Good Morning, God! The thing about brussels sprouts, God, is that they KNOW when they are done. But for us humans it seems a lot more complex. Twenty-one is the mythical age of maturity. I was married at 20 and…
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Brussels Sprouts and the Business of Becoming
Tagged with: opposable virtues, the business of becoming
Posted in Compassion, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Life isn't supposed to be easy.
Posted in Compassion, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Life isn't supposed to be easy.
Wise Words on Being Human
Good Morning, God! My life seems full of marvelous quotes! Here is one from an old-time Inuit hunter as quoted in David Graeber’s book, Debt, the First 5,000 Years. “Up in our country we are human!”said the hunter. “And since…
An American Spring?
Good Morning, God! Hmmm. Not long ago one of my blogs had a graph showing the top 1% of Americans having wealth going UP UP UP! The next 2% were mostly holding their own. But the other 97% were getting…
Tagged with: a moment with God, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street spreads, on being a community
Posted in a hand up, adjusting, Anger, Compassion, courage
Posted in a hand up, adjusting, Anger, Compassion, courage
My Need for Meaning — and how to Invest my Time
Good Morning, God! I got up to make a note to myself about this book — but then I saw that my “How To” handout for tomorrow’s meeting wasn’t done. I confess, God, I spent 30+ minutes finishing it. Work…
Tagged with: "work is addictive", our need for meaning, the need to finish, The Upside of Irrationality
Posted in Compassion, compassion to care for myself, Meaning, meaningful work, time, web of life, Work
Posted in Compassion, compassion to care for myself, Meaning, meaningful work, time, web of life, Work
Palm Sunday and Holy Week
“The church, entrusted with the earth’s glory, believes that in each person is the Creator’s image and that everyone who tramples it offends God.” Oscar Romero
Willful Blindness — A Must Read!
Good Morning, God! I’ve been listening to Willful Blindness for over a week now. I’m only half-way done, but already it is having an effect on me. Wednesday, at a meeting I spoke up and said what I thought. And…
Honolulu 2011, Coming Soon!
Good Morning, God! Not this weekend, but the next, Kit and I will be attending Honolulu 2011. It is massive overload — but I love it! It is: wonderful speakers both local and flying in from all over! Old friends…
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…
Our Space Station and A Change of Viewpoints
Good Morning, God! A few days ago a friend sent me a video of the timeline on the construction of the International Space Station. I watched drawings of each module zooming in to connect — but it was only “an…
A Moment with God 