But, now I am sitting here and wondering if “progress” isn’t a fairly recent concept. I wonder if it came in with the railroads? There is something quite linear about most concepts of progress . . . linear and constraining.
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Carousels and the Delight of Daily Life
Tagged with: Progress as a recent concept? Balance or Progress
Posted in attunement, Balancing and adjustments, delight
Posted in attunement, Balancing and adjustments, delight
Unexpected Delight
Actually, my ordinary routine world seems full enough of sights that delight.
Small Treasures — Some Saved, Some Noticed
Good Day, God! And it WAS a good day. My wonderful mom is slowly recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and her 97th birthday (Dec. 27), including loving family visitors from the Mainland. I’m very thankful, God. While I was…
Tagged with: "size doesn't matter", maybe time doesn't matter either
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see
A Desk of My Own
Good Morning, God! Traveling on my own is a reminder of what a “squirrel” I am not. My husband, Kit, is a squirrel — a Very Nice Squirrel.Mostly I am very thankful for his being so responsible. And, God, when I am…
Tagged with: a desk of my own, enjoyment, now, squirrels and non-squirrels, traveling
Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, compassion to care for myself, delight, Enjoyment
Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, compassion to care for myself, delight, Enjoyment
The Joy of Bumbling Along
Good Morning, God! My Jewelry Fabrication class continues. And the Details to be Remembered are now piled up around my ears. I have observed many of the young women in the class taking notes. Smart! And, I hope, in just…
Golden Plovers and their Spring Trip
Pacific Golden Plover Good Morning, God! We are getting close to mid-April when the Kolea (Pacific Golden Plovers) gather and then fly off to Alaska. I love seeing these bird, God. Partly, because they are beautiful, but also because the…
Land, Sea and Sky — Voyages of Re-Becoming
Good Morning, God! I am back in the work week again, God — but I don’t plan on rushing. Life is such a marvelous gift. I want to appreciate it — savor it — stare at it. Yesterday morning the…
Flying over the Channel Islands takes me back in time — WAY back
Good Morning, God! This photo was taken as we flew home from L.A. I was delighted to “capture” one of the Channel Islands. But, which one was it? I checked a map of the northern Channel Islands and I’m pretty…
Unexpected Delights — And an Appreciation of PLAY
Good Morning, God! Perhaps delight isn’t quite the right word to describe my quick interaction with a HUGE touch screen billboard at the airport — but I confess, it is close. I saw this coming off the plane from Honolulu…
A Moment with God 