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The Power to Choose

Posted on November 30, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! On Sunday, I was going into Kokua Market when I was stopped by this glorious pile of dead blossoms. I LOVE these colors! In fact, I love COLOR. So, I took a photo. The young man that…

Tagged with: advice from a resident of Auschwitz concentration camp, The Power to Choose, The Power to help myself
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Help me to see, Helpful Hards, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Humility or Needing Help!, the essential nature of hope

Thoughts about Choices

Posted on December 15, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God The planets and moon are predictable . . . their paths known. Not so we humans who have been given the power to make choices. I hadn’t thought about this as a key part of being human…

Tagged with: everything matters, small acts of hope, Vaclav Havel on hope
Posted in choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, Climate Crisis, connecting, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Meaning, small meaningful moments, the essential nature of hope

Continuing to Grow

Posted on January 16, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! My first walk in weeks! A persistent ear infection has left me VERY aware of my need to rebuild and recover. I know that moving . . . using the body . . . is part of…

Tagged with: Carol Dweck, Mindset
Posted in a hand up, choosing HARD, connecting, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Helpful Hards, Persistence, Personal Responsibilty, Perspective, the Growth Mindset

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

Dealing with the Stuff of Life

Posted on January 5, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Worse yet, I think I have been waiting for You to help me feel like doing it. How foolish to think I will ever feel like doing something dull and tedious.

Tagged with: asking for help, Body Anchors, helpers, personal responsibility, Starting, Stuff
Posted in Changing, choosing HARD, responsibility, Stuff, Work

The joy and challenges of coming home

Posted on October 6, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

It is Hard to fail and fall and flail around — and yet return to the fight. Of course, God. We also have to include periods of re-evaluation. We must come to You for redirection . . . as well as renewal. After all, to repent means to Turn Around.

Tagged with: challenges, embracing hard, getting back up, growing, Learning, periods of re-evaluation, seeking help, trying again
Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, being a Slow Learner, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, choosing HARD, connecting

My Husband, the Role Model

Posted on April 28, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

We ALL need good role models, God! We need people we can admire and learn from. Ah, but that takes being ready. I am just beginning to learn the essential nature of daily floor exercises from my friends. I’m ashamed of being so SLOW!.

Tagged with: Boston Marathon, exercising, Holy Spirit, Love, role models
Posted in changing who I want to become, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, confession, connecting, Families, family visits, generating options, Growth Opportunities, Humility or Needing Help!

Passionate People, Critical Causes

Posted on April 26, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

And having seen — then how do we respond? Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring . . . a book that helped non-scientists to SEE and to CARE what was happening. Ah, God! Please send us more Rachel Carsons!

Tagged with: Monsanto, pesticides, Rachel Carson, Roundup, Seeing Changes, Silent Spring, speaking up
Posted in Books, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, connecting, courage, gratitude, web of life, words to strengthen

Learning vs Changing

Posted on April 1, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

I am struck, God, by the difference between adding vastly enjoyable information to my mind and the effort of changing my behavior — for example, jogging regularly.

Tagged with: changing, choosing, Learning
Posted in Changing, changing who I want to become, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, choosing HARD, connecting