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Flying over Molokai — Hope and Help — and Love

G.K. Chesterton had it right when he said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.”

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Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning

Making The Turn — Opening to Hope

Good Morning,God! Sometimes we see something that instantly crystalizes a half-formed thought. That’s what happened coming home from an early Labor Day picnic with friends at Sandy Beach. We drove by this old VW bug that had been beautifully restored. And I

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Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, Being ENJOYED by God, Holy Spirit, hope, Hope as a gift from God

Watching Time Flow By — And Flowing With It

Good Morning, God! I love sitting outside at twilight and watching the movement of both the Sun and the Moon. We go to this restaurant a day or two before the full moon because I also love going to bed

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Posted in Changing, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Transitions

Cowgirls, Climate Change, and Hope

Believing that there are “ways to adapt” is a key part of being fully human.

Posted in climate changes, hope, Hope as a gift from God, web of life

36 Righteous Humans — The Humble Ones — Saving the World

Good Morning, God! Sunday, in the 7:00 a.m. service at Central Union, Rev. Nancy Lockwood talked about the Lamed Vav. Lamed Vav means 36, and according to a very old (3,000+ years) Jewish story, these are the 36 Righteous People,

Posted in Failure as Teacher, growing toward up, Hope as a gift from God, humility

Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam

Good Day, God! Last Friday I heard David Brooks (a conservative columnist) say that America needed a Massive Infrastructure Upgrade. Then, listening to America the Beautiful (verse 4) on the 4th of July I was struck by the image of

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Posted in a hand up, a new view of Commons, Focus on what unites us, generating options, hope, Hope as a gift from God, meaningful work

A Call to Bloom

Thank You, God, for the beauty of simple things. And thank You, too, for the joy of sharing.  This is my AT HOME day but I had gone out briefly, and was leisurely driving home on a back road when

Posted in beauty, blooming, both / and, Help me to see, Hope as a gift from God, Light, Light shining through, simple joys of daily life

The gift of Hope

Hope is inextricably bound up with the Life Force. But our very life force itself depends on self care. Our having the humility to choose good food and necessary rest and the gift of sleep

Posted in A weekly day of rest, God's Provision, gusts of discouragement, gusts of hopelessness, Hope as a gift from God, the cold snow of reality, the essential nature of hope

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Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

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Brené Brown

chatting and sometimes, listening

Rachel Naomi Remen

chatting and sometimes, listening

A Moment with God

chatting and sometimes, listening

Sacred Dance Guild Journal

Since 1958 articles by members & guests offer news about activities, history, Sacred Dance practices, profiles of Sacred Dancers, choreography, images & illustrations.

Victoria Paulsen

How to Step In -- Substitute Teaching