Prayer Nuggets #5
Here are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
Ideas
Worry is Ingratitude in Advance (quote by Ginny Nilsen)
Is there anything we can do to improve perfection? Does worrying help?
Unlabored Motion of Divine Energy (Deep Think #6)
No longer plodding and beleaguered, having this outlook on all your activities makes accomplishment satisfying and meaningful beyond your human hopes.
Bits and Clips for August 2018
I hope you find something among these links and copious memes that is helpful, inspiring, interesting, or educational:
Thoughts from Karen Montanaro
I can’t help myself, I’ve featured Karen Montanaro the last two years at Creative Arts Camp and now I’m doing it again.
Grace Notes #14 (with Photos)
So now I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good. I’ve even taken photographs of some of them –mostly with my iPhone– which you can see in this post.
Genuine Reconciliation (Desmond Tutu Quote)
Superficial reconciliation can bring only superficial healing.
Do Something You are Bad At
We all include the full range of wonderful qualities and attributes, but we rarely identify with them all. I might see myself as creative, but not patient for example.
Is That a Dream or a Goal? (quote with Coneflower Photos)
I’d never heard it said that way, but it stuck with me. So much so that I’ve said it to my kid now: ‘Is that a dream, or a goal?
Bits and Clips for July 2018
I hope in the links and memes below you find something that informs, inspires, motivates, or entertains you.
There Must Be One Human Family (Harry Emerson Fosdick Quote)
Get together; you are fighting against the inevitable when you try to live in isolated alienation on the basis of your old political and imperialistic divisions…
California Railroad Museum Photos
Sacramento was where the Transcontinental Railroad was born, and hence this museum is here.It is a lovely museum worth going out of your way for.
Cultivate a Better Relationship with Yourself (Jim Palmer Quote)
People are suffering every day, not because of a deficient relationship with a deity in the sky, but because of a dysfunctional relationship with the person in the mirror.
The Art of Possibility (Book Review)
You’ll be glad to have read it because there will be something there you can immediately utilize for the better. But meanwhile it is engaging and fun!
“Take No Thought For What You Eat” (Deep Think #4)
Curious why a Christian Science practitioner takes care about what she eats? This is where I stand.
Independence and Liberty
By refusing to jump off the cliff myself– by exercising my own independence and liberty– I help someone else have the objectivity not to do so as well. Please join me.
Short Poems About Peace by Children
Plaques like these by elementary school aged children are scattered all over the peace garden near the Sacramento capitol.