Blog Archives

Dang! Still More Retirement Adjustments

It is just that Turns Have to be Made!

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Posted in Changing, choices, compassion to care for myself, courage to see myself, Discernment, inner paths of the heart, Prayer

Rainbows and Rest

And thanks too for my battery being charged enough to “run” the Appreciation App.

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Posted in recharging my battery, recovery time, refraining from work, rejoicing, relaxation, sabbath rest

Reflections on an Almost Sabbath Day

activities that are a delight when my battery is over half-way charged are actually repellant when my battery is low

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Posted in compassion to care for myself, loving myself, lying fallow, recharging my battery, recovery time, sabbath rest

Home, Glorious HOME!

While at the end of the day my mind and heart are FULL. Well, full is too kind. Jumbled! That is a more accurate word.

Posted in sabbath rest, sacred space, Sacrifice, solitude and silence, stopping, The difficulty of changing, the gift of nothing to do, time

A Walk from Kakaako to Queens and back

pull me out of my stuckness and into Your Greater Out-of-Doors.

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Posted in Giving, Light, LOVE, people as gifts, Venturing out of the shallows?

Sequoias, Mayflies and Time

So planning must include planning what not to do . . . not just what to do.

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Posted in Perspective, Planning, Thinking and Feeling, time, Trees

A Beautiful but Empty Marketplace

Good Day, God! I love water — love the ocean — and I particularly enjoy eating a meal while looking at the water. That was my hope this morning, God, as I drove off to the waterfront. The last time

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Posted in acknowledging another's existence, attitudes, attunement, processing on deeper levels, setting my life in context

The Secret Garden: Transformation and Recovery

It takes hope — and a lot of hard work — to take even one small step.

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Posted in being heard into speaking, Hearing, hearing myself, hope, recovery time, slow incremental change

The Lion Dance and the Importance of Fun

Good Day, God! And a very good day it was — complete with a colorful and noisy Lion Dance at my Rotary lunch-time meeting. Noise is an important part of the dance — the idea being to scare away evil

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Posted in Endurance, Enjoyment, layer upon layer, learning, Persistence

Time for myself — Time to Raise my Personal Responsibility Level

Now, I am nose to nose with the Call to upgrade my level of Personal Responsibility. Yikes!

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Posted in Ongoing Transformation, responsibility, simple joys of daily life, slow incremental change, time, Transitions

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