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Continuing to Grow

Posted on January 16, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! My first walk in weeks! A persistent ear infection has left me VERY aware of my need to rebuild and recover. I know that moving . . . using the body . . . is part of…

Tagged with: Carol Dweck, Mindset
Posted in a hand up, choosing HARD, connecting, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, Helpful Hards, Persistence, Personal Responsibilty, Perspective, the Growth Mindset

An Invitation to Grow

Posted on December 7, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! and Hello to Peter Shankman — photo right For years I have been aware that I am not a very good manager of myself. That “problem” is part of what made working so enjoyable! I had limits…

Tagged with: ADHD, Faster Than Normal, meaningful rules, Peter Shankman
Posted in Expand my Heart, experimentation, Flourishing, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, interactions, Motivation, Queen of my Life, responsibility, Rethinking, role models

Designed to Bloom

Posted on January 2, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I just reread Jimmy Carter’s essay on why he left the Souther Baptist Church over its theological position on the inequality of women. Wow, God! I am still totally amazed at how much evil is done in Your Name! Mostly,…

Posted in a prayer for healing, Changing, changing who I want to become, connecting, Equality, freedom, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, LOVE, The difficulty of changing, The Flow of God's Love, web of life

The Open Doors of 2015

Posted on January 4, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Dr. Dweck stresses the importance of Hard Work in mastery as opposed to resting on Fixed Intelligence. I loved the IDEA of Hard Work. I just haven’t applied it to my every day life.

Tagged with: Carol Dweck, Closed Doors, Growth Mindset, Hard Work, Locked Doors, Open Doors
Posted in Books, Growth Opportunities, Hard Work, Help me to see, Possibilities, responsibility

A Thermal Image of Myself?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

I really want to take care of myself. But I feel as if I was absent when “they” taught Emotional Hygiene. Sigh, does anyone teach that? You say it is mentioned in the Bible — You call it speaking the Truth in Love. Hm. I just never thought about speaking the truth in love to myself! That sounds so obvious.

Tagged with: anger, Emotional Hygiene, Fears, grief, pain, personal responsibility, sorrow, speaking the truth in love
Posted in being heard into speaking, compassion to care for myself, connecting, courage to see myself, Growth Opportunities, hearing myself, Helpful Hards, responsibility

My Husband, the Role Model

Posted on April 28, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

We ALL need good role models, God! We need people we can admire and learn from. Ah, but that takes being ready. I am just beginning to learn the essential nature of daily floor exercises from my friends. I’m ashamed of being so SLOW!.

Tagged with: Boston Marathon, exercising, Holy Spirit, Love, role models
Posted in changing who I want to become, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, confession, connecting, Families, family visits, generating options, Growth Opportunities, Humility or Needing Help!

Hidden Doorways — Waiting . . .

Posted on January 14, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

In a way, God, we all live in “Gated Communities” where we live lives voluntarily constrained and limited. If we were contained by the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule that might be one thing. But, as for me, I seem to be constrained mostly by low expectations — I like to call it sloth — but, it’s more that I lack vision as to what LIFE can be.

Tagged with: expanding, growing, Learning, opening doors, stretching
Posted in Abundant Life, Art, Becoming FRESH from God's Hand, connecting, Growth Opportunities

The long slow work of becoming fully me

Posted on June 7, 2013 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

It is quire humbling, God, to realize that I have resisted their help all these years! I’d labeled my Warrior Sprit as a fierce and angry part of myself and did my best to wall her off. That just made her angrier.

Tagged with: becoming my full self, impressive medieval titles, inner helpers, Naming, personal integration
Posted in Anger, connecting, Growth Opportunities, humility, learning, loving myself, Ongoing Transformation

My Dysfunctional Illusion of Fearlessness

Posted on December 3, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

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!

Early Morning Light and Hope

Posted on December 5, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! A new day is still an hour away. I am sitting in the stillness and silence and pondering Your Gift of A NEW DAY! New is a lovely word. Yesterday, I was looking at the pre-holiday clutter…

Tagged with: choosing the Growth Mindset, Mindsetonline, using what we have
Posted in choices, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, hope