July 13, 2016—Day 194 (WD 475)

Blessings, Abundant Universe! We are slated for the three H’s today – hazy, hot, and humid – which also brings a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Ah – the patterns in nature, the patterns in our lives.  We try to use the patterns to “know” what will happen in the...

July 12, 2016—Day 193 (WD 474)

Good Morning, Caring Creator! The air is heavy and sounds echo, on this foggy morning.  I thought about turning on the air conditioner, but chose instead to open the window, and I’m rewarded with a variety of birdsongs, all brilliant and clear. What is there to say...

July 11, 2016—Day 192 (WD 473)

A Bright, New Day, Dear Creator! The sun is shining, and the wind is blowing, as hot weather makes its return.  So, I guess summer is back! I had the chance yesterday to spend time with my Bean colleagues at an employee outing for our store.  Our ODS crew invited them...

July 10, 2016—Day 191 (WD 472)

Here We Meet Again, Dear Creator! Ah – overcast, gray, and heavy, this morning; yet, even as I began to write this sentence, the gray sky is brightening more and more.  I can feel that simple experience – this page I write upon, brightening as it reflects the sky –...

July 9, 2016—Day 190 (WD 471)

Here’s to the New Day, Compassionate Universe! It’s a gray morning, overcast and still.  It looks like the temperature isn’t going to move much in the next two days from where it is right now, which is about 60°F. I’m not sure what I’m to write this morning; I’m not...

July 8, 2016—Day 189 (WD 470)

Awaken, Divine Universe! Still, muggy, cloudy – this morning’s mood seems somber.  We had some thunderstorms roll through, yesterday, breaking the heat a little.  Today’s high is predicted to be around 80°F, with a small chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. I’m...

July 7, 2016—Day 188 (WD 469)

Dear Divine Universe, Thank you for all that I have and I am, at this moment; and still, I sense such rich potential for new-ness and other-ness – Unknown Adventures! I’m watching the wind blowing, Dear Creator, causing leaves to dance on boughs that bend as the trees...

July 6, 2016—Day 187 (WD 468)

Peace, Divine Universe – It’s a hazy, cloudless sky, and today is expected to reach 90°F.  It might be time to find a swimming hole around here.  I am falling back in love with all the green of the land outside my window, the verdant shades of lawns and trees, all the...

July 5, 2016—Day 186 (WD 467)

Thank You for the Invitation, O Wondrous Day! What a different sky this morning.  It’s a baby blue sky, painted with long, thin swaths of white billowiness that partly occlude the sun.  It’s supposed to get hot the next few days. I again find myself missing the space...

July 4, 2016—Day 185 (WD 466)

Bonjour, Generous Source! With a light-blue sky, this morning, and not a cloud to be seen, the birds are singing and going about their daily chores.  The weather looks promising for the trail hike I’ll be co-leading tonight, to a viewpoint about the Connecticut River,...