Good Night, God! Or maybe I should say Good Heavens! It is 1:05 a.m. and here I am writing a blog. But I woke up with it stuck in my mind. So here goes. We think of the Amazon basin…
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The Lungs of our Earth need help
Tagged with: changing, climate change, compassion, Farmland as Earth's Lungs, forgiving, healiing, healing, hope, humility, microbial life, Soil health and microbes
Posted in a prayer for healing, Forgiving, healing, hope
Posted in a prayer for healing, Forgiving, healing, hope
Let’s Have A Jubilee Year!
Good Day, God! A friend handed me this book and said, “I think you should read this!” She was right. It is written by Dr. Charlotte A. Tomaino, a neuropsychologist. She is also former nun which she referred to as “an…
Tagged with: Awakening the Brain: The Neuropsychology of Grace, compassion, Dr. Charlotte A Tomaino, Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, forgiving, healing, hope, humility, Pope Francis
Posted in Books, Caring, caring for the stranger in our midst, Centering Prayer, choices, connecting, Forgiving, mercy
Posted in Books, Caring, caring for the stranger in our midst, Centering Prayer, choices, connecting, Forgiving, mercy
My Starter Part and Darth Vader
Good Evening, God, For the last week or so I have been thinking about what Parts or Aspects of me are not working as well as I would like. Right at the TOP of the list was my “Starter” Part.…
Tagged with: Common Sense, Darth Vader, Doing vs Being, humility, Starting, Taking Care of myself
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, connecting, recharging my battery, rest, Starter
Posted in Balancing and adjustments, connecting, recharging my battery, rest, Starter
What would St. Francis do?
Good Morning, God We are always asking ourselves . . . well we try, God . . . What would Jesus do? The answer, of course, varies on who is asking the question. Then it came to me. We CAN…
Tagged with: compassion, hearing, hope, humility, Love, peace, Peacemakers, St. Francis, What would St. Francis do
Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope
Posted in connecting, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Peace, power and peace and gentleness, respect, the essential nature of hope
The importance of Caring for One’s Self
Good Day, God! Plumerias are beautiful trees filled with clusters of flowers. So it was a bit odd that I was drawn to crop out the many and focus on just one. But, ONE has value. One flower. One person.…
Tagged with: a slower pace, humility, recharging, rest, selfishness or self care
Posted in connecting
Posted in connecting
The Power of Blessing
Actually, just speaking words out loud is powerful. The spoken word HAS power! Even little muttered phrases have power. Negative thoughts are harmful. Negative words are worse. How much better it is to speak forth Your Hope and Promises, God!
Tagged with: Blessing, humility, praise, The Miracle and Power of Blessing, the Spoken Word, trust
Posted in a prayer for healing, Blessing, Books, connecting, hope, humility, Praise, Prayer
Posted in a prayer for healing, Blessing, Books, connecting, hope, humility, Praise, Prayer
Little Flowers, Lit by Love
Nose down in the mud — accepting that — we find ourselves lifted up and loved. And, sent out to love others in Little Ways. Imperfect Ways. Now THAT is Good News!
Tagged with: Fr. Richard Rohr, humility, imperfections, openess, The Little Way
Posted in Books, connecting, Faith, humility, LOVE, Ongoing Transformation
Posted in Books, connecting, Faith, humility, LOVE, Ongoing Transformation
My Medieval Marshall arrives to help
Imagine my surprise, God, when The Marshall appeared inside me as an avuncular Scot with a charming accent and a supportive and encouraging approach. His enveloping warmth and certainty that I can “do it” had me picking up my 5 pound weights several times yesterday and today.
Tagged with: discipline, humility, loving certainty, My Inner Marshall
Posted in complexity, connecting, encourage and comfort, humility
Posted in complexity, connecting, encourage and comfort, humility
Organic Gardening as A Healing Model
As it happens, I am embarking on a fearful moral inventory. This is not easy and it gets tangled and confused because it seems that as a Mother I am Responsible for Everything. I know this is not literally true. But, it feels true! And I am learning to Go with my Gut! The Gut is where changes grow
Tagged with: 12 Step Programs, gardening, humility, Peer Support, Spiritual Direction, trust
Posted in being planted, being repotted, connecting, connections, courage to see myself
Posted in being planted, being repotted, connecting, connections, courage to see myself
A Moment with God 