Perhaps the writer who dubbed Pets as Vitamin P was right, God. Pets do center us. But, a connection with wild creatures seems even more powerful.
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Leaving Cape Cod
Tagged with: Beech Forest, Cape Cod, chickadees, opening, wild creatures
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
Posted in connecting, connections, friends, small meaningful moments, web of life
Shells, Seaweed and Seagulls
It is good to rest, God. Good to come to a full stop and be at ease — after our Boston Marathon bombing trauma just five days ago.
A Series of Road Trips
I have unpacked my suitcase. But I have barely begun to “unpack” the hundreds and hundreds of images, memories, and Connections. Precious Connections.
Tagged with: Daughters, magical moments, Road Trips
Posted in connecting, connections, family visits, friends
Posted in connecting, connections, family visits, friends
On the Road, Again
Revaluing is such an essential part of Living
Tagged with: A Mother with her Daughters, reconnecting, revaluing, sharing, time together
Posted in Adventures, connections, Families, family visits, friends
Posted in Adventures, connections, Families, family visits, friends
Lost in the Longs Parking Lot
I want every creature to feel cared about. Cared for — valued — heard — and helped out of the parking lots of life!
Tagged with: Golden Plovers, Kolea, lost, need for help, self-sufficiency
Posted in accepting my need for help, Caring, Families, friends
Posted in accepting my need for help, Caring, Families, friends
Sitting and Looking at the Moon
So much of the fabric of our life is woven by our families — and by our friends. I have no explanation as to why I have been so fortunate in both family and friends — so blessed in general.
Tagged with: family and friends, Full Moon, giving back, the rich fabric of life
Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Families, friends, responsibility
Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Families, friends, responsibility
Circles of Friends
After all, what could be better for our physical and emotional health than investing in friends!
Tagged with: Circles of Friends, investing in friends, Long Time Friends
Posted in connections, friends, health, interactions
Posted in connections, friends, health, interactions
A Walk Along the Kaiwi Shoreline
I have always loved the shoreline, God. To me it is the Meeting Place of Earth, Sky and Sea.
Tagged with: Kaiwi Shoreline walk, Makapuu Head, Pele's Chair, Thin Places, walking with friends
Posted in friends, people as gifts, power and peace and gentleness, recovery time, Vantage Points
Posted in friends, people as gifts, power and peace and gentleness, recovery time, Vantage Points
Money and Time: And the Question of Enough
Living within our means is easier if we live and associate with people in the same “means” level
Tagged with: Laura Vanderkam, life as a mosaic of micros, micro habits, micro-philanthropy
Posted in appreciation, choices, Enjoyment, friends, living within limits
Posted in appreciation, choices, Enjoyment, friends, living within limits
Enlarging our View — Life as Meaningful
We’re working hard pulling people out of the River of illness. How about looking upstream to see why they were falling in?
Tagged with: a sense of coherence, Aaron Antonovsky, comprehensibility, manageability, meaningfulness, salutogenesis
Posted in friends, health, Hope as a gift from God, learning
Posted in friends, health, Hope as a gift from God, learning
A Moment with God 