Good Evening, God I’ve been wanting to chat with You about this for days . . . but the micro of life occupied my focus. The idea came to me while I was telling a dear friend about how Kit’s…
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Noticing . . . and appreciating
Good Evening, God My wonderful husband Kit and I were out for our morning walk when my eye was caught by this shower tree blossom. I was delighted! And then it hit me! It was delighted to be noticed! …
Tagged with: noticing
Posted in appreciation, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect, Responding, seeing, stopping to see, The gift to SEE others
Posted in appreciation, Choosing to respond, connecting, respect, Responding, seeing, stopping to see, The gift to SEE others
Time, Tides and Change
Good Evening, God, This is the view from my wonderful husband Kit’s beach — where he lived until he was eight. It is actually called the Hunakai Beach . . . right at the start of Hunakai Street. This was…
Tagged with: erosion, Hunakai Beach, rising sea level
Posted in Books, Changing, courage, Responding, responsibility, time, Transitions, Trees
Posted in Books, Changing, courage, Responding, responsibility, time, Transitions, Trees
Speaking up for Respecting One Another
Good Evening, God! Speaking up. Speaking out. Caring for those who are not respected. That is a pretty good description of what we all need to be doing — to meet the challenge of Our Times. And, harder yet, we…
Tagged with: Golden Globe, Meryl Streep
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
Posted in A Spiritual Spring Cleaning, Caring, connecting, respect, Responding, responsibility
A glance at the ocean — and at my life
I’m a very fortunate person, on many fronts. I am thankful! And yes, God. I remember: those to whom much is given, from them much is required.
Tagged with: blessings, gratitude, Kailua Beach, obligations, privilege, respect, responding, Women
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, gratitude, respect, Responding, responsibility, stopping to see, thankfulness
Posted in appreciation, beauty, connecting, gratitude, respect, Responding, responsibility, stopping to see, thankfulness
Praising God — Pulling out the Stops!
Ah, God. You have made us with a Praise Stop, and a Rejoicing Stop, a Grateful Stop and many more stops. Those Stops add a Rich Emotional Layer to ordinary “notes” or decisions. And, it seems to me that we designed to use those Trusting Positive Grateful Stops.
Tagged with: Appreciating, AWE, organ stops, praise, rejoicing, responding
Posted in attunement, connecting, Music, Praise, Responding
Posted in attunement, connecting, Music, Praise, Responding
Perspective, Saguaros and Thanksgiving
Here I am in this amazing Universe. Here, now, on Planet Earth. How, now, shall I respond?
A Tsunami Watch . . . While Kit Sleeps
I really get into these things. I have an Active Imagination. But, I don’t need an imagination — all I need to do is remember the videos I saw of the Japan earthquake. So horrific, God! So horrific.
Tagged with: adrenalin surges, evacuation, tsunami watch
Posted in Perspective, Responding, Risk, thankfulness
Posted in Perspective, Responding, Risk, thankfulness
Light Shining On . . . and Light Shining Through
Good Day, God! There is nothing like a week of storms — rain, lightening, thunder and grey skies — to make me appreciate the beauty of Light. I especially like light shining through plants. I was totally surprised this morning…
Tagged with: grey skies, Light, personal responsibility, selective focus, storms
Posted in beauty, Light, Responding, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility
Posted in beauty, Light, Responding, responding to God's Spirit, responsibility
