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Stolen Focus — a Systemic Situation

Posted on October 18, 2022 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Day, God Iʻve been READING again! I mean WHOLE books! And I have just learned WHY and how we all have the power to regain our ability to read and think. First of all, research shows that for the…

Posted in Attention Limits, Centering Prayer, choices, choosing HARD, Choosing Meaning, Choosing to respond, connecting, Distrations, Information Overload, Prayer, Rethinking, Stress, Thinking and Feeling, Thinking deeply, Welcoming Prayer

Rebuilding Lives!

Posted on January 13, 2019 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! Sometimes, I hear something so clearly analyzed and thought out that it takes my breath away! That’s how I responded to Jan Rader’s TED talk on “In the opioid crisis, here’s what it take to save a…

Tagged with: first responders, Huntington West Virginia, Jan Rader, opioid crisis, self-care
Posted in connecting, developing helpful definitions of love, Help me to see, kindness, listening, Rethinking, stopping to listen, Thinking and Feeling

Turning my prayer life right side up

Posted on November 15, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Father Keating Good Evening, God! What an amazing retreat! I went to be trained as a presenter. They asked for help . . . and I thought . . . why not? Well, to be honest, this is a very…

Tagged with: Father Keating, Saint Anthony's Retreat Center
Posted in asking for help for myself, Centering Prayer, connecting, Possibilities, Prayer, praying, Rethinking, setting my life in context, Silence, solitude and silence

Learning from Regret

Posted on January 10, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

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

An Invitation to Grow

Posted on December 7, 2017 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! and Hello to Peter Shankman — photo right For years I have been aware that I am not a very good manager of myself. That “problem” is part of what made working so enjoyable! I had limits…

Tagged with: ADHD, Faster Than Normal, meaningful rules, Peter Shankman
Posted in Expand my Heart, experimentation, Flourishing, growing toward up, Growth Opportunities, interactions, Motivation, Queen of my Life, responsibility, Rethinking, role models

Playing, Working, and Depression?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by a moment with god — 2 Comments

the opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.

Tagged with: depression, Play, responsibility, work
Posted in authority over my life, Books, compassion to care for myself, confession, connecting, courage to see myself, responsibility, Rethinking

Boston Marathon Eve

Posted on April 20, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

C. S. Lewis was right when he said Pride was the worst sin of all — because it separates us from God, other people, and in my case, even from parts of myself.

Tagged with: fear, God's Barn, Prayer, Pride, stress, trust
Posted in connecting, Prayer, Responding, Rethinking, Stress, Trusting God

A Restful Day — And the Rest of My Life

Posted on January 19, 2014 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Actually, what I want is something to help me generate options in what I do and how I live. That’s a bit more than Creativity. It is about Assessing, Weighing and Framing the Problem — or Problems.
It involves far more than simply Thinking. It’s about having enough Courage to See what is and enough Hope to Explore what might be.

Tagged with: courage, Generating Options, Growing Brain Cells, hope, Thinking
Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, hope, responsibility, Rethinking

Dark and Light in Daily Life

Posted on November 9, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

And, I have just finished Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, David and Goliath. I think Gladwell has done more to add to my collection of Cognitive Maps than another writer I can think of.

Tagged with: adrenaline, David and Goliath, juicing, Malcolm Gladwell, resting and recovering
Posted in Compassion, compassion to care for myself, connecting, healing, health, relaxation, rest, Rethinking

Evil in Our Small and Precious World

Posted on April 19, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Yesterday we went to the ocean side of Cape Cod — peaceful and quiet — and then this morning we watched on TV the manhunt for the younger of the two Boston Marathon bombers. Such a sad and sobering contrast.…

Tagged with: begging forgiveness, Evil as a hermit crab, speaking out
Posted in connecting, opportunities to forgive myself, Praying for our enemies, Rethinking, speaking