Tag Archives: Esther Hizsa

A Walk with Rod Part 2

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

Hey friends, Remember when I wrote about my mom loving me the way I wanted to be loved the day after I went for a walk with a friend and talked about accepting that she loves me the way she … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Childhood, compassion, Reflections | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Let's Go for a Walk and Talk, Living from the Heart, Rod Janz, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | Leave a comment

Colloquy 2*

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

I awoke to find a blanket of yellow covering the lawn. Other fading leaves still clung to the tree. Eventually, they would tire, loosen their grip and be vulnerable to the next brisk breeze. Then, my dear tree will stand naked while rain pelts, winds push and pull and snow … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Creation, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged colloquy, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Ignatius of Loyola, Joan O'Sullivan, Living from the Heart, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, willow, winter branches | Leave a comment

Our Stories

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

The very thing I think I can’t tell you is what I need to. The very thing I fear will bring judgment and rejection, brings compassion and connection instead. Sharing our stories, being vulnerable, being needy, afraid, hurt and discombobulated and not having to hide it, not having … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Poetry, Reflections, Writing | Tagged Birds on a Wire, Cheryl Strayed, Collective Trauma Summit, Erick Bethlehem, Esther Hizsa, Frederick Buechner, freedom, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Julie Falk, Listening to Your Life, Living from the Heart, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Thomas Hübl | Leave a comment

A Walk with Rod

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

My friend Rod Janz and I went for a walk on the Okanagan Rail Trail in Vernon. Here is some of our conversation. (The title photo is of Fred and me in Banff National Park.) By the way, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Mindfulness, Reflections | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Okanagan Rail Trail, Rod Janz, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | Leave a comment

The Story Isn’t Over

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

The day after I walked with a friend and lamented about my journey of letting go ofhow I wish my mother would love me and accepting how she does, she had an up day. Her brain was back. She was full of vitality and … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Adam Jones, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Kalamalka Lake, Living from the Heart, Rattlesnake Point, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Vernon | 7 Comments

Claim Your Home

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

The Spirit is the one who makes all things new, and everawaits our “Yes” to the Dance. … come. Claim your home in theUniversal heart.from Psalm 110, Nan C. Merrill, Psalms for Praying Hold…what happened lift it up in your cupped hands,up out … Continue reading →

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Clouds

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

I knew what was wrong and why I was bothered. It made no sense, and I told myself that. But the sadness didn’t go away even when I ate more for supper and snacked on one thing after another. In the morning, I was able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anvil cloud, Esther Hizsa, Ib Aarmo, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, M. Orchard, One little bird, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | Leave a comment

False Alarm

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

My body didn’t get the memo that things that spark my anxiety and spike my cortisol– an email from the lawyer, booking a flight, any change of plan– don’t threaten my life. They aren’t the end of the world. So I need to gently comfort my … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Esther Hizsa, I See the Birds, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Jon Guerra, Living from the Heart, Murder of Crows, Nick Sherman, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Sprinkler Fire Alarm, TumblingRun | Leave a comment

Cleansed

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. –Matthew 8:3 An uncomfortable conversation sat in my belly undigested, occupying my thoughts, stopping the flow of oxygen. I looked … Continue reading →

Posted in ADHD, autism, compassion, Mystical, Poetry, Prayer Retreat Outline, Reflections | Tagged Christ heals the leper, Esther Hizsa, forgiveness, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Mark 4:39, Martin Vorel, Matthew 8:3, Rembrandt, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | Leave a comment

No Place Like This

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Esther Hizsa

After ten days of packing, cleaning and saying goodbye to our home of thirty years, Fred and I arrive back in Vernon, the snow globe of our lives shaken and set down again. What do I see as the snow swirls … Continue reading →