Good Day, God! At lunch today, I heard myself say, “life is uncertain, capricious and bad things do happen but I am determined — as much as I can — to only undergo bad things ONCE. I do not want to…
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Releasing Constrictions
Good Evening, God Is there anything more constricted than a grieving heart before it breaks open? I have been focused on the term “Constricted” for the last few weeks. It started with an awareness that I didn’t want anything “tight”…
Tagged with: Borobudur temple, fear of failing, fear of not doing stuff well enough
Posted in Centering Prayer, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, Constrictions, courage to see myself, Energy, fears, Grief, inner paths of the heart, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
Posted in Centering Prayer, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, Constrictions, courage to see myself, Energy, fears, Grief, inner paths of the heart, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small
Dwelling in the Now
Good Morning, God! This was from yesterday’s walk/jog. And looking at it makes me happy. Beauty does that. In looking at the photo, I have the joy of its beauty — and I have the joy of the memory of…
Tagged with: Being With, floating serenely in the Now
Posted in beauty, connecting, fears, Journaling, Peace, small hidden fears
Posted in beauty, connecting, fears, Journaling, Peace, small hidden fears
Fear, Anger and Perspective
Good Day, God! I keep puzzling about how You have put us in TIME. I’m pretty sure You dwell in Non-Time — whatever that means! But, one thing our about being creatures living within Time . . . we have…
Tagged with: asteroids, extinctions, perspective, projection, sharks, survival
Posted in Anger, connecting, fears, God's Time
Posted in Anger, connecting, fears, God's Time
Forgiving ourselves for being afraid
Our Heart seems to be the pivot point in changing.
Tagged with: ashamed of fear, fear, forgiving, Love, open hearts
Posted in connecting, fears, Forgiving, hearing myself, LOVE, Maintenance, small hidden fears
Posted in connecting, fears, Forgiving, hearing myself, LOVE, Maintenance, small hidden fears
The Really Big Gift of Life
But, of course, God, to heal means to go INTO the pain . . . to face the fear. To grab on to hope with both hands and dare to imagine another layer of healing!
My Dysfunctional Illusion of Fearlessness
Ah, but to be able to help myself, I first had to let go of the illusion of fearlessness!
Tagged with: fear of messing stuff up, grit as a predicator of success, mastery, overcoming fear
Posted in adoring Easy, fears, Growth Opportunities, humility, Humility or Needing Help!
Posted in adoring Easy, fears, Growth Opportunities, humility, Humility or Needing Help!
The Day Before the Marathon
I am so thankful I gave Kit that “Love Gift,” God. Because it was a lovely service.
Tagged with: Blessing of the runners, Boston Marathon, Chariots of Fire, Easter, love gifts, Trinity Episcopal Church
Posted in Faith, fears, freedom, small hidden fears
Posted in Faith, fears, freedom, small hidden fears
A Gray Day with Dash of Courage
I think the bigger problem is that I PUSH the things I am afraid of DOWN, down below consciousness.
A Moment with God 