As daylight dwindles by moments, inching toward the autumnal equinox’s perfectly apportioned twelve hours of daylight and darkness, activity among the animal kingdom escalates. Photographing changes in my Autumn Joy sedum, God treated me with a flurry of bee activity close up. Lingering, the divine language of bees invited me into captivating revelations of the Creator. My recent time in…
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The Divine Language of Bees
Pausing at the Threshold
Still almost one month away, another birthday looming always invites pausing at the threshold of another year. The eagerness of younger years for quickly passing into a new year ahead, wanes as I approach the last leg of my life’s journey. For even if the Lord blesses me with the 100 years I desire, I have but less than half…
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The Serenity of Threshold Moments
Crossing many in the course of a day, physically, emotionally, even spiritually, I seldom pause considering the transition. Thresholds offer a mere few inches or milliseconds of liminal space between what lay behind and what lay ahead. Yet savoring the serenity of threshold moments, positions us in a seamless connection between two worlds. Lingering with the word “threshold” recently, offered…
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How Curiosity Tames Anxiety
Receiving an odd compliment recently, prompted a journey leading to a unique discovery. I often write about managing anxiety here at Mindfulness Monday, sharing tools and techniques which help with every day anxiety. After receiving a compliment for my curious mind, I discovered curiosity tames anxiety by redirecting anxious thoughts. Curiosity actually releases the neurotransmitter, dopamine, triggering feelings of Joy,…
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August Abiding:Share Four Somethings
Waving farewell to another month, I rejoice in a glance back at my August Abiding joining Heather Gerwing as she hosts a monthly feature called, Share Four Somethings, where writers share the fourth Saturday of each month something in each of four categories from the previous month. Many readers notice I choose a theme for each month, which often reflects lessons or themes from…
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The Transfiguration of Resilience
Bewildered by what appears the incredible speed of time in general, I felt stunned in realizing the arrival of yet another month’s One Word Update. Continuing with a meditative approach to a deeper understanding of my bold friend, Resilience, found me pondering the transfiguration of Resilience through two particular quotes. The lessons so far, speak deeply into my life. I…
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How Curiosity Restores Joy in the Lord
Nothing delights me more than a child’s curiosity. Free of societal constraints, their eager minds question, explore, and examine. Curiosity provides the basic skill for learning about the world around them. As adults, joy-filled curiosity goes the way of all childish things. But learning how curiosity restores Joy in the Lord, reveals the error in hastily discarding this childhood treasure….
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Faith For Living in a Troubled World
Patiently listening, my heart ached as I heard the familiar refrain. A family member expressing the overwhelming feeling of being “lost”. Not only facing a loved one’s steady decline, but reeling from world events and feelings of despair. I felt the depth of her pain as she wondered aloud if she had faith for living in a troubled world. As…
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Finding God in the Scattered Seeds
Laughing out loud when my husband shared the story, I soon recovered my composure enough to wonder what my neighbor was thinking now. Maintaining a large backyard garden, he plants dozens of seeds each year. Having a small variety of melon and pumpkin seeds left, on his way to the prepared plot for planting, he tripped. Staring at the scattered…
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