I recently returned from an amazingly full family visit – my daughter and husband, grandchildren, new partners, four lively great -grandsons, two babies on...
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Looking back over my recent reading, I noticed a common thread. Whether memoir, fiction or non-fiction these books explore friendship, courage, healing and resilience...
Sometimes I need to be reminded of what can offer calm or bring joy during difficult times, even momentarily. It helps to keep this...
In our community we often explore how to live more consciously and compassionately. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on something that feels both simple and profound —...
I can still hear Lillas as she begins to share one of her favourite practices – one aimed at cultivating resilience. It was the...
Catching or seeking holy moments – magic instants – is especially sweet now. I find them in stunning prairie sunrises and sunsets, in the quiet...
The back cover of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, The Service Berry, speaks to my heart. I am especially drawn to the word flourish. For...
The October Supermoon last night at St. Peter’s Abbey was breathtaking. Taking it in, I thought of my friend and colleague, Lillas, who frequently...
Yes, this is a time for radical acceptance. This word keeps coming up. Acceptance of who we are and who we have been. Acceptance of...
Christmas 1974. Look what is under my tree, an Asahi Pentax camera! This camera, one of my all time favourite Christmas gifts, launched my passion...
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