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Old-Growth Forest
An old-growth forest. Yellow cedar, Sitka spruce, Douglas fir have been around for centuries, literally. Year after year, they cycle through the seasons and grow imperceptibly taller, more solid, roots extending. That is what I’m becoming. The slow pace of … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Creation, Justice, Reflections
Tagged Bella Coola, Cathedral Grove, clear cut logging, Douglas Fir Trees, Drew Brayshaw, Esther Hizsa, Forestry in British Columbia, Genesis 1:11-12, Grant Hadwin, Hadwin's Judgement, John Vaillant, MacMillan Provincial Park, Miles Green, old-growt forest, rainforest, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Golden Spruce
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Convergence
When I wake in the morning and all through the day, you are there to comfort and lift me up. Even at night, when emptiness threatens, you fill me with yourself. At my mother’s breast and now that I am … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Lent, Mindfulness, Overeating, Reflections
Tagged acid reflux, bees, Celtic Daily Prayer, dandelions, Diet for a New America, Esther Hizsa, high cholesterol, John Robbins, Justin Michael Williams, Matthew 27:52-53, Northumbria Community, obesity, plant-based diet, pre-frontal cortex, pxfuel, Radical Compassion, Richard Rohr, Sachin Inamdar, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stay Woke, Sunrise, The Empty Tomb, The Universal Christ, Veganism
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An Invitation to Pray Naked in Front of a Full-Length Mirror
I think it is important to pray naked in front of a full-length mirror sometimes, especially when you are full of loathing for your body. Maybe you think you are too heavy. Maybe you have never liked the way your … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Overeating, Prayer, Reflections
Tagged apples, Esther Hizsa, François Clemmons, Fred Rogers, Galatians 5:22, Henry Hemming, Matthew 3:8, Officer Clemmons, Philippians 1:6, spiritual director Burnaby, stick person in front of mirror, Tsahi Levent-Levi, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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Advent 1: Interruption and Disappointment
What if we found new words for our Advent candle-lighting wreaths this year? Instead of the traditional Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, what words would you choose to mark each week in this season of waiting? Two words jump out at … Continue reading
Exactly What I Need
It’s also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that’s sitting right here, right now with its aches and its pleasure, is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, and fully alive. — Pema Chodron … Continue reading
