The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America Good Evening, God It really is fun to discover that you had a HUGE hole in the history of…
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Suddenly Seeing — What’s Been There
Good Evening, God This is a close-up of Pink Tacoma blossoms. I’ve seen and enjoyed them for years. But, earlier this week I saw these trees on the eastern side of our valley. I saw them for the first time!…
Posted in awareness, beauty, Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, Curiosity, delight, learning, seeing
Empathy: A Key
Good Evening, God! I was idly flipping through this book when I was stopped by his use of EMPATHY. It seemed that was a key to one of the best Venture Capitalists in Silicon Valley. I had thought of “empathy”…
Tagged with: Joshua Cooper Ramo, Laurence Gonzales, The Age of the Unthinkable, useful virtures
Posted in Curiosity, Empathy, Laurence Gonzales, learning, LOVE, mental maps
Posted in Curiosity, Empathy, Laurence Gonzales, learning, LOVE, mental maps
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…
Stuck in What We Know
Good Evening, God! It was LOVE/LUST at first sight with the iPhone. I wanted it. In fact, I wanted my Life to be just like the face of the iPhone — full of things clearly named and easily accessible. At…
Tagged with: Desire, iPhones
Posted in connecting, Energy, gratitude, growing toward up, learning, taking time to focus
Posted in connecting, Energy, gratitude, growing toward up, learning, taking time to focus
The Power of Information
Good Evening, God! I came across a interesting article in the August 14, 2017 Bloomberg Businessweek on mapping the ground UNDER New York City. Subterranean cartographers are at work, God, combining a variety of maps to get a FULL information…
Tagged with: Combined information, Connecting information, mapping our cities, Subterranean cartographers, The Power of Knowledge, underground cartography
Posted in connecting, images, interactions, layer upon layer, learning, mental maps, processing on deeper levels, supportive organizational structures
Posted in connecting, images, interactions, layer upon layer, learning, mental maps, processing on deeper levels, supportive organizational structures
Charting a Path through my day
Good Evening, God! Almost at the end of my day, God. But, I still have some things I want to do . . . well, just two. I’m letting one BIG one go until tomorrow. I LIKE getting things done. And…
Tagged with: An Exaltation of Larks, Charting a path, plumed hibiscus
Posted in Books, connecting, learning, Planning
Posted in Books, connecting, learning, Planning
A Pre-Lent crescent moon
Good Day, God! Thank You for early morning walks with dear and trusted friends! Thank You for thin crescent moons showing through the morning clouds. Thank You for this gift of Life! How appallingly easy it is to have my…
Tagged with: Autonomic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Peaceful, physiological explanations, Snippy, Sympathetic Nervous System
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for and accepting forgiveness, awareness, connecting, healing, learning, Maintenance, Quieting my Lizard Brain, rest
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for and accepting forgiveness, awareness, connecting, healing, learning, Maintenance, Quieting my Lizard Brain, rest
A Moment with God 