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The Infinite Love that Loves Us So Unexplainably
For the past three months, James Finley has been my spiritual guide. As soon as I wake up in the morning, I walk in a nearby park and listen to a podcast from Turning to the Mystics. Then I sit … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Creation, Mystical, Reflections
Tagged blackberries, Center for Action and Contemplation, centering prayer, discouragement, Ed Dahl, Esther Hizsa, James Finley, pet iguana, reptiles, Romans 12:12, self-compassion, Snappy Goat, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle, Turning to the Mystics
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A Little More Freedom, Trust and Grace
I loved the idea that, despite my misguided actions, God saw my intent and looked upon me with kindness. But it didn’t take me long to realize that it was God who brought those actions to my attention in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Reflections, Wednesday Lunch Club
Tagged Community Builder of the Year, Douglas College, Ed Dahl, Esther Hizsa, Father Elton Fernandes, Jacquoline Martin, Luke 12:29-31, Martha Soukup, Notice what you notice, ReFood, relax, spiritual direction, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, volunteering
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Hidden Beauty
“You have a beautiful smile,” someone said. “I love your laugh,” I heard another say a few days later. “You exude beauty!” a friend told me, looking right into my eyes. I could hardly take it in. They were talking about me … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Beauty, Bernhard Riemann, discovering beauty, Ed Dahl, Esther Hizsa, Fawn in the Trees, hermit crab, inner beauty, Isaiah 48:6, Kathleen Norris, Matthew 13:44, Megan Yungwirth, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Who Am I?
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Seeing
A friend of mine recently returned from a three hundred kilometre pilgrimage in the United Kingdom. She and her husband walked twenty-five kilometres a day, much of it in silence. As they walked, she experienced a deepening stillness that enabled … Continue reading