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As One Friend to Another
Speak to God as one friend speaks to another. –Annotation 54, The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola As one friend to another, I gotta say, I love that you call me your friend and tell me I abide in … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Ignatian Spirituality, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections
Tagged Annotation 54, As One Friend to Another, Deuteronomy 31:6, Esther Hizsa, Genesis 28:10-22, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Ignatius of Loyola, John 15:9-17, Jon Guerra, Living from the Heart, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 139:13, Psalm 139:7-12, Romans 8:38-39, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Runaway Bunny
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A Thanksgiving Prayer
Holy and Loving One, you have brought us into a good land– a land of lakes and hills, forests, streams and meadows, a land of orchards full of peaches, pears, cherries and apples–so many varieties of apples! fields full … Continue reading
Feeling Trapped
I began to notice it more and more in conversations, in a turn of events, a sudden increase in price, a response I didn’t like. I kept thinking they were doing something to me. “They” could be anyone, anything that … Continue reading
Soular Eclipse
It must have been so scary for our ancestors, the first time the moon eclipsed the sun. Did they wonder if the end had come? Did they think God was punishing them? Did they brace themselves for perpetual darkness? After … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections
Tagged brendangates, depression, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Illusion of separation from God, Into the Silent Lands, Living from the Heart, Martin Laird, solar eclipse, soular eclipse, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Takeshi Kuboki, total eclipse
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Floating
I notice a sinking feeling. Argh! This isn’t what I want. I tread water, grope for a footing. Then, I notice, as I do the next thing–chop the carrots and onions– and the next–answer that email–I’ve floated past the obstacle. … Continue reading
I See Her
There it is again in the pit of my stomach, when I go to sleep at night, when I wake in the morning, the feeling that something’s wrong, something bad’s going to happen. Summertime, when I have nothing at all … Continue reading
Fresh Air
Smoke…too dense to go out;too unsafe to play ball.So we sat in the house.and did nothing at all. All we could do was tosit!sit!sit!sit!and we did not like it.not one little bit.–Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat (adapted) Then … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Poetry, Reflections
Tagged Big Yellow Taxi, Daniel X. O'Neil, Dr Seuss, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Joni Mitchell, Kalamalka Lake, Living from the Heart, Okanagan Rail Trail, pistachio, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Cat in the Hat
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