Not like a Major Illness. Just a Nudge reminding me of my Mortality . . . need for self care . . . and an awareness of my Impermanent but Lovely Body.
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The UPSIDE of Being Sick
Good Day, God! Oh JOY! At the moment I am upright and well enough to want to do a blog. This is my seventh day of being sick. As my Spiritual Director observed — it’s humbling! And, perhaps that is…
Tagged with: help, humility, illness, Spiritual Direction, surrender
Posted in connecting, gratitude, healing, humility
Posted in connecting, gratitude, healing, humility
In the Grips of the Spirit of Rightness!
I must say that finding myself possessed by a Spirit of Rightness is distressing. This is NOT a Good Spirit! And I see it at work all around me.
Tagged with: excuses to judge, The dangerous Spirit of Rightness, wanting to be RIGHT
Posted in attitudes, Changing, humility, respect
Posted in attitudes, Changing, humility, respect
Setting My Life in Context
Oh, God! We humans Judge and Rank and Compare. Aah, but You — You go after the one lamb that is lost — searching until she is found — then carry her back in Your Arms.
Tagged with: Carried Home, Lost Lambs, Loving Shepherds
Posted in connecting, God's Light, humility, LOVE, setting my life in context
Posted in connecting, God's Light, humility, LOVE, setting my life in context
What’s possible? What’s not?
But, Zechariah knew that he was old man and his wife was “well along in years.” In short, Zechariah KNEW that it was NOT possible for his wife to bear him a son.
Tagged with: Angel Gabriel, Golden Plovers, migrations, what's not "possible", what's possible, Zechariah
Posted in complexity, Faith, humility, mysteries, Rethinking
Posted in complexity, Faith, humility, mysteries, Rethinking
Self Care / Self Respect
my unconscious credo was: Needing Help is Failing. Asking for Help is Cheating
Tagged with: a moment with God, Advocates for Africa's Children, interdependence, self-care, self-respect
Posted in hope, humility, web of life
Posted in hope, humility, web of life
A New Day — Aspirations and Persistence
I am beginning to suspect that maybe the end goal is not so much to be “improved” or “expanded” as it is to come nose to nose with my basic nature.
Tagged with: ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life, biological optimists, God Calling, Judith Kolberg
Posted in clean and tidy, humility, Maintenance
Posted in clean and tidy, humility, Maintenance
Sitting (right now) off the beaten path
I am now beginning to understand viscerally what Dr. Arch Hart said about how “BUSY builds a WALL around our brain’s Pleasure Center.”
Tagged with: anhedonia, busy, Dr. Arch Hart
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, busy, busy as an attack strategy, compassion to care for myself, humility
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, busy, busy as an attack strategy, compassion to care for myself, humility
A Humbling Beginning to the New Year
Good Evening, God! Not that TIME matters to You. But, I am seeing how ENDING my day with a chat with You works. This morning, Kit was doing a 10K race and I wanted to start the new year with…
Ending the Year in a Humble State
Good Morning, God! Suzy and Kit are chatting away downstairs as they prepared to go play tennis.And I am sitting here ruminating on December, on 2011 and on my life. The thought foremost in my mind is daughter Sandy’s observation…
A Moment with God 