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Double Dutch

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Esther Hizsa

It’s bad enough when awareness comes in a look or a wondering with space to soften and say farewell to what I thought was real. But when I’m up to 97, 98, 99, 100 in Double Dutch and the blunt end raps my knuckles, stuns my … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, False Self, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged awareness, Beatrice Murch, crucifixion, Double Dutch, Esther Hizsa, Felipe Bastos, Friendship, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Rumi, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Guest House | Leave a comment

Carried

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, but, finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Andreas F Borchert, Esther Hizsa, Felipe Bastos, Friendship, Galatians 6:2, healing of the paralytic, Luke 5:18-20, paralytic lowered throuh the roof, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 2 Comments

Peacemaking

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

“Sensing your feet on the floor. Close your eyes and focus on your breathing,” Maureen said. It was her turn to accompany me in a focusing session. “Bringing your inhale inward through your head, use your inhale to make deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Overeating, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Advent, calm, Donna Varnau, embodied presence, Esther Hizsa, Felipe Bastos, focusing, grosskopf_photography, John 14:27, Mike Green, Overeating, Psalm 133:1, Rumi, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Guest House | 1 Comment

Fred Saves the Day

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

“I have my passport,” Fred said on Sunday night, “but I can’t find yours.” We were going to Bellingham, Washington the next day to pick up my books and have lunch with friends. We needed our passports to cross the … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, False Self, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Seed Cracked Open, Stories | Tagged Anthony de Mello, Esther Hizsa, Felipe Bastos, Find Your Loud, Friendship, Kwerks, Laura and Ryab Koch, Living from the Heart, lost passport, Seed Cracked Open, Song of the Bird, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 1 Comment

The Underside

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Christmas Day jangled me into another dimension. I found myself on “the underside,” living in a parallel universe where survival meant the monsters (anything and everything that causes me stress) had to be contained. Not an easy few days for … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Christmas, Esther Hizsa, Felipe Bastos, friends, Friendship, Greg2600, Poverbs 17:17, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stranger Things, stress, the underside, The Upside Down | Leave a comment

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