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A Mid-Week Sabbath Day of REST

Posted on July 12, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! A lovely S*L*O*W day awaits me. Actually, it has already been a good day as I lingered over my tea and then a little coffee in bed. Kit likes to tease me, God, about Bed being my…

Posted in reframing, relaxation, rest, sabbath dreaming, sabbath rest

After the Launch — the hard work of keeping up

Posted on July 11, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Why are these people wearing regular clothes? I guess part of my mind was expecting astronauts to still be in space suits. I haven’t kept up, have I God. Keeping up is getting harder! I have an…

Will Power or Focus Power?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I’ve been listening to the book, Influencer for some time now. It’s filled with fascinating information that overturns many of our common assumptions. Yesterday it overturned the “Marshmallow Studies.” For years, God, I have heard about the…

Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN

Loving the Ride

Posted on July 9, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I was so delighted when I saw this dog hanging his head out the car window when we were stopped at a red light. When we’d been moving, his head was UP — nose in the air…

Scrubbing “algae” and other small acts of maintenance

Posted on July 8, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God, I love watching the dolphins at Kahala. When I stop to think about it, I feel sort of guilty, God, since I disapprove of keeping intelligent animals in captivity. It isn’t right! In the book The Elephant Whisperer,…

Posted in humility, lying fallow, Maintenance

How to Become Lucky or Luckier

Posted on July 7, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! One of my Joys in Life is playing games with my mom. We play Scrabble and then Skipbo, a card game. In both games there is an element of luck. But, with Skipbo I have noticed that…

Posted in attitudes, blooming, connecting, seeing

My Mother’s Stout Cat — and Other Stout Animals

Posted on July 6, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! My Mother’s Cat has morphed from a svelte and agile Princess Katrina — to a rather stout Queen Katrina. But she has never for one minute doubted that she is the Alpha Female in the apartment. This…

Posted in God wants to nourishes us, God's Provision, living within limits, mindfulness

It Was a Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 5, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! We had a Happy 4th of July . . . a quiet day at home. Well, quiet up until it got dark and we heard (and saw from our bedroom) the fireworks show at Maunaloa Bay Beach Park.…

Dr. Dean Ornish and Thomas Merton

Posted on July 4, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Sometime during my Centering Prayer last night two thoughts came to me. The first related to a powerful talk by Dr. Dean Ornish on our ability to make positive changes. The second thought came from this quote…

Posted in Centering Prayer, Changing, healing, health

Looking Forward to a Day of Puttering and Praying

Posted on July 3, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I awoke to find Kit down watching tennis at Wimbledon. Later he and Suz will enjoy chatting about it. As for me, God, there is something delicious about two slow sabbath days ahead! Days to pray and…