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Growth as Molting

Posted on January 28, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Mostly I think of growth as a slow progression from bud to fruit . . . green to ripe. Simple. Ah! But now I am finally realizing the GROWTH for Humans is much more complex. In fact,…

Tagged with: Beyond Civilization, Daniel Quinn, homelessness, Options
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, adjusting, Books, Changing, choices, connecting, Options

Learning from Regret

Posted on January 10, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

A KEY QUESTION (a meditation after Centering) If I could do it over again . . . What would I do? This question is key to Learning From Regret Was there a point at which I could have Turned? To…

Tagged with: accepting freedom through repentance, purposes of regret
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, being a Slow Learner, Centering Prayer, Changing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Possibilities, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it, Repentance, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Rethinking

A Brand New Year

Posted on January 1, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Happy New Year, God! First, Thank You for the year past . . . a year in which I actually took some growth steps! Who knew how incredibly scary it was to violate family taboos and actually Speak the…

Posted in a New Year, A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, awareness, Changing, choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, courage, fears, Filling up my suitcase and my days, God wants to nourishes us, God's Attention, God's Time, growing toward up

Growing into speaking the truth in love

Posted on December 6, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! This drawing is of me – AKA Tutusaurus – visiting Ian, my first grandchild. Our delightful daughter Sandy drew it after my Inner Tutusaurus had revealed herself. As I look at the drawing, God, it seems…

Tagged with: 21 and Done, Rependance, speaking the truth in love, Tutusaurus
Posted in Changing, connecting, courage, courage to see myself, humility, LOVE

It’s hard to be a human nowadays

Posted on April 30, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I laughed out loud when I read this Dilbert comic this morning. A rueful laugh of recognition! We humans are barely able to maintain Continuous Intermittent Attention — let alone real focus. Except, of course, on video…

Tagged with: AI, algorithms, Google Maps, Robots
Posted in accepting my need for help, adjusting, Artificial Intelligence, Changing, Choosing to respond, complexity, connecting, Future, Help me to see, Perspective

Let Them Eat Dirt — Germs and Words

Posted on February 24, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I was reading about how the author of this book will be speaking at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. WOW! I’d really like to go. But, maybe I will just read the book he wrote: Let…

Tagged with: Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Your Child from an Oversanitized World
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Books, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, Cleanliness, health, Peace, Self Care

More on Blessing

Posted on November 29, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! I’m back after doing a few minutes of Blessing You “with all that is within me.” (Psalm 103:1) And I realize that blessing You is putting Everything in Perspective. That enlarged perspective is having a funny effect on me. The small…

Tagged with: Blessing the Lord, The Miracle and Power of Blessing
Posted in beauty, being a beginner, Blessing, Changing, connecting