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We are all earthenware cups

Posted on October 3, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I made this clay cup years ago . . . I intended it to be a Tree/Cup . . . but clay shrinks during firing and so the trunk is a bit small for my hand. Still,…

Tagged with: burglars, clay cups
Posted in Anger, Centering Prayer, connecting, Creating, Forgiving, LOVE, opportunities to forgive myself, Prayer

Loving Our Whole Self

Posted on May 1, 2016 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

Good Morning, God! I love this photo of the very top of a restoration of an old stone barn designed by the Shakers. Their not being interested in sex, I guess they had a lot of time and energy to…

Tagged with: Enneagram, Father Richard Rohr, gluttony, shadow selves, Shakers, stone barns
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, Caring, Choosing to respond, connecting, Light, LOVE

The stillness of a predawn breakfast and love

Posted on February 10, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I took my wonderful husband Kit out for an early breakfast to celebrate his half birthday. Of course, I took him to my favorite spot on the island — the Plumeria Beach House at The Kahala. This…

Tagged with: Ash Wednesday, dawn, Heart, Koko Crater, listening, Love, Silence, sunrise
Posted in beauty, connecting, LOVE, Silence, Stillness

New Every Morning

Posted on January 22, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! It’s winter here in Honolulu. I wore a jacket this morning. But the main change in Winter is the Darkness. Starting a walk in the dark is special. The planets are showing. The birds are waking up.…

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, compassion to care for myself, connecting, Feeling our feelings, Hearing, hearing myself, LOVE, loving myself, self care as self compassion and humility

Designed to Bloom

Posted on January 2, 2016 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I just reread Jimmy Carter’s essay on why he left the Souther Baptist Church over its theological position on the inequality of women. Wow, God! I am still totally amazed at how much evil is done in Your Name! Mostly,…

Posted in a prayer for healing, Changing, changing who I want to become, connecting, Equality, freedom, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, LOVE, The difficulty of changing, The Flow of God's Love, web of life

In the Womb of God

Posted on December 6, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

But recently I found out the the Hebrew word for Compassion (Rachamin) comes for the root word rechem which means womb.

Posted in connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Forgiving, growing toward up, healing, LOVE, The Flow of God's Love

Perspective and Compassion

Posted on November 28, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Give yourself, as best you can, what your parents would have loved to grant you but probably could not: full-hearted attention, full-minded awareness, and compassion. Make gifting yourself with these qualities your daily practice.

Posted in Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, health, LOVE, self care as self compassion and humility, The daily details of love, The Flow of God's Love

Set FREE from Learned Helplessness

Posted on July 8, 2015 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

I’m feeling that there is a lot more to it. A lot more to discover about culturally imposed limits and unconscious restraints! But, right now, I just want to say Thank You!

Tagged with: being healed, being loved, doing things, freedom, gratitude, Learned Helplessness, unblocked
Posted in connecting, freedom, gratitude, growing toward up, hope, letting the Holy Spirit flow through us, LOVE, Options, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Home, Sweet Home!

Posted on May 3, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

To me, Love is often just Time Together, as when Kit went with me looking for shells. This shell is far more precious for my finding it with him. Time with loved ones . . . time with You . . . that’s LOVE!

Tagged with: letting God love us, Love, loving ourselves, redefining, self-compassion, time together
Posted in busy, connecting, LOVE, loving myself, putting down daily diversions, recovery time, time

Embraced by Love . . .

Posted on March 27, 2015 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

And now a Wild Thought: Just as there are free “charging” stations for electric cars — wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were Spiritual Charging Stations for us humans?