It puts me in mind of one of my favorite quotes (by Paul Watslawick) that the Primary Purpose of communication is to Confirm our Existence as Human Beings. It doesn’t take much — a nod, a smle, a glance, even. I think of that quote as an extension of Your Command, God, to “Love our Neighbor as we love Ourselves.”
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The Joys of Traveling
Tagged with: appreciation, loving, new leaves, seeing, small adventures, travel
Posted in Adventures, appreciation, connecting, friends, LOVE, seeing
Posted in Adventures, appreciation, connecting, friends, LOVE, seeing
A SLOW and LOVELY Day
“I am not an optimist, but I am great believer of hope.” — Nelson Mandela
Tagged with: forgiveness, hope, Nelson Mandela, Quiet by Susan Cain, Reconciliation
Posted in appreciation, Forgiving, hope, listening, respect
Posted in appreciation, Forgiving, hope, listening, respect
A Long Earthly Journey, Completed
But best of all, Mom was a Loving Listener — not just to me, but to countless friends.
Tagged with: connections, Death, Earthly Journey, Mother, Mother/Daughter connections
Posted in appreciation, connecting, LOVE, Mothers, relationships, Transitions, web of life
Posted in appreciation, connecting, LOVE, Mothers, relationships, Transitions, web of life
Wonder: A Morning of Seeing and Hearing
she was also the first to realize that humpback whales are singers. She said her discovers came in part because she never let go of being a child. I loved that!
Tagged with: child-like, elephants, Katy Payne, whales, wonder
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, listening, seeing, web of life
New Things!
Life is amazing, God. And maybe it isn’t so very different for bacteria than it is for us? Surely, regardless of size and complexity, life is to be relished and lived! Thank You!
Tagged with: arctic ice crystals, extreme conditions, frost flowers, life
Posted in appreciation, blooming, web of life
Posted in appreciation, blooming, web of life
Experiencing Awe — in Eclipses, Wee Roses, Medical Matters
I suspect that rejoicing — like laughter — doeth good like a medicine!
Tagged with: AWE, medicine, miniature roses, on being with friends during medical conferences, rejoicing, total eclipses
Posted in appreciation, Families, Heavens declare the Glory of God
Posted in appreciation, Families, Heavens declare the Glory of God
Adrian Saxe at the End of the Day in LA
And I admire it tremendously, all the while viewing my life as “muddling through” not path forging.
Tagged with: a sense of self, Adrian Saxe, ceramics, path forging
Posted in Adventures, appreciation, Art, Creating
Posted in Adventures, appreciation, Art, Creating
Walking around my Block — Content
Strange that Contentment has not featured in my List of Virtues.
Tagged with: a Background of Contentment, Contentment with what is, seeing the ordinary things of life
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Forgiving, Uncategorized
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Forgiving, Uncategorized
Yellow Trees and me
I can almost hear the Yellow Trees calling me — Come Near! Take off your shoes. This is Holy Ground. I AM here!
Tagged with: A modern Burning Bush, Boston Marathon, Flowering trees, Photo Lust, Yellow Trees
Posted in appreciation, beauty, blooming, Hearing
Posted in appreciation, beauty, blooming, Hearing
A Marvelous Birthday!
the only way I could “improve” life on my birthday was to include a 90-minute massage.
Tagged with: Dusk and Between Worlds, gratitude, James Funkhouser composer, Mango Days, song cycles
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
Posted in appreciation, daughters, Families, gratitude, LOVE
