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It is never too late . . .

Good Evening God, I have felt nudged to write this blog for weeks. Only, I felt inadequate. Sigh, but I doubt I will get MORE adequate anytime soon. So here goes! It is never too late to apologize. We had

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Posted in apologizing, Cleansing, connecting, Failure as Teacher, Failures, Forgiving, Mistakes

Movements of the Heart

The two of us at the Royal Hawaiian Band concert last Friday at the Iolani Palace grounds. Good Morning, God It all started when a dear friend told me that a minister we know emailed that the millennials see Yoga

Posted in Beloved Community, connecting, LOVE, Names, opening, The daily details of love, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love, Welcoming

Dysfunctional Beliefs

Good Day, God This morning, I caught myself in a dysfunctional belief. I had told myself “Just one game of solitaire!” Almost immediately, I found that I was just about to finish a second game! Sigh, in the past I

Posted in connecting, dysfunctional beliefs, gusts of hopelessness, hope, Hope as a gift from God, It is Never too late, Self Respect, stopping

Speaking as an Aging Lioness

The happy couple, Hubert and Kalisa– both 21 years old and together since 2014 — euthanized in 2020 Good Morning, God I saw this photo and identified! My wonderful husband, Kit, and I have been married for 64 years. And

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Posted in authority over my life, connecting, kindness, Life vs Death, LOVE, Lovingkindness, Queen of my Life, simple joys of daily life, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love, the layers of life, web of life

Happy to be Home

Good Morning, God There is nothing like a stay in a hospital to make me appreciate Home! Mind you, it was my wonderful husband Kit who was the patient. Still, I was there every night and most of the day.

Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, Changing, connecting, focus, logistics, moving, Nature, Progress and our Change in Focus, The difficulty of changing, the Joy of Working Together, View Points, visible turnings, Vision

HOME from a 5 day stay in Straub Hospital

Good Morning, God! How amazing to have Kit’s cellulitis infection occur in the time when daughter Sandy was visiting from Tucson! Thank You for that “coincidence”. Because doing it together was hard enough — doing it alone? SCARY! On Sunday

Posted in blessings, connecting, kindness, Laughing, Lovingkindness, needing help, Planning, Self Care, self care as maintenance, self care as self compassion and humility

More on my Prayer Bell

Good Day God, It began with a simple command. Go get your biggest bell. Ring it every day at noon. And pray for World Peace. That was back in early February. And here I am in mid May still ringing

Posted in acknowledging my need for prayer, connecting, God's Time, JOY, Prayer, simple joys of daily life, Structure, taking time to focus, time

A Planet of Prodigal Children

Good Day, God Many years ago, it came to me that we (all humans) were prodigals — which I just learned means wasteful. In this story which Jesus tells the prodigal was a younger son who asked for his “share”

Posted in Attention Limits, awareness, Awe, connecting, humility, Humility or Needing Help!, LOVE, Mothers, Mothers and Fathers, self care as self compassion and humility, The Endless Flow of God's Love, the gift of persistent love

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GOOD MORNING, GOD What am I doing buying a book about a boy with a faster brain when I am an 83 year old woman? Perhaps I don’t have ADD — anymore than anyone born in this culture does. But,

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Posted in connecting, God's Time, Needed Repair Time, recovery time, taking time to focus, time, Wanting a protected time

Transitions and Being Transformed

Good Morning, God I read that Lent is a Time of Transitioning from ordinary time into Holy Time. No wonder we devote 40 days to Lent. But this goal is ever with us. Actually several goals . . . the

Posted in a hand up, connecting, Glorious, Heavenly Host, Heavens declare the Glory of God, hope, Transitioning, Transitions

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