Good Morning, God! Yesterday was a bumper day for photos! I was at the Ala Moana Shopping Center taking photos in Neiman Marcus and the Apple Store. Then in the evening my brother sent me a great photo of four…
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Noticing a SLOWING DOWN into Relaxation
Good Morning, God! Last night at dinner, I suddenly became aware of eating more slowly. I could FEEL a SLOWNESS settling around me and in me. I was sort of startled, God. And then I realized I didn’t need to…
Tagged with: forgiving and releasing, having enough time, the joy of going slow
Posted in Forgiving, Thinking and Feeling, time
Posted in Forgiving, Thinking and Feeling, time
A Special Thank You at the 2011 Mango Days Fun Run
Good Morning, God! Yesterday was the 9th running of the Mango Days Fun Run — a 5k fund raiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Tina has played the bagpipes at all 9 runs and I have always enjoyed her…
Off to the Mango Day’s Fun Run
Good Morning, God! In just a few minutes I shall be OFF to go to Patty’s Mango Days Fun Run. It starts at 6:30 but Kit will want me there earlier. I don’t blame him. Last year I forgot to…
Tagged with: The Mango Day's Fun Run, transitions, wanting to make my daughter proud
Posted in daughters, Energy, Feeling our feelings
Posted in daughters, Energy, Feeling our feelings
Transitions — Portals — and a Slower Kind of Useful
Good Morning, God! Aaaah! A wonderful Surprise Retirement dinner last night! A room filled with friends saying good-bye. A marvelous memory to close a long and fruitful second career. Thank You, God! I chose this photo to evoke the sense…
Tagged with: gratitude, the importance of slow, the joy of being useful, transitions
Posted in gratitude, thankfulness
Posted in gratitude, thankfulness
Good People and Children Who Need Hugs, and MORE
Good Morning, God! Imagine my surprise passing by a normally empty couch at Arcadia and seeing 61 Hug Me dolls. I stopped and asked the lovely woman standing by them, WHAT WERE THEY? She said they were going to the…
Looking Back Three Months and Feeling Thankful
Good Morning, God! I’ve been trying to tell folks how it is that I feel so much LIGHTER since I have (mostly) retired. In truth, God, I am not yet THAT blessed with “free time” as there are a few…
Tagged with: addiction to busy
Posted in an invitation to abundant life, busy, Changing, Choosing to respond, Work
Posted in an invitation to abundant life, busy, Changing, Choosing to respond, Work
Sharing: Walking Together and Working Together
Good Morning, God! After dinner, Kit has been walking with me around our block. I tell him it is to help with my “weight loss” and it is. But, I can’t help remembering the study that showed that a daily…
Tagged with: designed to work together, meaningful work, sharing ourselves, The Upside of Irrationality
Posted in Communication, connecting, connections, interactions, meaningful work, Sharing
Posted in Communication, connecting, connections, interactions, meaningful work, Sharing
Embarking on a Path toward a Better, Happier, Body
Good Morning, God! Several days ago Kit found an OLD photo of me at the beach — me looking svelte. Oddly enough, God, I did not immediately turn my face away. That was my former response because I thought those…
A Moment with God 