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Time for myself — Time to Raise my Personal Responsibility Level

Posted on January 22, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

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

Tagged with: growing toward up
Posted in Ongoing Transformation, responsibility, simple joys of daily life, slow incremental change, time, Transitions

Walking in the Dawn’s Early Light

Posted on January 21, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Maybe the best part is that I actually noticed and investigated this prolonged period (19 days) where the sun rises at exactly the same time.

Tagged with: being able to notice the world around me
Posted in Abundant Life, appreciation, seasonal changes, seeing, simple joys of daily life, slow incremental change, stopping to see

Small Treasures — Some Saved, Some Noticed

Posted on January 4, 2012 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Day, God! And it WAS a good day. My wonderful mom is slowly recovering from the celebrations of Christmas and her 97th birthday (Dec. 27), including loving family visitors from the Mainland. I’m very thankful, God. While I was…

Tagged with: "size doesn't matter", maybe time doesn't matter either
Posted in appreciation, delight, simple joys of daily life, stopping, stopping to see

Drifting through a Holiday

Posted on January 2, 2012 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Night, God! The end of a relaxing slow day — a real holiday. And I am pondering the fact that this can be my norm. Hmm. It feels like bad luck to even think that, God. Things can happen.…

Posted in Peace, reframing, relaxation, simple joys of daily life, small meaningful moments, so much to learn

A Gift of Time — A Time of Reflection

Posted on September 2, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Yesterday, visiting Arcadia, I felt led to take a photo of the fish in the fish tank. It was something I’d never done in all the years I worked there. I was waiting for a dear friend…

Tagged with: a moment with God, electric blue fish, feeling Lighter, having enough time, having time to see, out of the fish tank, releasing the World
Posted in a hand up, an invitation to abundant life, growing toward up, interspecies contact, relaxation, simple joys of daily life, stopping to see

Sitting by Still Waters

Posted on August 9, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I wish I could get Kit to go with me and have breakfast on the Marina. It’s only $2.99 so perhaps I could entice him. (Kit is very generous, God, but he is a practical Scot, so…

Tagged with: blessing and not cursing, fat cells and paper piles, personal responsibility, wise allocation of energy
Posted in asking for help for myself, power and peace and gentleness, Prayer, Praying for our enemies, simple joys of daily life

A Sabbath Day — Founded on Humility — Who Knew?

Posted on July 31, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

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?…

Tagged with: exhaustion, overload, retiring
Posted in humility, responsibility, sabbath rest, seeing, self care as self compassion and humility, simple joys of daily life

When to Affirm and When to Laugh

Posted on April 5, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Mother Teresa said: “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

Posted in Belonging to each other, Meaning, simple joys of daily life

Super Full Moons and a Day of Rest

Posted on March 21, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Ah, what fun it was, God, to walk out with Kit looking at the Super Full Moon. The full moon was only one hour away from its perigee (closest point) on Saturday. The closest full moon in…

Posted in sabbath rest, seeing myself as a sheep, simple joys of daily life