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As I return and rest, I feel gentle hands unfolding a crumpled part of me, smoothing it to the edges. Now She’s softening the creases, straightening the bent back corner, and tracing my words with Her finger. I feel Her reading my thoughts, holding the whole story.I … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Lent, Mindfulness, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections
Tagged Always With Me, Crumple, Esther Hizsa, experiencing God's love, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Jan Evans, Living from the Heart, Paul Zach, Psalm 139, Rod Janz, SoulStream, Sowing Seeds of Hope and Resilience, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Thomas Levinson
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Making Light
You are the light of the world.–Matthew 5:14 We must let go of outcomes. Suffering is caused by not accepting things as they are, not admitting we are powerless to control the future. I’m learning to accept my powerlessness. I try to notice … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Creation, Justice, Lent, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged Early Rays, Esther Hizsa, How the Stars Get in Your Bones, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Jan Richardson, Living from the Heart, Not Enough Darkness, SoulStream, SoulStream Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Thomas, weye
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Return Again
Return again, return againReturn to the land of your soulReturn again, return againReturn to the land of your soul Return to what you areReturn to who you areReturn to where you are born and reborn again. –Shaina Noll, Return Again Come … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Creation, Lent, Mindfulness, Poetry, Reflections, Songs
Tagged Alice Popkorn, Ardyth and Jennifer, Calling, Come home, Esther Hizsa, Ho’oponopono Mantr, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Isaiah 30:15, Living from the Heart, Return Again, Shaina Noll, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Cranes Return, Wild horses, Zeynep Sude Emek
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We Need the Mind of Christ
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.–Albert Einstein What if I start with “we”?I didn’t create the problems the world faces, not on my own. But I do have an impact, good … Continue reading
Posted in autism, compassion, Lent, Mindfulness, Reflections
Tagged Book of Hours, Esther Hizsa, Ginny, I Corinthians 2:16, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Mustang Joe, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Book of Hours, The Thinker
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An Everyday Pilgrim 