Good Night God, Believing as deeply as I do that You love us . . . I am coming to believe that my Painful, Long Hidden — Wrong Responses — can be used to help me rebuild. The idea seems…
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Using My Mistakes/Wounding to rebuild
Tagged with: Deeper Safer Place
Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time
Posted in Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, courage, God's Time, Intentions, recovery time, self care as self compassion and humility, self-compassion, time
Perspective . . . perspectives
Good Morning, God! Here’s a photo of me in Tucson. I was walking with my wonderful daughter, Sandy. I’d stopped to gaze UP at a giant saguaro cactus. I think it is the biggest, tallest, most impressive saguaro I have ever seen.…
Tagged with: saguaro cactus, Tucson
Posted in connecting, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective, perspectives, reassembling, recovery time, time, Wanting a protected time
Posted in connecting, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective, perspectives, reassembling, recovery time, time, Wanting a protected time
Home, Sweet Home!
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
Posted in busy, connecting, LOVE, loving myself, putting down daily diversions, recovery time, time
Thoughts on Shifting Time and Learning Names
This morning, my grandson Ian and I left for school 5 minutes earlier than we usually do. And mid-way through the drive I thought — gosh, this is so much more relaxing! Just five minutes early made everything better. Please help me, God, shift my time back 5 minutes!
Tagged with: Being Early, busy, Giving, Names, Naming, Rushing, time, Timing
Posted in authority over my life, busy, busy as an attack strategy, connecting, recovery time, relaxation, rest
Posted in authority over my life, busy, busy as an attack strategy, connecting, recovery time, relaxation, rest
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
Looking back on a Good Day
One excellent result that comes out of being sick is that one realizes (eventually . . .) that many of our “virtues” have more to do with the level of our energy than our character.
Rainbows and Rest
And thanks too for my battery being charged enough to “run” the Appreciation App.
Tagged with: amomentwithgod, rainbows, recharging, rest
Posted in recharging my battery, recovery time, refraining from work, rejoicing, relaxation, sabbath rest
Posted in recharging my battery, recovery time, refraining from work, rejoicing, relaxation, sabbath rest
The Secret Garden: Transformation and Recovery
It takes hope — and a lot of hard work — to take even one small step.
Hagia Sophia and Sacred Places
t isn’t easy to care for what we CAN SEE. HOW MUCH HARDER it is to care for what we CAN’T SEE! I can’t see my inner Temple. I can’t get a printout on the state of my soul. There are No meter readings to tell me how I’m doing on energy inflow and output.
Tagged with: Borrowing against our Body's Bank, Metering our Energy Outflow
Posted in Centering Prayer, humility, living within limits, recovery time, rest, sacred space
Posted in Centering Prayer, humility, living within limits, recovery time, rest, sacred space
