It is Hard to fail and fall and flail around — and yet return to the fight. Of course, God. We also have to include periods of re-evaluation. We must come to You for redirection . . . as well as renewal. After all, to repent means to Turn Around.
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Changing directions — a Helpful Tug
eing here — AT SEA — has gotten the attention of ALL of ME. The waves, even more than the Halifax museum’s displays of famous shipwrecks, is making me AWARE of the power of the sea. The power of Mother Nature. The power of the elemental FORCES of Nature. We are in Your Hands, God!
Tagged with: asking for help, awareness, changing, Connecting, help, Prayer, The Helper
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, Changing, connecting, Humility or Needing Help!, Possibilities, Prayer
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, Changing, connecting, Humility or Needing Help!, Possibilities, Prayer
Traveling in Time and Space
All of this was overwhelming. This, God, is information we do not want to receive or retain . . . not at all.
Tagged with: ice ages, melting glaciers, planning, rising seas, time
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, connecting
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my need for help, adjusting, connecting
Wow! I’m HERE, NOW!
Then, this afternoon I was reading an article in Discover Magazine and learned our brain has 85 billion neural cells, 150 trillion synapses and an almost infinite number of ways of combining synapses. As the article said, “Possibilities are always wildly, insanely greater than the number of things around us.”
Tagged with: anger, AWE, Dr. Martin Blaser, frustration, hope, killing our helpful microbes, Missing Microbes
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
From Dover to Kauai — in 4 days?
Good Day, God! Here we are on Kauai where my amazing husband, Kit, just won his age group in the Kauai half marathon! Let me see — we left London on Monday and we were here on Kauai on Friday.…
Posted in connecting
A Visit to Helsinki
Good Day,God! And a long August day it has been here on the Baltic Sea, near the arctic. My wonderful husband Kit and I have just finished a nap after a 3 1/2 hour guided walking tour of Helsinki. There…
Posted in connecting, Uncategorized
The gift of the right word
As it happens, Bullies are close to the top of my “despise” list. So, I guess, I should have suspected I was harboring a Bullying Spirit down in my Shadow Self.
Tagged with: being real, Bullies, judging, our shadow, repenting, respect
Posted in connecting, family visits, Heal Us Now, hearing myself, Helpful Hards, humility, Repentance
Posted in connecting, family visits, Heal Us Now, hearing myself, Helpful Hards, humility, Repentance
Love in the Family — a Pattern for Nations?
I’m pretty sure, God, that Nations are like people. We have all bumbled and worse. How good it would be if Countries could hit the Reset Button and apologize — making amends as best we can — and truly work at living together in healthy relationships on this planet.
Tagged with: apologizing, families, Fathers, healthy relationships, husbands, Love, reset button
Posted in Anger, Apologies, appreciation, connecting, Families, Forgiving, LOVE
Posted in Anger, Apologies, appreciation, connecting, Families, Forgiving, LOVE
Playing, Working, and Depression?
the opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.
Tagged with: depression, Play, responsibility, work
Posted in authority over my life, Books, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, courage to see myself, responsibility, Rethinking
Posted in authority over my life, Books, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, courage to see myself, responsibility, Rethinking
A Moment with God 