So, here we are (almost) in a Jubilee Year of Mercy. And our species really needs it! Hey, I need it too!
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A Jubilee Year of Mercy!
Tagged with: forgiving, Forgiving is Healing, healing, mercy, Repentance
Posted in confession, connecting
Posted in confession, connecting
Perspective and Compassion
Give yourself, as best you can, what your parents would have loved to grant you but probably could not: full-hearted attention, full-minded awareness, and compassion. Make gifting yourself with these qualities your daily practice.
Our Paris, Our World
Good Night, God! There is such a Rising Tide of Hate, Dear God, that I fear for our species. I would like to say the hate is from Other People, Other Countries, other Cultures. But, I have seen it here in America.…
On the Road again . . .
Good Evening, God! Ah, a wonderful Road Trip . . . we are just finishing up part 8 of a 10 part trip. Our oldest daughter, Suzanne, after Tisk Tisking about WHAT WERE WE THINKING did agree that it would…
Posted in connecting
The Road Home — into Forgiveness and Love
Apparently, God, My Mother Cat had received forgiveness, too. And since she was forgiven she could reach out and forgive me.
Tagged with: a slower pace, centering prayer, forgiveness, healing, Mother Cat, Parasympathetic Nervous System, peace, silent retreat, Snowmass Retreat Center
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
A Doorway into Stillness
Good Morning, God! I just came across a quote from Brene Brown that helped me understand my Silent Retreat a bit better. “Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. It’s opening up an emotionally clutter-free…
Tagged with: awareness, clearning, creating a space, definitions, mindfulness, Names, noticing, Stillness
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
Nine Days in Deep Silence
But slowly it has come to me that You and my Unconscious were doing a lot of work in all that silence. My conscious mind got an occasional peak into what was happening. But, I am pretty sure it will take months for my Mind to find out what was going on. Or, maybe, God, my Mind isn’t able to conceptualize what You did?
Tagged with: Benedictine Monastery, Nine Day Silent Retreat, Non verbal communication, quiet, Silence, Snowmass, Stillness, Time Set Apart
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
Yes! We CAN help . . .
Dear God! I cannot look at this dear little boy without tearing up. And I am not alone. I have seen many images, heard many words and read many, many words. But, this ONE image is working in my heart. My wonderful husband,…
Tagged with: Giving, helping, helping ourselves, Hopelessness, Our World Family, pain, Prayer, Rescue.org, Syrian refugees, Web of Life
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
The importance of Caring for One’s Self
Good Day, God! Plumerias are beautiful trees filled with clusters of flowers. So it was a bit odd that I was drawn to crop out the many and focus on just one. But, ONE has value. One flower. One person.…
Tagged with: a slower pace, humility, recharging, rest, selfishness or self care
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
Hoping BIG
Good Evening, God! A dear friend sent me a link to a TED talk by the former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. I found it so inspiring that I copied phrases and promised myself I would do a blog…
A Moment with God 