the smile and warm approval that flowed out from the checker was amazing! It was a beautiful example of focused positive attention!
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Walking in the Dawn’s Early Light
Maybe the best part is that I actually noticed and investigated this prolonged period (19 days) where the sun rises at exactly the same time.
Makapuu Lighthouse, Great Views and Whales Too
Good Day, God! I’ve seen the Makapu’u Lighthouse for years, but only as a small white shape on the slope of Makapuu Point on the island of Oahu. It was planned back in the 1880’s — when Hawaii was still a…
Tagged with: a moment with God, beauty everywhere, being outdoors, Makapuu Lighthouse
Posted in appreciation, Light, Perspective, thankfulness
Posted in appreciation, Light, Perspective, thankfulness
Time sitting beside the Waters
There is something very healing about sitting near water.
Tagged with: a moment with God
Posted in appreciation, Conversations, friends, rest, seeing, Sharing, Sub-Selves
Posted in appreciation, Conversations, friends, rest, seeing, Sharing, Sub-Selves
Small Treasures — Some Saved, Some Noticed
Good Day, God! And it WAS a good day. My wonderful mom is slowly recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and her 97th birthday (Dec. 27), including loving family visitors from the Mainland. I’m very thankful, God. While I was…
Tagged with: "size doesn't matter", maybe time doesn't matter either
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
Out in The Great Outdoors
Good Morning, God! I LOVE Your Light, God. Sunlight through green leaves never fails to fill me with joy. Leaves are alive and yet translucent. Glowing. Yet, there is a special delight in moonlight. Kit has agreed to take me…
Tagged with: God's wider Creation, moonlight and moon rise, our need to be outdoors
Posted in appreciation, Light, web of life
Posted in appreciation, Light, web of life
The Beauty of Ordinary Things
Good Morning, God! The beauty of ordinary things is sometimes overwhelming! My camera didn’t quite capture the beauty of this tree out in back of Kokua Co-op. But I “saw” it. You have put us in a Beautiful World, God.…
Tagged with: a moment with God, it takes energy to focus and appreciate, The beauty of the ordinary
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Families, Perspective
Posted in appreciation, beauty, Families, Perspective
A “Room” in the Corridor
Good Morning, God! I’m a bit late this morning — due to the TIME at Queen’s Emergency Room yesterday. Monday’s are busy in the ERs, God. And Queens is OVER capacity — thus the “room” in the corridor. It was…
Tagged with: a trip to the ER, Caring and Complexity, Emergency Rooms on Overload
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
Writers and Daughters and Visits, Oh My!
Good Morning, God! This morning Suz will drive me down to the airport for my trip home. I have had my heart and mind stuffed FULL of experiences and I am so thankful, God! Thankful for daughters and grandsons and…
Tagged with: 5521 Amestoy, F. Scott Fitzgerald, family visits, mothers and daughters, role models
Posted in appreciation, daughters, family visits
Posted in appreciation, daughters, family visits
A Moment with God 