Blog Archives

The Joy of Color

Good Evening, God! My wonderful husband, Kit, loves music. . . this month we saw the Broadway show, Hello Dolly, the opera Romeo and Juliet, and a symphony. But, music surrounds us most of the time. Actually, not just music

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Posted in a surfeit of sound, Colors, connecting, Discovery, Diversity, Enchantment, Introverts, JOY, Light, listening, simple joys of daily life, Understanding

Still More Perspectives

Good Morning, God! How large the rocks . . . how small the people. And how utterly serene this scene. Being outside — out in Nature — does have a therapeutic effect on us humans.  And BOY do we need

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Posted in connecting, Perspective, perspectives, time, Understanding

My World, Our World, One Boat

This is Our World, God. We have to live on it together. Pulling together . . . pulling in the same direction. In the book, The Boys in the Boat, an old boat maker tells one of the crew, “If there is someone in your boat that you don’t like, LEARN TO LIKE HIM.”

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Posted in Apologies, Forgiving, Hearing, Understanding, web of life

A shift in perspective — further adventures in Differences

But, I had totally missed the intensity of the taste experience!

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Posted in Diversity, Expand my Heart, Perspective, Understanding, Vantage Points

Here comes Christmas — More than we can grasp

Good Morning, God! Today is Christmas Eve — the day before Christmas when all is Waiting and Holding its breath. I love the legends and folktales, God. Isn’t there one about the animals being able to speak on Christmas Eve?

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Posted in Christmas, hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Understanding

Committing to the Dance of Life

Good Morning, God! Yesterday I actually left home without my iPhone. A whole day without a photographic record! Hmm. But, perhaps, I have more snapshots stored in my mind because of that. The exhibit of Yuan paintings at the Honolulu

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Posted in Dancing, freedom, perspectives, Understanding

The Moiliilil Water Cave and Layers of Reality

Good Morning, God! After reading my blog on Draining Pools of Pain a friend reminded me of the Water Cave under the Kokua Market parking lot. Years ago I had heard that there were underground caverns along King Street, but

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Posted in seeing, Understanding

A “fever” of 10,000 golden stingrays — migrating

Good Morning, God My brother sent this photo. Apparently, 10,00 golden cow-nose stingrays migrate between the Yucatan peninsula and Florida — twice each year. Why? Apparently, Florida is their summer feeding-ground. Hmm. They congregate into “fevers” of ten thousand and

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Posted in mysteries, Understanding, web of life

Dogs and Coaches — and Cats?

Good Morning, God! How long is it, God, that dogs have chosen to be our companions? A long, long time. Faithful friends. Surely a beneficial relationship for both dog and human. I remember staying at a B&B in England that

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Posted in Diversity, interspecies contact, Understanding

An Hour of Stillness — A Thankful Heart

Good Morning, God! It’s morning and all is still. No sound of cars driving by as I nipped outside to take this photo of the dawn. The boys are sleeping. I am back in bed with my coffee. Missing Kit.

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Posted in appreciation, the gift of persistent love, The gift to SEE others, the importance of Grandmothers, Understanding

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