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Hope from a Five Year Old

Good Morning, God! There is nothing like comparing ourselves to a “child” to feel humble. What I want for my birthday is an iPad2. What five-year-old Mikey wanted was donations of food for the hungry. He goes to Central Union

Posted in Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, Compassion, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us

Merry-Go-Rounds and Choices

Good Morning, God! We, like half of Honolulu, made our way to the Punahou Carnival last night. It was fun, but my ears are still ringing. The Carnival is Noise, Extreme Population Density — and Malasadas! I went off my

Posted in choices, Choosing Meaning, Help me to see

I’m still in the January of New Beginnings

Good Morning, God! Yesterday, while I was busy with this and that and playing games with my Mom, Kit was hosting his Punahou classmate, Ron Brunk by driving up to the Pali and back via Waimanalo and Makapuu and Hanauma

Posted in Changing, Choosing Meaning, connections, Conversations, Help me to see, humility, Humility or Needing Help!

Koko Head and a Soft Slow Evening

Good Morning, God I usually see this view in the morning — it is a softer light at dusk — wrapping around us, welcoming us into relaxation. I am a recovering adrenaline addict, God. Part of the “do two things

Posted in choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, relaxation, rest

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

Switch – Getting Smart About Change

Good Morning God, I’m almost through the book, Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard And isn’t it almost always hard to change? It is for me, God. But then last Friday Kit changed one word — instead of

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Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, Balancing and adjustments, choices, Choosing Meaning, Endurance, grit, growing toward up

So Great a Cloud of Witnesses and Mango Days

Good Morning God! Yesterday I worked VERY hard getting everything I could think of DONE so I could ENJOY a full Sabbath. This morning, I observed that if I had loaded the tea kettle last night, and put the tea

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Posted in a hand up, breathing in Your Spirit, Choosing Meaning, Grief, thankfulness, Trusting God

Aeroship Giganticus Robustus – Our Past, Our Present and Possibilities

Good Morning, God! I had dinner last night with a young man who is dedicated to bringing back airships! Mike Voorhees is the CEO of Skylite Aeronautics and was here for his Punahou Reunion. Airships! Gosh, God, what would our

Posted in a matter of scale, accepting gifts sight unseen, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning

A Grandmother Saguaro and Me

Good Day God! Another lovely family day in Tucson — THANK  YOU, GOD! I started early with a cup of coffee brought to me by Sandy and then I was off to breakfast with Ian. I was stopped on the

Posted in cacti, choices, Choosing Meaning, God's gifts, interspecies contact

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