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Turning my prayer life right side up

Posted on November 15, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Father Keating Good Evening, God! What an amazing retreat! I went to be trained as a presenter. They asked for help . . . and I thought . . . why not? Well, to be honest, this is a very…

Tagged with: Father Keating, Saint Anthony's Retreat Center
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, Possibilities, Prayer, praying, Rethinking, setting my life in context, Silence, solitude and silence

Recharging

Posted on June 25, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I looked at my calendar and there isn’t much on it — for this week and the next. And my heart leapt with JOY! I am FINALLY doing much LESS and experiencing true rest . . .…

Posted in accepting my authority to set limits, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, busy, Commitments, connecting, Enjoyment, JOY, recharging my battery, rest

Plumerias and Asking for Help

Posted on June 9, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! This is the week of Kit’s 65 Punahou Reunion and we were all given yellow plumeria leis at the Kapuna Luncheon. For years we all MADE leis. And they were mostly plumeria. I think, God, I still…

Tagged with: plumeria, reunions
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, connecting, daughters, Humility or Needing Help!, Pride, Self Care, self care as self compassion and humility, Self sufficiency

A few more thoughts on Resilience

Posted on April 27, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I have yet to read the book I just bought on Micro-Resilience by Bonnie St. John. I thought it would be fun to ponder what I have learned so far about life and resilience. One huge conceptual…

Tagged with: Accept and Act
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, asking for and accepting forgiveness, asking for help for myself, authority over my life, awareness, Books, connecting, resiliency

My Dear Old Inner Elephant

Posted on March 18, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! After I do my Centering Prayer . . . I do a sort of poem. And I want to share the one I did earlier this week. Why? Maybe because I need to remember to ask my Inner Elephant…

Tagged with: Matriarchal Elephants, remembering the past, survival
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, Guardians and Protectors, Mothers, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Prayer, relationships, wisdom

Opening to the filling and emptying of the Holy Spirit

Posted on March 16, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! After two years traveling — when the Hawaiian Islands Ministries Conference was on — we are now home — and able to go to it. Not that we were traveling for two years straight! Although it felt…

Tagged with: Hawaiian Islands Ministries, relationships
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, healing, health, Holy Spirit, hope, Hope as a gift from God, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, LOVE, Praise, Prayer, rejoicing, The Flow of God's Love, wisdom

The Importance of Prayer

Posted on January 20, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”…

Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, connecting, Heal Us Now, healing, Help me to see, Prayer, praying, Praying for our enemies