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Two minutes of beauty — in February, in Yosemite, if if if

Hmm. The fact that these activities do not come naturally to me probably means I need to devote a little more time and effort to them.

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Posted in a series of molts and upgrades, beauty, Planning, responding to "nudges", responsibility

Time for myself — Time to Raise my Personal Responsibility Level

Now, I am nose to nose with the Call to upgrade my level of Personal Responsibility. Yikes!

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Posted in Ongoing Transformation, responsibility, simple joys of daily life, slow incremental change, time, Transitions

Beauty, Life and Weeping with Those Who Weep

Good Morning, God! I’m headed off this morning — EARLY — to get my mom to the doctor’s by 7:30 A.M. I want to get to her apartment in time for her to have some coffee and a bite to

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Posted in accepting my need for help, Caring, responsibility, Sharing, The daily details of love

Why Can’t I Hear Cat — and Myself?

Good Morning, God! I must say, God, I have never had a Cat speak so INSISTENTLY as my mother’s cat does. It feels as if she is using “telepathy” to communicate. Only I rather think telepathy doesn’t require quite so much

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Posted in Anger, interspecies contact, responding to "nudges", responsibility

A Sabbath Day — Founded on Humility — Who Knew?

Good Morning, God! A lovely, quiet Sabbath Day. I will be reading scripture in a couple of hours and playing scrabble with my Mom. But, that is pretty much all I have planned. Maybe a walk with Kit after dinner?

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Posted in humility, responsibility, sabbath rest, seeing, self care as self compassion and humility, simple joys of daily life

Forwarding negative emails — a form of Lying?

Good Morning, God! Yes, I have done it, God. I’ve gotten an email that upset me and quick as a flash forwarded it to others. Only to get an email back from a more clear thinking friend, who checked the

Posted in Moral Failures, responsibility, The Ten Commandments

Spinning the “Wool” of my Life in to Stories

Good Morning, God! I had such a worthwhile time talking yesterday with Mavis, my therapist. Is it just me, God — or do most “extroverts” need help in retrieving, reviewing and spinning out the threads of their lives? At the

Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, accepting my authority to set limits, responsibility

Kawai’nui Marsh, Maintenance and My Wetlands

Good Morning, God! Such a lovely day, yesterday! While I was driving a friend over to Kailua for our haircuts, she asked if we could check out an upholstery shop. We stopped, Googled, called, drove down a very narrow lane

Posted in healing, Maintenance, Removing the Root of Bitterness, responsibility

In Boston — with Positive Protective Limits — and Kit

South Station, Boston as seen from our cab Good Morning, God! And it IS Morning here in Boston! Mr. Sunshine (AKA Kit) woke me up at 9:00 a.m. EST. He is now making me a SECOND cup of coffee. It

Posted in pondering the purpose of Lent, Positive Protective Limits, responsibility, rest, Rocks of Resentment

Time off Work and OFF the Clock

Good Morning, God! Yesterday morning I took some time “off the clock.” I’ve been pushing myself recently to get over a thousand books entered into a library database. In fact, God, I’ve become sort of compulsive about it. But yesterday

Posted in responding to God's Spirit, responsibility, rest, time

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