Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband Kit was driving us home from church this morning when I saw these lovely clouds and snapped a photo. The photo had several lights show up in it. No doubt reflections of some kind.…
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Learning from Regret
A KEY QUESTION (a meditation after Centering) If I could do it over again . . . What would I do? This question is key to Learning From Regret Was there a point at which I could have Turned? To…
Tagged with: accepting freedom through repentance, purposes of regret
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, being a Slow Learner, Centering Prayer, Changing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Possibilities, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it, Repentance, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Rethinking
Posted in a hand up, a prayer for healing, being a Slow Learner, Centering Prayer, Changing, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Possibilities, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it, Repentance, responding to "nudges", responding to God's Spirit, Rethinking
The Open Doors of 2015
Dr. Dweck stresses the importance of Hard Work in mastery as opposed to resting on Fixed Intelligence. I loved the IDEA of Hard Work. I just haven’t applied it to my every day life.
Tagged with: Carol Dweck, Closed Doors, Growth Mindset, Hard Work, Locked Doors, Open Doors
Posted in Books, Growth Opportunities, Hard Work, Help me to see, Possibilities, responsibility
Posted in Books, Growth Opportunities, Hard Work, Help me to see, Possibilities, responsibility
Changing directions — a Helpful Tug
eing here — AT SEA — has gotten the attention of ALL of ME. The waves, even more than the Halifax museum’s displays of famous shipwrecks, is making me AWARE of the power of the sea. The power of Mother Nature. The power of the elemental FORCES of Nature. We are in Your Hands, God!
Tagged with: asking for help, awareness, changing, Connecting, help, Prayer, The Helper
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, Changing, connecting, Humility or Needing Help!, Possibilities, Prayer
Posted in a matter of scale, acknowledging my need for prayer, Centering Prayer, Changing, connecting, Humility or Needing Help!, Possibilities, Prayer
Practicing the Art of Relabeling
Sigh. A cold dose of reality was splashed over me. It wasn’t that I didn’t “know” that — it was that I was choosing to ignore it. Hmm. That’s really easy to do, isn’t it, God. It’s so easy to see the shiny surface and forget all the work that has to go on beneath.
Soaking in Hot Springs
Still, God, I am constantly amazed by what science does discover. And I know that “what we don’t know” far exceeds “what we do know.”
Tagged with: Desert Hot Springs, hot springs, mineral rich springs, positive energy vortexes
Posted in asking for help for myself, Curiosity, growing toward up, healing, mysteries, Possibilities
Posted in asking for help for myself, Curiosity, growing toward up, healing, mysteries, Possibilities
The Voice of the Poor and our Hoping Machine
I know that I need to listen to the prophetic voices who caution us to care deeply about our fellow humans.
Tagged with: hope, our Dreamer, our Hoping Machine, prophetic voices, Woody Guthrie
Posted in Possibilities, Prophetic Voices, The poor and underemployed, Work
Posted in Possibilities, Prophetic Voices, The poor and underemployed, Work
Sorcerers and the Accelerating Future
Patients as respected participants in the research projects! Now, that’s the kind of future that can’t come too soon!
Tagged with: Amy Farber, Frank Moss, LAM Treatment Alliance, MIT Media Lab, Sorcerers and Their Apprentices
Posted in connecting, Creating, Curiosity, Play, Possibilities, respect
Posted in connecting, Creating, Curiosity, Play, Possibilities, respect
Creative Solutions and Doing Something Different
G’Day, God! This morning, my wonderful husband Kit suggested that I do a blog on “Creative Solutions.” Like what?, I said. Like the huge pen at your mom’s retirement residence, he replied. And, he’s right. That huge pen, for use…
Tagged with: an at-home retreat., Taking a week off
Posted in Creating, Possibilities, rest, self care as self compassion and humility
Posted in Creating, Possibilities, rest, self care as self compassion and humility
A Moment with God 