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A CHANGE IN OUR OIL continued

A Fresnel lighthouse lens, in the Nantucket (Mass.) Museum Good Morning, God! This is an old Fresnel lighthouse lens that has been replaced by better and brighter lights. But the need for lighthouses remains. We need to be warned when we

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Posted in a hand up, adjusting, asking for help for myself, connecting, the joy of sharing

Prayer: Talking but not Listening

Somehow the idea of “hearing from You” is deeply unsettling. It makes me appreciate Abraham who set out on a journey to a place he didn’t know — because You told him to go.

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Posted in adoring Easy, listening, Peace, Prayer

Self Care / Self Respect

my unconscious credo was: Needing Help is Failing. Asking for Help is Cheating

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Posted in hope, humility, web of life

Wistful Thoughts on a Grey Day

A Council of Grandmothers. That’s what I’d like to see!

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Posted in Common sense and reasonableness, health, Peace

Inner Mortgages — Do They Get Paid Off?

Well, not being able to know, I shall try for trust. I shall try to rest in the not knowing.

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Posted in Changing, complexity, LOVE, Ongoing Transformation, Trusting God

Reassembling Myself: Between Past and Future

Feeling as if I am on the very TIP of the exponential curve that is our technological world.

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Posted in Changing, God's Time, Needed Repair Time, setting my life in context

Unfurling — Still more growing to do

I am a Child. And Growth comes more from the Failing and Forgiving than from “getting IT right!”

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Posted in a hand up, Compassion, growing toward up, layer upon layer, LOVE

Makapuu Lighthouse, Great Views and Whales Too

Good Day, God! I’ve seen the Makapu’u Lighthouse for years, but only as a small white shape on the slope of Makapuu Point on the island of Oahu. It was planned back in the 1880’s — when Hawaii was still a

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Posted in appreciation, Light, Perspective, thankfulness

Sunset, Tiki Torches and a Few Thoughts

Good Evening, God! Well, a slip of the fingers and an empty post got published. Ah yes, God, I make mistakes — all kinds! Maybe that’s why I went ahead and ordered a copy of Wabi-Sabi. This is a book

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Posted in Changing, cyclical nature of the universe, the joy of sharing, the layers of life, time, Transitions

Time sitting beside the Waters

There is something very healing about sitting near water.

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Posted in appreciation, Conversations, friends, rest, seeing, Sharing, Sub-Selves

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