Then, this afternoon I was reading an article in Discover Magazine and learned our brain has 85 billion neural cells, 150 trillion synapses and an almost infinite number of ways of combining synapses. As the article said, “Possibilities are always wildly, insanely greater than the number of things around us.”
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Wow! I’m HERE, NOW!
Tagged with: anger, AWE, Dr. Martin Blaser, frustration, hope, killing our helpful microbes, Missing Microbes
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
The Power of Blessing
Actually, just speaking words out loud is powerful. The spoken word HAS power! Even little muttered phrases have power. Negative thoughts are harmful. Negative words are worse. How much better it is to speak forth Your Hope and Promises, God!
Tagged with: Blessing, humility, praise, The Miracle and Power of Blessing, the Spoken Word, trust
Posted in a prayer for healing, Blessing, Books, connecting, hope, humility, Praise, Prayer
Posted in a prayer for healing, Blessing, Books, connecting, hope, humility, Praise, Prayer
A Change of Perspective
Two of my friends laughed at that and said hungry people want food! And of course, they do. Still, each one of us also hungers to know that we matter. That we matter not just to You, God, but to one of two fellow human beings.
Tagged with: Diamond Head, family, Friends, Love, ocean, perspective, Waikiki
Posted in a prayer for healing, connecting, Families, friends, healing, Perspective
Posted in a prayer for healing, connecting, Families, friends, healing, Perspective
Games Creatures Play
It seems that Play, like Sleep, has positive functions that the Work Obsessed Mind cannot see.
Tagged with: Games, On Being, Play, Stuart Brown, TED Talks
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Creating, Play, Prayer, reframing, setting my life in context
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Creating, Play, Prayer, reframing, setting my life in context
Running a good race — running for respect
Society could do with a lot more female outrage, God.
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Sigh. Taking on Coca-Cola and Pepsi? Yikes! We are talking about miracles, God! But, we can pray. We can humbly seek your help. And we can begin to speak out!
Racing and Running, Praying and Pruning
Help me like it enough so that I refrain from excessive doing and committing. Help me do it – lest I be pruned!
What Musical Instrument am I?
Sigh. How easy it is to forget that Love is both the Beginning and the End of everything.
A Walk Around The Honolulu Museum of Art
I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life.”
Tagged with: Adaptability comes with a tendency to drift, Kairos, New Beginnings, Spacious Life, Time-Sickness, Wide-Open
Posted in a prayer for healing, Changing, time, words to strengthen
Posted in a prayer for healing, Changing, time, words to strengthen
My Inner “Service Dog”
I drove up to Tantalus to see June, my Spiritual Director. She prefers calling herself a spiritual friend and it is true that she is gentle and nuanced, not at all directive.
A Moment with God 