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On SEEING — large and small — near and far

Posted on August 22, 2025 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God These few leaves — lit by the early morning sun — caught my eye. So small. Insignificant. But beautiful. Then just a day later, I was out on my front patio at 4:00 a.m. searching the night…

Tagged with: astronomy, Nature, photography, Vera Rubin Observatory
Posted in beauty, connecting, mental maps, Perspective, perspectives, Planets, seeing, taking time to focus, time

A Stream in the Desert — Streams in our Heart

Posted on July 12, 2025 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Energy waxes and wanes nowadays. But this Sunday I set off to see the sunrise and kept on walking all the way down to the bottom of our Hidden Valley area. And there is the Wes Miller Park. This has…

The JOY of Serendipity

Posted on June 27, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! I love stumbling across an unknown time and place! And that happened this afternoon — when I intended to organize my office — but opened the current issue (July/August 2021) of Archaeology instead. The place was all…

Pay Attention, Be Astounded, Tell About It

Posted on June 25, 2021 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God This title is Mary Oliver’s lessons for living. I resonate with these word! Each one of these acts brings me joy! Just look at these colorful blossoms! There they were on this small young shower tree as…

Noticing . . . and appreciating

Posted on August 3, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

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

Suddenly Seeing — What’s Been There

Posted on July 24, 2020 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God This is a close-up of Pink Tacoma blossoms. I’ve seen and enjoyed them for years. But, earlier this week I saw these trees on the eastern side of our valley. I saw them for the first time!…

Posted in awareness, beauty, Choosing to respond, Compassion, connecting, Curiosity, delight, learning, seeing

Owning my Resentments

Posted on September 7, 2018 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Evening, God! In the past I have referred to Resentments as Rocks. They were big, like rocks and seemingly unmovable. They were large big negative lumps in my past. Now, all this is changing! The other morning my wonderful…

Posted in connecting, Discernment, freedom, Personal Power, Rocks of Resentment, seeing, The Power of Naming

The Joys of Traveling

Posted on April 30, 2014 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

It puts me in mind of one of my favorite quotes (by Paul Watslawick) that the Primary Purpose of communication is to Confirm our Existence as Human Beings. It doesn’t take much — a nod, a smle, a glance, even. I think of that quote as an extension of Your Command, God, to “Love our Neighbor as we love Ourselves.”

Tagged with: appreciation, loving, new leaves, seeing, small adventures, travel
Posted in Adventures, appreciation, connecting, friends, LOVE, seeing

Loving my Inner Child

Posted on December 23, 2013 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Ah, but as I write, God, I remember one important caveat. It is essential that I look at myself through Your Eyes of Love and Forgiveness! Looking back over my mistakes and missed opportunities I need Your Love and Compassion

Wonder: A Morning of Seeing and Hearing

Posted on May 13, 2013 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

she was also the first to realize that humpback whales are singers. She said her discovers came in part because she never let go of being a child. I loved that!