Good Morning, God! Yesterday found me in the heart of Kakaako, just west of the Ala Moana shopping center. I think of Kakaako as Where the Work Gets Done. Work places are rarely pretty but they are really necessary. I…
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Kakaako, Families, and the Ongoing Adjustments of Life
Tagged with: adjustments, deeper healing, forgiving, hidden traumas, processing, sharing our wounds, tears of repentance, The Heart of Kakaako
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
Understanding Mom’s Cat — Hearing What Is Not Said
Good Morning, God! I have finally discovered that Queen Katrina, Mom’s Cat, loves to be scratched sort of roughly. I grew up with cats that loved to be petted gently — not handled “roughly,” so it took me a while…
Tagged with: cats, communication, hearing, Hearing what is not said, understanding
Posted in Communication, Hearing, interspecies contact, small mysteries, so much to learn
Posted in Communication, Hearing, interspecies contact, small mysteries, so much to learn
A Window into Our Valley and Our Thoughts
Good Morning, God! I do love seeing familiar things from new perspectives. Amazingly, I was at 24 Hour Fitness the other day — yes, exercising — when I looked out the window and saw Our Valley. The angles were such…
Tagged with: different perspectives, Hearing what is not said, reflections and reflecting, the limitations of words
Posted in Communication, Hearing, living within limits, seeing
Posted in Communication, Hearing, living within limits, seeing
All things Bright and Beautiful
Good Morning, God! Oh, COLOR and LIGHT — the utter joy of SEEING! These flowers were for sale Saturday, at the KCC Farmers’ Market. But, had I bought them and taken them home, God, I wouldn’t be able, inside, to…
Dragonflies, Water Lilies and Seeing
Good Morning, God! My brother has a wonderful eye and seems particularly interested in dragonflies. He pointed out that we could see (on top of the flower) the dragonfly’s double wings against the dark green of the lily pad. So…
The Dimensions of Music — and Purposes of Bravery
Good Morning, God! Kit and I were in this church last night to hear the first rehearsal of Patty’s Poems — from her book, Mango Days — set to music. We’d seen the score, God. But we had not HEARD it.…
A Completely Marvelous Day!
Good Morning, God! I don’t know when I have enjoyed a birthday more than I did yesterday! It was just a completely marvelous day! Thank You! A few years ago, God, I might not have thought to thank You for…
Walking Along a Long Beach
Good Morning, God! Another glorious day in Hawaii. Actually, another Day is a gift that most of us take for granted. Do I hear You say that I take an enormous number of things “for granted?” I do, it’s true.…
A Walk into Fuller Healing
Ah, but now, finally, My Heart has been heard and acknowledged. And I feel LIGHTER.
A Diversity of Palms and People — The Gift of Daughters
Good Morning, God! Thank You for all the different kinds of palms — and all the different kinds of people! There are a LOT of good people in the world, God! Please help us take off the blinders that keep…
A Moment with God 