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A Silent Morning — A Thankful Morning

Good Morning, God! Thank YOU for a lovely DAY, yesterday — a day which was mostly about preparing to welcome into our home our “Family of Friends.” I had such a good time preparing that I am sure it must

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, connections, Expand my Heart, gratitude, LOVE, thankfulness

Back on the Wagon, AGAIN!

Good Morning, God! And Thank You! I am now officially BACK ON THE WAGON — off of sugar and grains and stuff that turns instantly into sugar. I must say watching Dr. Johnson’s video on Dr. Mercola was DISTRESSING! It

Posted in Humility or Needing Help!, living within limits, loving limits, self care as self compassion and humility, Temptation, thankfulness

Christmas is Coming — Joy is Here

Good Morning, God! The rain held off last night and we had a lovely “family dinner” up at the OCC. It was really a Stanford Club function, but we — plus Kit’s brother, RC, and Larie and Martha Lee —

Posted in connections, Conversations, family visits, gratitude, thankfulness

Seasons of Snow and Expectations of CHANGE

Good Morning, God! Here is lovely Ireland — almost totally covered in snow. I suspect they feel like Seattle feels when a rare snow fall hits. I’m sure that there are some folks saying. “SEE! Where is the Global Warming?”

Posted in background / foreground questions, Balancing and adjustments, climate changes, our small blue dot, thankfulness

Thanksgiving — not just a Day, but means of Transportation

Exercising Thankfulness as a mode of Transportation

Posted in exercising, inner paths of the heart, learning, Praise, Prayer, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!

Thinking about The Future — and thankful we are still here!

Good Morning, God! So, last night I read that the Russians are planning a nuclear-propulsion rocket to use in space exploration — and will be designing a nuclear powered plant to be placed on the Moon or Mars. That’s not

Posted in Perspective, Possibilities, thankfulness

A sort of secret garden

Good Morning, God! Thank YOU! Birthdays can be tricky. Parent / Adult Child relationships can be tricky. In fact, sometimes LIFE seems designed to be tricky. But in spite of all the many chances of a misstep — we had

Posted in being together in a compassionate presence, Celebrations, thankfulness, Thanksgiving!, Uncategorized

We have an “Adventure”

Good Morning, God! Late yesterday afternoon I said to Kit, “We are having an Adventure.” And we were. The Adventure started when the signs as we entered Sequoia said we would have to “pay” in 3 miles. We never did

Posted in Humility or Needing Help!, small meaningful moments, thankfulness

Back to Lagunita, Back to Oak Trees, Back to a Special Time

Good Morning, God! Yesterday morning Kit dropped Lani and Linda and me off at Lagunita — we wanted to revisit where we had spent our sophomore year. It was misting ever so slightly and it was even more lovely than

Posted in accepting my ability to REDESIGN, growing toward up, learning, Perspective, thankfulness

Dining in Little Tehran with my Daugher

Good Morning, God! It was Goodbye Tucson and Hello Little Tehran — or Tehrangeles as the hub of the half million Iranians in Los Angeles is called. Suz and I picked the Flame Restaurant and asked for the table set

Posted in appreciation, daughters, LOVE, people as gifts, relationships, thankfulness, the joy of sharing, the layers of life

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