the smile and warm approval that flowed out from the checker was amazing! It was a beautiful example of focused positive attention!
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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
Wistful Thoughts on a Grey Day
A Council of Grandmothers. That’s what I’d like to see!
Tagged with: a Council of Grandmothers, a moment with God, A world safe for all of our grandchildren, Gold Trees
Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, health, Peace
Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, health, Peace
A SURGE of HOPE
Good Morning, God! On a recent jog around our neighborhood, I came across a Bird of Paradise bush. I was pretty ratty, God. But, I found one beautiful bloom and took its picture. One bloom affects us. We can SEE…
Tagged with: a worldwide web of volunteers, Bruce Aylward's TED Talk, ending polio, Rotary International, volunteers doing good
Posted in connections, health, hope
Posted in connections, health, hope
Seeing Clearly — Seeing Beyond Symptoms
Good Morning, God! Coming home last night I had my eyes on the just-past-full moon, as well as the traffic. This photo was set up during a red light — snapped as the light turned green. The camera didn’t record…
Tagged with: continuums of disease, diabesity, Dr. Mark Hyman, health, taking charge of our food
Posted in a matter of scale, health, seeing, web of life
Posted in a matter of scale, health, seeing, web of life
A Strange Craving
Good Morning, God! I have developed a craving for seasoned seaweed. I had some at a friend’s home on Thursday and loved it. She told me it was on sale at Longs so I went right out and bought the…
Tagged with: a craving for seasoned seaweed, a moment with God, Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, healthful food, processed food
Posted in choices, food questions, health
Posted in choices, food questions, health
Djokovic: The Gluten-Free Poster Boy!
Good Morning, God! Our daughter, Suzanne, loves tennis and as Kit played on Punahou’s tennis team — she likes to “talk tennis” with him during major tournaments like the U.S. Open. That’s how it happened that I actually watched Novak Djokovic…
Turmeric, Brain Health, and the Himalayan Kitchen
Good Morning, God! What fun last night to dine outdoors at a rooftop restaurant in Kaimuki. It’s fun to peek into another culture or at least another cuisine. I like different. I even like it when it comes HOT. Not…
Tagged with: Anticancer, brain health, changing, curcumin, eating for health, Himalayan Kitchen, turmeric
Posted in A God given diversity, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, food questions, health
Posted in A God given diversity, accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Changing, Cherishing our Bodies, choices, food questions, health
Dr. Dean Ornish and Thomas Merton
Good Morning, God! Sometime during my Centering Prayer last night two thoughts came to me. The first related to a powerful talk by Dr. Dean Ornish on our ability to make positive changes. The second thought came from this quote…
A Yellow Royal Poinciana and the Joy of Living
Good Morning, God! What fun! As I was looking for what photo I wanted to share, I was listening to Dr. Dean Ornish speaking about Sustainable Changes. His main point is that changes that make us joyful are sustainable. And…
A Moment with God 