Good Evening, God My wonderful husband Kit and I were out for our morning walk when my eye was caught by this shower tree blossom. I was delighted! And then it hit me! It was delighted to be noticed! …
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Noticing . . . and appreciating
Tagged with: noticing
Posted in appreciation, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect, Responding, seeing, stopping to see, The gift to SEE others
Posted in appreciation, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect, Responding, seeing, stopping to see, The gift to SEE others
A Morning at the Beach
Good Morning, God! I love silhouettes! That way I don’t invade people’s privacy. And these folks — either going out or coming back from surfing — caught the JOY of the morning. Then too, there is the BLUE of the…
Tagged with: beaches, Being in the NOW
Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, attunement, authority over my life, Awe, beauty, Being With, connecting, Enjoyment, web of life
Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, attunement, authority over my life, Awe, beauty, Being With, connecting, Enjoyment, web of life
A FULL day . . .A HAPPY day
Good Evening, God! I really wasn’t sure if I would make it through yesterday! Wednesday is my busy day . . . and I had added THREE extra events into it. And each event was at least 2 hours long.…
Tagged with: Kawaikui Beach Park, Koko Crater, Koko Head
Posted in appreciation, beauty, gratitude, time, web of life
Posted in appreciation, beauty, gratitude, time, web of life
Enchanted by a large school of small fish
Good Evening, God! How amazing are Your Creatures! This morning I got back in the water to do my exercises. As I swim along I mostly stare at the sand and odd bits of coral. I was in a relaxed…
Tagged with: swimming with a large school of small fish
Posted in appreciation, beauty, delight, Enchantment, gratitude
Posted in appreciation, beauty, delight, Enchantment, gratitude
Blessing My Body and Our Country
Good Evening, God! This afternoon, as I was doing my Centering Prayer, I fell into Blessing. I started with You. You are easy. The more I bless You, the more in awe I am of Your Complexity and of the…
Tagged with: I Timothy 2:1-2, Our Country, relationships
Posted in appreciation, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, kindness, LOVE, loving myself, Prayer
Posted in appreciation, Blessing, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, kindness, LOVE, loving myself, Prayer
Organic Patterns and the Joy of Creating
If I can take delight in my odd fish, it makes it easier for me to “get” that You, God, take delight in us!
Tagged with: Art, creativity, Delight, Joy, Random Patterns
Posted in appreciation, Art, being a beginner, Being ENJOYED by God, Caring, connecting, Creating, Fun
Posted in appreciation, Art, being a beginner, Being ENJOYED by God, Caring, connecting, Creating, Fun
A glance at the ocean — and at my life
I’m a very fortunate person, on many fronts. I am thankful! And yes, God. I remember: those to whom much is given, from them much is required.
Tagged with: blessings, gratitude, Kailua Beach, obligations, privilege, respect, responding, Women
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, gratitude, respect, Responding, responsibility, stopping to see, thankfulness
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, gratitude, respect, Responding, responsibility, stopping to see, thankfulness
The Joy of Small Things
We weret is sobering, God, to think that here in my own small self I have to depend on a Balance of Power to get along. It makes me sad that I can’t seem to manage a higher degree of inner mutual respect. But, it does help me understand how it is that we 7 billion humans have a dreadfully difficult time practicing mutual respect! Sigh.
