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A Moving Image

Posted on April 17, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God This image came with the comment that it was ironic that Pope Francis — named after this saint — was endorsing the “social distance” idea. That juxtaposition was a shock to me! Lepers? Covid 19 virus? Huh?…

Tagged with: all kinds of fears, COVID 19, fear of being different
Posted in A God given diversity, connecting, fears, finding hidden fears, LOVE, small hidden fears

Life vs Death

Posted on March 22, 2021 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Night, God! Yesterday I read that one teaspoon of healthy soil contains one billion bacteria with 20,000 to 30,000 different species. This is in the book Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web. The…

Posted in A God given diversity, a matter of scale, an invitation to abundant life, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, interactions, Life vs Death, regenerative agriculture, setting my life in context, the essential nature of hope, web of life

The Stories we tell ourselves

Posted on July 2, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! In the newspaper this morning I read an article about how, since 9/11, there has been a surge in companies offering to train police to be “warriors”. The article quotes from a 2015 Harvard Law Review article…

Tagged with: Sharing our stories, The power of Story, The Stories we tell ourselves
Posted in A God given diversity, a new view of Commons, Being With, connecting, Conversations, Empathy, systematic rebuilding required, Talking Together

Getting back into Sync

Posted on March 6, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! Wow! This midmorning I was definitely Out-of-Sync! Grumpy! Worried about so much stuff that I couldn’t keep it all straight. And this was during my Centering Prayer time, too. I know this is “to be expected” and…

Tagged with: getting back into sync, Surprises
Posted in A God given diversity, Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, LOVE, On being Different, Perspective, perspectives

Joys for the Senses

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

One of the great gifts of living in Hawaii is that all of us are Between Cultures. There is a sense of being part of a “culture” constantly being assembled and reassembled depending on the constraints and opportunities of the moment.

Tagged with: colors, getting unstuck, Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, Lydian Chorus, Trinidad
Posted in A God given diversity, JOY, Music

Seeing Beauty in Unexpected Places

Posted on October 25, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I knew that each snowflake was unique — but grains of sand? I’m amazed! And delighted! These grains of sand are beautiful. But, the thing is, God, that it takes a very powerful microscope to see —…

Tagged with: beauty, beauty in unexpected places, diversity, Dr. Gary Greenberg, sand grains.com
Posted in A God given diversity, appreciation, beauty, Diversity, Expand my Heart, seeing

Turmeric, Brain Health, and the Himalayan Kitchen

Posted on August 30, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! What fun last night to dine outdoors at a rooftop restaurant in Kaimuki. It’s fun to peek into another culture or at least another cuisine. I like different. I even like it when it comes HOT. Not…

Tagged with: Anticancer, brain health, changing, curcumin, eating for health, Himalayan Kitchen, turmeric
Posted in A God given diversity, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, food questions, health

Am I a Squiggle or a Circle?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Last week as we picked up friends to take to the airport, I was fascinated by this palm in their garden. So stalwart! So decisive! And, I couldn’t help but notice, decidedly rigid! They also had a…

Tagged with: becoming more of a squiggle, letting go of responsibilities, looking forward to reshaping, personalities and shapes, psycho-geometrics, retiring, sitting under my palm
Posted in A God given diversity, a series of molts and upgrades, adjusting, an invitation to abundant life, Changing, clapping our hands in joy, JOY, visible turnings

Fringe Trees and Being on The Fringe

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

Good Morning, God! What FUN to be back on my laptop! And what JOY to anticipate Apple’s iCloud! Transferring photos from iPhone to iPad to laptop or to laptop and not iPad — has been cumbersome. “Cumbersome?” — only an…

Posted in A God given diversity, a series of molts and upgrades, asking for help for myself, Ongoing Transformation, Options

On Being Between — Honolulu and Boston

Posted on April 15, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Whenever, God! I am HAPPILY still IN BETWEEN Honolulu and Boston — My Body is in Boston — and it is slowly “gathering” the rest of me. This is a NEW experience, God. Normally, I “Soldier On” following along…

Posted in A God given diversity, Balancing and adjustments, hearing myself, relationships, respect, Self-Respect