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Factors in Longevity — Obesity, Education and the Growth Mindset

Good Morning, God! Yesterday morning, I heard Professor Laura Carstensen say that educational level was the best predictor of longevity. My response was that I didn’t think it was so much the “information” gained as it was the self-discipline it

Posted in a hand up, a series of molts and upgrades, becoming the change I wish to see, being a Slow Learner, the Growth Mindset

Adding a Fifth Pillar to Lifestyle Medicine

Good Morning, God! I forget exactly how I came across an article by Dr. Mark Hyman on Lifestyle Medicine. But I like what he said: Overwhelming evidence proves that the most effective prevention and treatment for chronic diseases such as

Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, being repotted, being together in a compassionate presence, healing, LOVE

CAFO: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Hello, God — I can’t say Good Morning! Not after I watched the trailer that publicizes the book The CAFO Reader: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories What happened, God? What happened that we as a CIVILIZATION have turned our

Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, Choosing to respond, food questions

Joyful Colors — And a Rainbow of Choices

Good Morning, God, It’s been raining — thank YOU! But even if the days are a bit wet these brilliant red-orange blossoms of Summer bring delight! Colors do bring joy. That’s why I bought some zinnias for my car port

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Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, being a Slow Learner, Colors, hope, JOY

Hope for Our Future? Calling all Grandparents

Good Morning, God! This photo came from a colleague of Kit’s and it brought tears to my eyes! The FATHER SPIRIT glows — only it seems to take us humans to the GRANDPARENT category before the Parent Spirit can step

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Posted in asking for help for myself, Becoming FRESH from God's Hand, becoming the change I wish to see, changing who I want to become, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond

Melting Glaciers: The Case for Living Simply

Good Morning, God! It gives me kind of a creepy feeling to look at this photo of the Jakobshavn Glacier, which is calving icebergs as big as buses — pouring fresh water into the ocean. The reason for the feeling

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Posted in a new view of Commons, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, becoming the change I wish to see, time, Unnoticed Changes

Choosing images, choosing changes – choosing to face fears

Good Morning, God! Good MORNING from my home and my office and my HEART FULL of events and experiences and people — and photos. Photos / images are so much more PRIMARY a means of communicating. Words are, TERTIARY! 97%

Posted in a hand up, a series of molts and upgrades, accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, becoming the change I wish to see, breathing in Your Spirit

Iron Bars at Work and Play

Good Day, God! And it IS a good day that saw the airspace open over Ireland so we could fly back to Boston. I had no idea that I was taking the idea of being able to fly so for

Posted in an invitation to abundant life, authority over my life, Balancing and adjustments, becoming the change I wish to see, JOY, Play

The Lusitania and Sinking My Old Mental Maps

Good Day, God! Oh sigh, O DRAT! It is alway discomfiting, God, to have to rewrite history as I learned it. The Lusitania was sort of a sailing Pearl Harbor, circa 1915. Great Britain was in what was know as

Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, becoming the change I wish to see, being together in a compassionate presence, choosing HARD, courage to see myself, growing toward up, perspectives, processing on deeper levels, systematic rebuilding required

Bright Blossoms, Dark History

Good Day, God! I really can’t bring myself to say Hi — which is strange, God, as I am sure most people would be appalled at my informality with You — Creator of EVERYTHING! Today was a day of Grand

Posted in a matter of scale, appreciation, asking for and accepting forgiveness, becoming the change I wish to see, The difficulty of changing

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