It’s about the evolutionary advantage of having women live longer. The first woman to live past child-bearing years became The First Grandmother! Scientific studies have verified that having a grandmother increases a child’s chances of surviving . . . and thriving.
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Why Women Live Longer
Tagged with: Grandmother, Men, NPR, People, Pregnancy, Social support, Women
Posted in connecting, Families, health, Marathons, people as gifts
Posted in connecting, Families, health, Marathons, people as gifts
Organizing my Being — the Female Way
And I feel as if June is helping me Organize my Being — just as my Professional Organizer is helping me organize my home. Organize my Being? Yes, that is the phrase that popped into my mind and it feels right.
Tiger Lilies and Water Lilies and other blooms
Good Day, God! Mostly, I feel like this Tiger Lily! Open and maybe a little TOO colorful? Very confident seeming, I hope. Or, at least, that is how I feel most of the time. That is my preferred way of…
Tagged with: Becoming Gardeners, caring for ourselves, diverse hidden parts
Posted in blooming, healing, people as gifts
Posted in blooming, healing, people as gifts
A Walk Along the Kaiwi Shoreline
I have always loved the shoreline, God. To me it is the Meeting Place of Earth, Sky and Sea.
Tagged with: Kaiwi Shoreline walk, Makapuu Head, Pele's Chair, Thin Places, walking with friends
Posted in friends, people as gifts, power and peace and gentleness, recovery time, Vantage Points
Posted in friends, people as gifts, power and peace and gentleness, recovery time, Vantage Points
Welcoming Our Hawaii Symphony
At the end of the concert — as the audience stood and clapped for at least ten minutes — every member of the orchestra was given a lei.
Tagged with: a sense of community, community leaders, Hawaii Symphony, inaugural concert, music, musicians
Posted in listening, Music, people as gifts
Posted in listening, Music, people as gifts
A Walk from Kakaako to Queens and back
pull me out of my stuckness and into Your Greater Out-of-Doors.
Tagged with: being pulled out of our stuckness, love gifts
Posted in Giving, Light, LOVE, people as gifts, Venturing out of the shallows?
Posted in Giving, Light, LOVE, people as gifts, Venturing out of the shallows?
A Family Birthday — with Friends, too
Good Morning, God! Aaaah! A lovely birthday dinner last night, celebrating my Mom’s 97th birthday! Actually, her presents didn’t get opened last night as we all went home to bed by 7:30 p.m. But, my mom said she loves extended…
A “Room” in the Corridor
Good Morning, God! I’m a bit late this morning — due to the TIME at Queen’s Emergency Room yesterday. Monday’s are busy in the ERs, God. And Queens is OVER capacity — thus the “room” in the corridor. It was…
Tagged with: a trip to the ER, Caring and Complexity, Emergency Rooms on Overload
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
Posted in appreciation, complexity, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts
On Loving God, My Brother, and Myself
Good Morning, God! My brother sent this glorious photo of one of his trees. And just that day I was pondering I John 4:20, which asks: How can you love God, whom you have not seen, when you do not…
Marriage: Pushing and Pulling Us Toward Growth
Good Morning, God! I love this man’s voice, God! He sounds kind — compassionate and intelligent — which is a great combination for a pastor. Well, for anyone. I’ve heard some of his sermons on podcasts and enjoyed them. Then…
A Moment with God 