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White Hibiscus Flowers: Appreciated or Evaluated?

Good Morning, God! Kit has been going on walks with me after dinner – it is a true gift from him – as he has often run in the afternoon. I’m grateful! But, I will admit, God, that I am

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Posted in appreciation, beauty, gender universes, perspectives

Shower Trees and the Joy of Sharing

Good Morning God, The World is so FILLED with lovely things that they crowd into my vision — WAITING, WANTING to be appreciated. Here in Hawaii, the Trees mark the seasons. We are now in the Season of the Shower

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Posted in Abundant Life, acknowledging another's existence, appreciation, Balancing and adjustments, beauty

Sunsets and Appreciation and Opposable Thumbs

Good Morning, God! Last evening I was going out to get the mail when I saw the sky! I rushed back in to get my camera and spent 20 minutes taking photos! GLORIOUS!  And, it felt as if the SKY

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Posted in appreciation, Balancing and adjustments

Wrapping my roots around Your Love

Good Morning, God! I just read an email from my youngest daughter saying she had her own retreat yesterday — sitting next to a small stream in the Sabino Canyon National Park and reading her Bible and journaling. I’m back

Posted in A God given diversity, a matter of scale, an invitation to abundant life, appreciation, attunement, clapping our hands in joy, embedded in God's Time, intentional and invited sacred space, small meaningful moments, stopping, The Flow of God's Love, web of life

A Slow Day at Home — Lovingly Together in our Separate Gender Universes

Good Morning God, Tuesday, is a   s l o w day. Purr. What could be more relaxing and restorative than a slow day at home? Mind You, God, I love people and I love being with them. But home

Posted in adjusting, appreciation, Balancing and adjustments, gender universes, interspecies contact, Perspective, recovery time, relationships, relaxation

Churches and Copies and Choosing Easy

Good Morning, God! When we were in Boston I was struck by how many ways our church here in Honolulu resembled the churches in Boston. I’m smiling, God! We humans do love a model! And, although the Park Street Church

Posted in adoring Easy, appreciation, authority over my life, days of rest as conservation days?, education, simple joys of daily life

My Day as a Garden, Earth as God’s Garden

Good Morning, God! I am still so thankful — make that THANKFUL — to be home, God. I had 11 hours of sleep the first night home and am functioning pretty well. Back on my “right eating” plan after ENJOYING

Posted in appreciation, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility, stopping, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Sounding the Trumpets of Thanksgiving, then Seeking Attunement

Good MORNING God! HOME! Ta Da! Sound the TRUMPETS! I am PRAISING YOU, GOD, with cymbals and trumpets and hosannahs — albeit, silently, as the neighbors are asleep. Kit is running the Bill Beauchamp 10k this morning while I will

Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, asking for help for myself, attunement, Balancing and adjustments, Choosing to respond, clapping our hands in joy, Praise, Thanksgiving!

Soap bubbles, tulips and facing forward

Thank You, God, for a Glorious Day! Really, a perfect day! The first half spent in bed — doing nothing much — a half day OFF! Then, when Kit came back from the group walking tour, I bestirred myself and

Posted in appreciation, beauty, clapping our hands in joy, Expand my Heart, God's gifts, JOY, simple joys of daily life, stopping to see, taking time to focus, thankfulness, the gift of nothing to do

Border Collies, Diversity and Me

Good Day, God What a TREAT it was today to hear this sheep farmer talk about his dogs. First, it was clear how much he loved and valued his two dogs — second, it was magical to see them working

Posted in A God given diversity, appreciation, interspecies contact, small meaningful moments

Blogs I Follow
Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching

Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching