They are not monsters. They are small, stunted and lost in the Darkness. And as one speakers said — Darkness does not put out Darkness — only Light can put out Darkness. So then, we are called to be Lights in this World of ours.
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The Enduring Kindness of Boston
Tagged with: Boston Marathon 2013, community, compassion, kindness, small and stunted bombers
Posted in Caring, Compassion, connecting, Expand my Heart, God's Light, healing, Marathons
Posted in Caring, Compassion, connecting, Expand my Heart, God's Light, healing, Marathons
Hope, Fear and a Fundamental Choice
My assertive Warrior Part wants to look outside me for Enemies. It wants to wage wars. Please, God, help my Warrior Energy turn INSIDE to help me stretch and grow.
Tagged with: Domination of Fear, Love, Personal Responsibility for myself, St. Anne, The Help of Hope
Posted in Expand my Heart, hope, Humility or Needing Help!, LOVE, Trusting God
Posted in Expand my Heart, hope, Humility or Needing Help!, LOVE, Trusting God
Contemplating Sprites and Sickness
But, we humans are just starting to understand. In fact, we are just beginning to acknowledge Sprites exist. Pilots have been talking about them for years but reports of them were mostly dismissed.
Tagged with: ignoring what doesn't fit, mental maps, positive electron discharges, Sprites
Posted in being repotted, Expand my Heart, Faith, Praise, Trusting God
Posted in being repotted, Expand my Heart, Faith, Praise, Trusting God
Entering into Ireland’s Past — via Sebastian Barry
It’s filled with phrases that make me pause and savor them. Sure and the author really is a poet. Oh, but the story! The horrors that are lingering in my mind.
Tagged with: Sebastian Barry, Secret Scripture, Sligo Ireland
Posted in Compassion, Expand my Heart, Forgiving, Sorrows of the Deep, time
Posted in Compassion, Expand my Heart, Forgiving, Sorrows of the Deep, time
A shift in perspective — further adventures in Differences
But, I had totally missed the intensity of the taste experience!
Tagged with: diversity, Highly Sensitive People, individual differences, perspective, Super Tasters
Posted in Diversity, Expand my Heart, Perspective, Understanding, Vantage Points
Posted in Diversity, Expand my Heart, Perspective, Understanding, Vantage Points
Letting Life Unfold
Good Morning, God! Yesterday I was sitting in the backyard of my Spiritual Director (note: she prefers Spiritual Companion) and talking about my mind being like a jumble of “pickup sticks.” That was the topic of our meeting last week.…
Tagged with: being a participating observer, letting go of outcomes, relaxing and unfolding
Posted in being a Slow Learner, Expand my Heart, Perspective, Play
Posted in being a Slow Learner, Expand my Heart, Perspective, Play
Seeing Beauty in Unexpected Places
Good Morning, God! I knew that each snowflake was unique — but grains of sand? I’m amazed! And delighted! These grains of sand are beautiful. But, the thing is, God, that it takes a very powerful microscope to see —…
Tagged with: beauty, beauty in unexpected places, diversity, Dr. Gary Greenberg, sand grains.com
Posted in A God given diversity, appreciation, beauty, Diversity, Expand my Heart, seeing
Posted in A God given diversity, appreciation, beauty, Diversity, Expand my Heart, seeing
Waterways, Habits and Curmudgeons
Good Morning, God! Jogging around Sandy’s neighborhood isn’t quite a habit, yet. But, I am working on it! Doing something over and over does create a path or waterway. I enjoy looking at the dry waterways that seem to be…
How do we say — I Love You?
Good Morning, God! Giving flowers is one of the ways we say, “I love you!” And a lovely thing about flowers is that they don’t last. As my accumulation of Stuff grows, I value gifts that don’t last . .…
A Supernatural Gift of Encouragement
Good Morning, God! Yesterday I bought on Kindle The Beginner’s Guide to the Gift of Prophecy and I’m already over halfway through it. That is totally due to the Life in the Spirit Conference I went to. I’ve shied away from prophecy…
Tagged with: encouragement, Gifts of the Spirit, Hawaiian Islands Ministries, Jack Deere, Life in the Spirit, The Beginner's Guide to the Gift of Prophecy
Posted in Belonging to each other, Choosing to respond, connections, Expand my Heart, gifts and giftings, intentional and invited sacred space, Prophecy: a Supernatural Gift of Encouragement, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Risky living with the Holy Spirit, Trusting God, words to strengthen
Posted in Belonging to each other, Choosing to respond, connections, Expand my Heart, gifts and giftings, intentional and invited sacred space, Prophecy: a Supernatural Gift of Encouragement, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Risky living with the Holy Spirit, Trusting God, words to strengthen
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