Good Day, God! My mental maps have been buffeted over the last few months and then yesterday we got the video from our senior pastor that he was resigning due to burn out. Sigh. . . But, talking . .…
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Jesus Don’t Like UGLY
It is coming to me, God, that hearing with respect is a pretty good definition of love.
Tagged with: hearing with respect, Jesus don't like hate, Oprah Winfrey
Posted in hate, Hearing, judging, listening, LOVE, respect
Posted in hate, Hearing, judging, listening, LOVE, respect
Hope . . . Give us HOPE
Good Morning, God! So, our Great Political Tug of War is officially over. Thank You for making it CLEAR to me that I was to accept the result — trusting in You and Your Grace and Love. Of course, You…
New Every Morning
Good Morning, God! It’s winter here in Honolulu. I wore a jacket this morning. But the main change in Winter is the Darkness. Starting a walk in the dark is special. The planets are showing. The birds are waking up.…
My World, Our World, One Boat
This is Our World, God. We have to live on it together. Pulling together . . . pulling in the same direction. In the book, The Boys in the Boat, an old boat maker tells one of the crew, “If there is someone in your boat that you don’t like, LEARN TO LIKE HIM.”
Tagged with: apologizing, forgiving, hearing one another, storms
Posted in Apologies, Forgiving, Hearing, Understanding, web of life
Posted in Apologies, Forgiving, Hearing, Understanding, web of life
The Gift of Being Heard
Good Day, God! OK. Let me start by admitting — I love to fix things . . . and solve problems. I used to think of it as Being Helpful. Of course, I did notice, every now and then, that…
Tagged with: A Hidden Wholeness, especting and protecting another person's inner teacher, patient attention
Posted in Books, Hearing, listening, respect, Rethinking
Posted in Books, Hearing, listening, respect, Rethinking
What Musical Instrument am I?
Sigh. How easy it is to forget that Love is both the Beginning and the End of everything.
Yellow Trees and me
I can almost hear the Yellow Trees calling me — Come Near! Take off your shoes. This is Holy Ground. I AM here!
Tagged with: A modern Burning Bush, Boston Marathon, Flowering trees, Photo Lust, Yellow Trees
Posted in appreciation, beauty, blooming, Hearing
Posted in appreciation, beauty, blooming, Hearing
Stopping to Admire — Talking all the while
Sharing, speaking our hearts, being heard, and hearing. I imagine those to be the very breath of our emotional being.
