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Loving Our Whole Self

Good Morning, God! I love this photo of the very top of a restoration of an old stone barn designed by the Shakers. Their not being interested in sex, I guess they had a lot of time and energy to

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Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Caring, Choosing to respond, connecting, Light, LOVE

A CHANGE IN OUR OIL continued

A Fresnel lighthouse lens, in the Nantucket (Mass.) Museum Good Morning, God! This is an old Fresnel lighthouse lens that has been replaced by better and brighter lights. But the need for lighthouses remains. We need to be warned when we

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Posted in a hand up, adjusting, asking for help for myself, connecting, the joy of sharing

A CHANGE of OIL

Good Morning, God! I think it was King Canute who pointed out that he could not “hold back the sea.”  How true that is on Cape Cod. Rising Oceans, Warming Seas, Stronger Storms. The erosion here is CHANGE made VISIBLE!

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Posted in connecting

Mr. Intrepid FINISHES Boston Marathon

Here is Kit ready to board the bus to go out 26.2 miles to the start of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton. Happy . . . smiling and off to a GREAT first half at 2:28. Then his gas gave out

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Earth, we have a Problem here

Good Evening, God I keep thinking “Water water EVERYWHERE but not a drop to drink.” And I give a rueful snort. Here we are on Planet Earth — the  oceans are rising and we are depleting our ancient aquifers way too fast.

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Posted in accepting my need for help, Books, connecting

The blessings of being Tattered

Good Day, God! I hadn’t ever thought of being a bit “tattered” as being a blessing. But, yesterday sitting outside in the backyard of my Spiritual Director’s Makiki Heights home I glanced over at her clothesline and saw varied colored

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Posted in Being a Blessing, Blessing, connecting, gratitude, Prayer

What would St. Francis do?

Good Morning, God We are always asking ourselves . . . well we try, God . . . What would Jesus do? The answer, of course, varies on who is asking the question. Then it came to me. We CAN

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Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope

A Magical Moment

Good Evening God, My wonderful husband Kit and I were privileged to see the March 9, 2016 solar eclipse live! It was our third solar eclipse . . . but the magic had not faded . . . if anything

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Posted in a matter of scale, connecting, God as an Ongoing Gift, gratitude, thankfulness

The stillness of a predawn breakfast and love

Good Morning, God! I took my wonderful husband Kit out for an early breakfast to celebrate his half birthday. Of course, I took him to my favorite spot on the island — the Plumeria Beach House at The Kahala. This

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Posted in beauty, connecting, LOVE, Silence, Stillness

A Surprising Gift

Good Morning, God! I first remember learning that SIZE doesn’t matter in Madeleine L’Engle’s book, A Wind in the Door. This photo is of a rather small bloom on a dwarf poinciana tree. But, just look at its beauty! If

Posted in Abundant Life, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, Commitments, connecting, Duty, loving myself, priorities, The Self

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