Monthly Archives: October 2022

Just Now

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

Did you notice that just now?That unexpected spaciousness in the midst of everything trying to get through the door at once. A delicious “Ahhhh!” A sense that it’s going to be fine. It is fine. You keep thinking you need more days with nothing scheduled, … Continue reading →

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Make Peace with Your Helplessness

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

Make peace with your helplessness. You can’t change the past or control the future. What is is what is. Feel your anger.Watch it rise up and look for someone to blame. Even if it is their fault or yours or God’s, it doesn’t change a thing. You’re still … Continue reading →

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Turning Toward

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

I was the last one to sit down at our table. Our table was in a hall with one hundred and fifty other guests celebrating my niece’s wedding at a YMCA camp at Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. My place at that … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Esther Hizsa, John 14:20, Just like me, Minnesota, Pema Chödrön, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvia Frehner, wedding, Welcoming the Unwelcome | Leave a comment

My First Podcast Interview

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

On Hints of Gladness, spiritual director and coach Rod Janz interviewed a number of spiritual directors about contemplation. I was thankful to be one of them. In our conversation, Rod asked what contemplation means to me and what it looks … Continue reading →