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Morning Prayer 13/100. Making comparisons

Making comparisons can spoil your happiness. That’s one of Hector’s notes from Hector and the Search for Happiness. And I more and more find it true. And so I less and less indulge in comparisons. This morning I ran south on the Iron Horse Regional Trail. Day before yesterday I ran north. And two days […]

Posted on July 22, 2015 at 10:56 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 12/100. Across the bridge

We walked across the bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, yesterday. Both directions. And we walked into beauty, into grace, into joy in both directions. It was never a matter of “to and from”. It was rather experiencing movement to one excitement, then turning around (after a brief rest!) and experiencing movement to another excitement. Virtually […]

Posted on July 21, 2015 at 11:23 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
In: Beauty, Change, God, Happiness, Home, Intention, Joy, Life, Oneness, Prayer

Morning Prayer 9/100. Life passages.

Life is passage. We are constantly moving from one place to another, from one situation to another, from one joy to another. The passage may seem from one obstacle to another. Doors and gates and even windows may be seen as obstacles when they are closed and prevent our passing from where we are to […]

Posted on July 16, 2015 at 7:39 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Morning Prayer 8/100. Listening is loving

Listening is loving. My mom clearly distinguished listening from hearing. She reminded me (frequently) all it took to hear was my ears. What it takes to listen is my mind. How often I heard, “I know you hear me, but are you listening to me?” Listening is a conscious action. Listening to another person shows that […]

Posted on July 15, 2015 at 10:48 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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