Tag Archives: Brent Unrau

You Are Worthy to Leave This Sadness

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

He Desired Me So I Came Close No one can near God unless He has prepared a bed for you. A thousand souls hear His call every second, but most every one then looks into their life’s mirror and says, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Mystical, Poetry, Prayer, Stories | Tagged Advent, Advent Morning Retreat, Annunciation, Audrey Hoehn, Birds on a Wire, Brent Unrau, Daniel Ladinsky, Esther Hizsa, He Desired Me Sio I Came Close, Julie Falk, Love Poems from God, Open Gate, SoulStream, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Teresa of Avila, Tym | 1 Comment

Trying to Trust

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

Away from home at the end of a full day, I read an email and received a problem– a big problem that I had to solve. I noticed the absence of butterflies in my stomach and “Oh Nos” in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Stories | Tagged A Rocha, A Rocha Talks, Alone in a World of Wounds, Anupama Ranawana, Brent Unrau, Esther Hizsa, ferry, Hannah Malcolm, Jonas Lönborg, Matthew Humphrey, Nanaimo, Nanaimo sunrise, problem, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve | 3 Comments

Decomposing

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

Where do I need to stay when everything in me wants to flee? As soon as I began asking myself this question, one answer came to me, but I wasn’t brave enough to write about it. Silence. Silence is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories | Tagged artiplex, Brent Unrau, decomposing, Esther Hizsa, Joshua Mayer, Living from the Heart, Lois Elling, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, resurrection, Richard Powers, SJ, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Overstory, the slow work of God | 4 Comments

Activate Your Humility

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

“There are so many moments in our yoga practice when we have a chance to be humbled and for it to be a positive experience versus something we’re just trying to blow through. So . . . activate your humility,” … Continue reading →

Posted in False Self, Reflections | Tagged Activate, Adriene, Audrey Hoehn, Brent Unrau, Esther Hizsa, Fast Casual, Flood Tide, humility, Job 33:4, plastic straw ban, Soften, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Augustine, styrofoam ban, SwaloPhoto, Todd Dailey, Yoga gir;l, Yoga with Adriene | 2 Comments

Turn to Wonder

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

Everything belongs: God uses everything. There are no dead ends. There is no wasted energy. Everything is recycled. –Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs Saturday morning of the opening weekend of Living from the Heart in Abbotsford, we gathered for morning prayers … Continue reading →