Then, this afternoon I was reading an article in Discover Magazine and learned our brain has 85 billion neural cells, 150 trillion synapses and an almost infinite number of ways of combining synapses. As the article said, “Possibilities are always wildly, insanely greater than the number of things around us.”
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Wow! I’m HERE, NOW!
Tagged with: anger, AWE, Dr. Martin Blaser, frustration, hope, killing our helpful microbes, Missing Microbes
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
Posted in a prayer for healing, accepting my need for help, Anger, Awe, connecting, Forgiven!, Forgiving, the cold snow of reality
Loving my Inner Child
Ah, but as I write, God, I remember one important caveat. It is essential that I look at myself through Your Eyes of Love and Forgiveness! Looking back over my mistakes and missed opportunities I need Your Love and Compassion
Tagged with: Blood flow, Dr. Amen, forgiveness, health, hope, Love, SPECT images
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for and accepting forgiveness, Forgiven!, healing, hope, LOVE, seeing
Posted in accepting my need for help, asking for and accepting forgiveness, Forgiven!, healing, hope, LOVE, seeing
A SLOW and LOVELY Day
“I am not an optimist, but I am great believer of hope.” — Nelson Mandela
Tagged with: forgiveness, hope, Nelson Mandela, Quiet by Susan Cain, Reconciliation
Posted in appreciation, Forgiving, hope, listening, respect
Posted in appreciation, Forgiving, hope, listening, respect
Walking through Munich
Well, yes, God, I confess I do not always LIVE in the power of this HOPE. I drift away from the Connection You Extend to us. Please help me — and all the People of this Planet — to turn to YOU!
Tagged with: compassion, forgiveness, health, hope, personal responsibility
Posted in connecting, Forgiving, healing, health, hope, Hope as a gift from God
Posted in connecting, Forgiving, healing, health, hope, Hope as a gift from God
Athena and Questions of Wisdom
I see such a marvelous opportunity for jobs, God! All kinds of jobs and research and opportunities for ordinary people to help in our extraordinary times.
Tagged with: hope, ice ages, opportunities to respond, rising seas, stronger storms
Posted in awareness, Choosing to respond, climate changes, courage, our small blue dot
Posted in awareness, Choosing to respond, climate changes, courage, our small blue dot
Thinking of Valleys and Shadows
As I sat with my mommy, I remembered what a friend shared about when her dad was dying. A big no-nonsense nurse told her and her brothers and sisters: “You all stop pestering him and leave him ALONE! Dying is Hard Work.”
Tagged with: Death, Faith, Grief Loss and Bereavement, hope, Love, Psalm 23
Posted in Faith, going THROUGH the sorrow, Grief, hearing myself, LOVE
Posted in Faith, going THROUGH the sorrow, Grief, hearing myself, LOVE
Love Requires Maintenance Work
Instantly, into my mind came the thought: Love is Built-in to the Very Structure of Everything. That’s a very good thought, God! And although it may not be very scientific it does feel true.
Growing Toward Up — A Set of Goals
1) Soften your exterior. 2) Strengthen your core. 3) Awaken to possibilities. I really like that set, and it is a Set.
Tagged with: Awaken, Good Cheer, Holy Spirit, hope
Posted in a hand up, growing toward up, Holy Spirit, hope, JOY, listening
Posted in a hand up, growing toward up, Holy Spirit, hope, JOY, listening
A gift of hope for me — via a Mars Rover!
More sighs! I sat in prayer and . . . Yikes! What a lot of work I have to do on and in myself
Tagged with: amazement at our human smarts, Curiosity a Mars Rover, hope, puzzlement over my not using them, softer safer landings
Posted in a hand up, Centering Prayer, Changing, hope
Posted in a hand up, Centering Prayer, Changing, hope
A Moment with God 