Tag Archives: Julian of Norwich

I Love You. I’m Listening.

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Esther Hizsa

We cannot live our lives constantly looking back, listening back, lest we be turned to pillars of longing and regret, but to live without listening at all is to live deaf to the fullness of the music…. Listen for him. … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Mindfulness, Prayer, Reflections, Resource | Tagged Best Friends, Desmond Tutu, Esther Hizsa, Frederick Buechner, Insight Timer, Julian of Norwich, Loving and Listening to Yourself, New Year's, Sarah Blondin, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Tara Brach, The Sacred Journey, Thomas Leuthard | Leave a comment

Root Rot

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

“You see these roots here? They’re brown and have no filaments on them.” My daughter, Heidi, sat on our balcony holding my poor, naked Christmas cactus and pulled away the old soil and dead roots. “No wonder the leaves are … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Creation, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alice Popkorn, Christmas Cactus, Esther Hizsa, Gabor Maté, healing, Julian of Norwich, Loneliness, Psalm 52:8, Richard Rohr, root rot, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Thomas Merton, trauma, true self | 4 Comments

You Are Mine

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

Worry is the first sign. I’m attached to an outcome. What if the bus is late? What if I get to the airport and the planes don’t fly and the buses don’t run and I’m stuck at the Kelowna airport … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Reflections | Tagged all shall be well, Esther Hizsa, Isaiah 43:1, Joe Houghton, Julian of Norwich, Matthew 28:29, Pieta House, Radical Compassion, RAIN, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susan von Struensee, Tara Brach, Welcoming Prayer, worry | Leave a comment

A Frog Trainer Retires

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

The image of trying to get all my frogs in a bowl keeps coming to mind whenever I notice a desire for things to go my way or fear that they won’t. This noticing brings a little more freedom. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Stories | Tagged acceptance, ASIM CHAUDHURI, authenticity, being myself, belonging, Esther Hizsa, frog training, Julian of Norwich, orange shirt day, Phyllis Webstad, Psalm 36:5, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Showings of Julian of Norwich | 1 Comment

All Shall Be Well

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

While Fred and I were camping at Rathtrevor Beach on Vancouver Island last week, I had an unusual dream. I dreamed that I was co-facilitating Living from the Heart and looked at the schedule. My name was next to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Reflections, Stories | Tagged all shall be well, Esther Hizsa, Julian of Norwich, Marcia Fretheim, Nancy Bailey, prayer retreat, Psalm 138:8, Rathtrevor Beach, Ruth Hartnup, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Showings of Julian of Norwich, Yummifruitbat | Leave a comment

Forever

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

I attended Ken’s memorial service on January 28. Hearing about his life reminded me of St.Irenaeus‘ quote, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Ken had lived life to the full. What he contributed to the world and how well he loved could be seen on … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bianca Schiavone, Deuteronomy 31:6, Esther Hizsa, fear of death, Hold On, Julian of Norwich, Ken Ryan, Luc De Leeuw, man fully alive, Mirabai Starr, Psalm 23, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Irenaeus, the glory of God, The Good Shepherd, The Showings, Waiting for the Word | 4 Comments

A Deep Wisdom

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Esther Hizsa

Publishing the posts Being “That Woman” and God in the Dark: Theory left me feeling quite vulnerable to people’s reactions. Reason reminded me that God was with me, and I would be fine. But the little girl in me saw thick walls of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Basheer Tome, Dustin Gaffke, Esther Hizsa, Ethical Bean Coffee, Golden Coast, Julian of Norwich, Kim Schachte, Lloyd Bernhardt, Nan C. Merrill, Psalms for Praying, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim, Wave Coast, Wonderlane | 1 Comment

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Esther Hizsa

I can’t spend a whole week on retreat with a holy God and not be confronted with my sins, I thought. Yet every time Sylvester assigned scriptures for me to pray with, it never came up. I started to believe I was going … Continue reading →