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Stop Teaching a Pig to Sing
“Don’t teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and irritates the pig.” I read that quote in Anthony de Mello’s little book Rediscovering Life: Awaken to Reality right after I wrote last week’s blog post. Tony’s words woke … Continue reading →
Posted in Humour, Reflections
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Tagged Anthony de Mello, Awaken to Reality, awareness, BrotherM, Esther Hizsa, happy pig, Ignatius of Loyola, James Finley, Jesus, John 15: 11, John of the Cross, Let Go, Philippians 4: 11-13, Philippians 4:7, piglet lying down, Rediscovering Life, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Tambako the Jaguar
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Blessed Mistakes
I am a list maker. When we go camping, I have a list of everything we need categorized and updated yearly. I live by the old boy scout motto “Be prepared.” I value efficiency and love it when everything goes smoothly. That … Continue reading →
Posted in Homelessness, Stories, Wednesday Lunch Club
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Tagged Be Prepared, Boy Scouts of America, Cobs Bakery, freeparking :-|, John of the Cross, Kieran Kavanaugh, Matthew 6:10, mistakes, Starbucks, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, The Lord's prayer, Wednesday Lunch Club
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An Everyday Pilgrim 