February Findings

AMKK presents: Botanical animation "Story of Flowers" full version - Amazing and so beautiful...

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley from Frankenstein

 another "nudge"/library "find"

Deep roots are not reached by the frost." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien,  The Fellowship of the Ring

"Earth fills her lap with pleasures of her own; Yearnings she hath in her natural kind / The homely Nurse doth all she can To make her Foster-child, her Inmate Man / Forget the glories he hath known, And that imperial palace whence he came." ~ Wordsworth

"God oppose the proud but gives Grace to the humble." ~ James 4:6
"Humility" : Riddle of the Ages - When faith and life intersect. 2/16/20 Spout Springs Church

"If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World" by James Mulholland and Philip Gulley

"Just As I Am" (listen here) hymn mentioned in Sue Monk Kidd's book God's Joyful Surprise

Ken, back from his vacation, yay! great classes, divine coincidences

“Let yourself be gutted. Let it open you. Start there.” – Cheryl Strayed from Tiny Beautiful Things
Mark Nepo: "And so, over time, staying real becomes the work of keeping our actions in the world connected to the truth of our inner being, allowing our True Self to see the light of day."

Ossification: a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile, or unimaginative condition. Great for making pearls in an oyster. Not so good for human beings...

Pernicious: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

"Quiet, but powerful, with ...

"...Ripples effects" min 4:15 of this video check it out 

   Art by Fransien de Vries

"Series of Serendipities / with no beginnings and no ends / Such infinitesimal possibilities...

...Through which love transcends." ~ Ana Claudia Antunes

Ubiquity of God’s Glory in Creation by R.C. Sproul

"View anything that arises as an opportunity for meditation, a chance to practice choosing." ~ Cory Muscara

 a little exploring last weekend

eXchange both words "non-judgmental" and judgmental" for "curiosity" 

Zzzzz ... I am going to sleep better tonight, because I am having dandelion tea instead of ice cream. It suddenly dawned on me that  I was awake from 1-2:30am last night because of  the "medium" ice cream I ate. It was more than I normally eat, and I paid the price, but!... Have I finally learned the lesson?  Dear God, I hope so. Amen xoxo