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Stars, Small Drops of Water and Perspective

Good Morning, God! This photo was taken EARLY yesterday morning. I was waiting for my airport shuttle at 4:15 a.m. and looking up at the moon. The Portofino Hotel has a lovely fountain in front and the plumes of water

Posted in a matter of scale, Communication, Forgiven!, Forgiving, Perspective, perspectives

The Lusitania and Sinking My Old Mental Maps

Good Day, God! Oh sigh, O DRAT! It is alway discomfiting, God, to have to rewrite history as I learned it. The Lusitania was sort of a sailing Pearl Harbor, circa 1915. Great Britain was in what was know as

Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for help for myself, becoming the change I wish to see, being together in a compassionate presence, choosing HARD, courage to see myself, growing toward up, perspectives, processing on deeper levels, systematic rebuilding required

An Iris in LA — In the Flow of God’s Love

Thank you God, for flowers standing all alone — calling out STOP — LOOK AT ME! And I did! I came to a full stop and got out my camera to capture it. Mind You, God, my daughter, Suzanne, looked

Posted in appreciation, people as gifts, Perspective, perspectives

Adrift on the Sea of TIME

Here I sit in Hawaii, God, warm enough to be going swimming this morning. Meanwhile, WINTER has the World in an icy grip. Friends back East are praying their power stays on as neighbors without power have come to stay

Posted in Life is hard., Life isn't supposed to be easy., living by every word that comes from God, LOVE, mindfulness, perspectives, time

Fountains and God’s Living Water

Such a contrast, God. This tame and contained fountain — and Your RIVERS OF LIVING WATER that are intended to pour out of our inner most being. Yet, we fear being washed away — aha, God — WASH AWAY!!!!

Posted in perspectives, processing on deeper levels, reframing

Surprise: God wants to Nourish my heart!

Well, God, it is good to be reminded that it isn’t just trees that bring forth fruit. Vines do too. In fact, now that I think about it Sequoias don’t even have edible seeds. And, there I was — evaluating

Posted in God wants to nourishes us, Help me to see, perspectives

Visible Turnings — Dawn and Dusk

Good Morning God!  The sun hasn’t risen yet.  I LOVE these visible transition times. And this morning I will be out walking as dawn arrives. Sunrise and sunset. Our earth is always turning — rotating– but at dawn and dusk we

Posted in God's gifts, God's Time, humility, perspectives, visible turnings

Even clouds declare Your Glory

I remember laughing and saying something to the effect that the part of our mind that KNOWS YOU [GOD] EXIST isn’t the part that does science.

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Posted in gratitude, Heavens declare the Glory of God, humility, perspectives

Our light, polluting Your Light

It’s dark well, there is a bit of light on the edge of night We have filled your dark with our lights fires at first, campfires, cooking fires then torches and candles (now THERE was a technological leap) then lanterns I remember lanterns from childhood visits

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Posted in Help me to see, Our lights vs Your light, perspectives

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