Good Morning, God! I’m up EARLY and have Centered and decided I would take a few more minutes — staying conscious of Your Presence — before going back to bed. At my Silent Retreat in the Benedictine Retreat Center at…
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The Prairie Dog and Me
Good Morning, God! I’m VERY THANKFUL for my 10-day silent retreat. Not totally silent, to be sure — but silence removed the obligation to talk to my fellow retreatants — so, even at dinner, when conversation was allowed, it was…
Out of the Monastic Corridors and back into MY life
Good Morning, God! I am MOSTLY home. But, part of me still yearns for the simplicity of life in the Retreat Center. Three hours of sitting in Centering Prayer a day. Sitting intentionally in Your Presence — saying YES to…
On Being Between — Travel and Transitions
Good Morning, God! This morning Kit and I fly back home — spending most of the day BETWEEN Tucson and Honolulu. I feel “between” God. I think I am in the middle of a “molt” which tends to make me…
Getting READY to GO!
Good Morning, God! We FLY OFF FOR BOSTON TODAY! YIKES! I must say, God, I am not the calm, cool traveler. Hmm, maybe I’m not the calm cool stay-at-home person either. Oh well. I am excited to be going and…
Beauty, Busy and a New View of Time
Good Morning, God! A Smaller Lighter Life? I think that’s what I want, God. Ah, but old habits and old mindsets are VERY persistent. It takes Work and Planning to be able to Rest. Hmm. Maybe, it just takes Stopping…
A Virtual Visit to the Past
Good Morning, God! Several days ago Suzanne drove up to Granada Hills and she sent me this photo taken with her cell phone. The photo looks like a lovely muted pastel painting. Suz called me to tell me that the…
Beaver Dams and Inner Healing
Good Morning, God! Thank You for yesterday’s session with my therapist, Mavis. I came home right afterwards and went through my Piles of Paper Stuff — Piles that I had dragged to the dining room table and left there for…
Praying for Egypt and Our World — Tahrir Square and Tiananmen Square
Good Morning, God! Egypt needs HELP! We all need help. Our World needs HELP! People in Power want to stay in power and do not go quietly. And transitions are particularly hard if there has been NO CHANGE for many…
Flying over the Channel Islands takes me back in time — WAY back
Good Morning, God! This photo was taken as we flew home from L.A. I was delighted to “capture” one of the Channel Islands. But, which one was it? I checked a map of the northern Channel Islands and I’m pretty…
A Moment with God 