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Ash Wednesday: Beginning Lent

Good Morning, God I confess to having begun yesterday by splitting a chocolate bar with my beloved husband, Kit and then I had pancakes for breakfast. Fat Tuesday, indeed! And now I sit — pondering the Journey of Lent —

Posted in becoming the change I wish to see, Being ENJOYED by God, Centering Prayer, Changing, Inner Journeys, JOY, Lovingkindness, pondering the purpose of Lent, reframing, simple joys of daily life, the joy of sharing

Walking a free-form labyrinth

Good Evening, God! Imagine my delight, God, when I was lead by a dear friend up to the the labyrinth at the Saint Anthony’s Retreat Center.  My delight was compounded by finding it was a “free-form” labyrinth.  It wandered in

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Posted in delight, Enjoyment, Inner Journeys, Labyrinth, layer upon layer, learning, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us

The Gentle Rains of Waikiki

if I fail to set my Life inside a meaningful framework, then I am truly vulnerable to transitions and changes.

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Posted in Inner Journeys, Meaning, Rethinking, seeing

We are all on a voyage

We both love Tony Campolo even though we are always challenged by him. Or maybe we love him because he challenges us.

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Posted in Inner Journeys, words to strengthen

Rereading Keats — Time and Timelessness

Good Morning, God! Listen to Myself? Listen to Literature? Me? Well, maybe. The thing is, God, that I have invested so heavily in being 1) useful 2) cheerful and 3) a happy-ending-sort-of-person that listening to my “unheard” self seems like

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Posted in healing, hearing myself, humility, Inner Journeys, Ongoing Transformation, Transitions

Holy Places and Separate Spaces

Good Morning, God! I’m up EARLY and have Centered and decided I would take a few more minutes — staying conscious of Your Presence — before going back to bed. At my Silent Retreat in the Benedictine Retreat Center at

Posted in images, Inner Journeys, intentional and invited sacred space, Transitions

Blogs I Follow
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

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