in the research projects! Now, that’s the kind of future that can’t come too soon!

Tagged with: Amy Farber, Frank Moss, LAM Treatment Alliance, MIT Media Lab, Sorcerers and Their Apprentices
Posted in connecting, Creating, Curiosity, Play, Possibilities, respect

Entering into Ireland’s Past — via Sebastian Barry

Posted on February 18, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

It’s filled with phrases that make me pause and savor them. Sure and the author really is a poet. Oh, but the story! The horrors that are lingering in my mind.

Tagged with: Sebastian Barry, Secret Scripture, Sligo Ireland
Posted in Compassion, Expand my Heart, Forgiving, Sorrows of the Deep, time

Money and Time: And the Question of Enough

Posted on February 17, 2012 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Living within our means is easier if we live and associate with people in the same “means” level

Tagged with: Laura Vanderkam, life as a mosaic of micros, micro habits, micro-philanthropy
Posted in appreciation, choices, Enjoyment, friends, living within limits

Kit flies off to give Focused Positive Attention to our Daughters

Posted on February 16, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

the smile and warm approval that flowed out from the checker was amazing! It was a beautiful example of focused positive attention!

Tagged with: fathers and daughters, focused positive attention, one on one time, relationships, stepping back out of the way
Posted in acknowledging another's existence, appreciation, health, relationships

A walk in Downtown Honolulu

Posted on February 15, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

it is rather lowering to realize that my quality of life rests rather heavily on very small micro habits — like flossing. Like putting things away — right away.

Tagged with: David Allen, Dillingham Transportation building, flossing, micro habits, putting things away
Posted in choices, compassion to care for myself, Habits, walking not running