Walking in Wonder

Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God puts it this way: Life works out in the process of Life Itself. All you have to do is trust that it will, and allow it to.

My blood pressure was 126/80 at the doctor’s office on Monday afternoon. I reported that I am doing deep work with […]

Midnite’s Purple Petunia Plant

From my journal:

Friday, June 3, 2022

Dear Holy Spirit,

I am listening to a podcast by Ram Dass. (Ep. 199: The Continuity of Consciousness)

“Somewhere between not enough and more seems to be enough.”

At least a few moments go by before i have a thought about Joel — that’s progress. I have […]

The End of Suffering

There will be something, anguish or elation, that is peculiar to this day alone. I rise from sleep, and say: Hail to the morning! Come down to me, my beautiful unknown.

~ Jessica Powers Word for the Day (gratefulness.org)

Today’s journal entry:

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Dear Holy Spirit,

During the night […]

Treasure this Day

If what I say resonates with you, it’s because we are both branches of the same tree.

~ W. B. Yeats

I’m not a “follower” of astrology, but MANY years ago something occurred that led me to respect the wisdom there.

Decades ago now, driving home on a snowy day, the roads were glare […]

Learn, Grow, and Change

One of the most extraordinary aspects of our humanity is our capacity to learn, grow, and change.

~ Sheryl Chard (Gratefulness.org)

One week ago today I got a call from the son of my long-time business partner, Joel Bowman, asking who in Kalamazoo could take his dad to the ER.

Of course, I am […]

I Surrender

Entry from my journal: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 @ 3:37 am:

Dear Holy Spirit,

I am awake and in the TV room listening to Karen Drucker’s “I Surrender.”

I will surrender to my greatest highest good.

I will release every fear that’s in my way…

and I am grateful every moment of […]

The Only True Hope

When my eyes fill with wonder and my heart with love or joy, I do not betray my concerns for the world — I nourish my capacity to attend to them.

~ Kristi Nelson, 12-22-2021 Gratefulness.org

I confess to recently having looked into the mirror and noticing a drooping of my jowls, deep crevasses of […]

And Now A Warning!

From the 1992 film, “Death Becomes Her”:

[Lisle (Isabella Rossellini) hands Madeleine (Meryl Streep) the vial of potion.]

Madeleine: “Bottoms up.”

[She drinks the potion.]

Lisle Von Rhuman: “Now a warning.”

Madeleine: “NOW a warning?”

This information may feel a lot like that. It has been an intense yet slow-moving past few months, with […]

Lasting Effects of the Pandemic

WORD FOR THE DAY from Gratefulness.org

The more you sense the rareness and value of your own life, the more you realize that how you use it, how you manifest it, is all your responsibility.

We face such a big task, so naturally we sit down for a while.

~ Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi

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Grateful

Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.

~ Robin Wall Kimmerer

WORD […]