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Rainbows and Promises and Extreme Weather

So, God, please pour out more of Your Holy Spirit on us all. Help us to work together — one busy and multiplying Species on one small warming World.

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Posted in a new view of Commons, Choosing to respond, climate changes, connecting, Holy Spirit, meaningful work

Create in me a Clean Heart

DANG! I guess, God, YOU have brought me back to Personal Responsibility. It is so HARD to bless folks who seem bent on destroying. How much easier to judge and hate. But what a quickly Descending helix that begets.

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Posted in asking for help for myself, Blessing, Choosing to respond, courage to see myself, Digesting as processing

Athena and Questions of Wisdom

I see such a marvelous opportunity for jobs, God! All kinds of jobs and research and opportunities for ordinary people to help in our extraordinary times.

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Posted in awareness, Choosing to respond, climate changes, courage, our small blue dot

Surviving — Even Delighting — in Change

So, I wrote my mom a story about it called Here Be Dragons, which started by noting that we all have mental maps. I ended by offering assurances that we can continue to build mental maps as we age — it just takes longer

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Posted in Changing, Choosing to respond, learning, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing

Bed-Making 2.0: Putting Things Away

The point of bed-making is that we willingly do what we know will be undone. We put things away that we know we will get out again tomorrow — or maybe even this afternoon.

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Posted in a hand up, Changing, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, clean and tidy

A Slow Learner — or a Non-Learner?

So, now it is somehow MUCH clearer that I am not a FIXED being. I’m designed to GROW. But that GROWTH takes TIME and TENACITY (read: HARD WORK).

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Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, authority over my life, Books, changing who I want to become, choosing HARD, Choosing to respond, Ongoing Transformation

Flowers as seen by Ms. Chicken Little

Actually, I’ve known for years that we were close to the end of an “interglacial Interlude” — so maybe it is partly Just That Time Again, geologically speaking. I guess, God, that what troubles me is How Do We Respond?

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Posted in Choosing to respond, climate changes, Life isn't supposed to be easy.

Annunciations, Renunciations and My Warrior Spirit

Sigh. I am such a Hard Case, God! People who trust You — even unto Death — are the Most Real People. They are Lights from Heaven.

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Posted in Centering Prayer, Choosing to respond, Prayer, the JOY of praying together, Trusting God

Evicting a 99 year old lady — and her dogs

She would be grateful for an extension. It isn’t easy to move — and it doesn’t get any easier as we get older — especial at 99! As for myself, I would be grateful if you could just get folks to read more about it in my friend’s blog. It’s savingbea.wordpress.com

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Posted in caring for the stranger in our midst, caring for the widows and orphans, Choosing to respond, Compassion

Rainbows and HOPE

Russell has mobilized young folks (and I guess old people, too) all over the world to call on their governments to HELP STOP KONY.

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Posted in choices, Choosing to respond, hope, Praying for our enemies

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