Tag Archives: Living from the Heart

This Long Night

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

And if the morning never comes,I’ll be here for whatever does.–Paul Zach, If the Morning Never Comes I keep hoping. Of course, I do. Who wouldn’t want to be seen, heard and lovedby the ones born to do that? And … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Poetry, Reflections, Songs | Tagged Clickrbee, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Night Cruising, Paul Zach, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, The Porter's Gate | Leave a comment

My Last Coins

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

I hold back, make myself small. Maybe no one will notice, no one will hear the clink of my measly offering. A part of me scoffs,“Why bother?It won’t make a difference to the church.Why not have one last meal?” I finger the coins in … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Praying with the Imagination, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Luke 21 1-4, Prayer of Imagination, Psalm146:9, Rembrandt, Royce Blair, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | 6 Comments

The Patience to Wait

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

Do you have the patience to waittill your mud settles and the water is clear?Can you remain unmovingtill the right action arises by itself?― Lao tzu, Chinese philopsopher, 6th century BC El-roi, the God who sees me sees me trying … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Mindfulness, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alistair Nicol, Blue Heron, El-roi, Esther Hizsa, Genesis 16:13, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Isaiah 30:15, IShutterToThink, Living from the Heart, Patience, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | Leave a comment

Here Now

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

Between my father’s passingand the spreading of his ashes,my mother whispered to her husband,“I miss you.”I hear in her words how much he loved herand she, him. I think about my father with us nowas promised in scripture.In God, we live … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Mystical, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Acts 17:28, Calmness, Colossians 3:3, Drop, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Jeremiah 31:3, Living from the Heart, Maria Eklind, Matthew 28:20, rjp, Romans 8:31-39, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon | 1 Comment

The Penny Drops

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

The penny drops,and enlightenmentis eclipsedby the realization thatwhat had to be pointed out to mewas obvious to everyone else. Wonder hardly got a foot in the doorbefore embarrassmentshoved past her. Still, I’m glad I see nowwhat I couldn’t see then.It … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, Poetry, Reflections, Stories | Tagged All the beauty that's inside, Conversation, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Βethan, Living from the Heart, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 36:9, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, YoungDoo M. Carey | 2 Comments

The Demon of Resentment

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

We had a great plan. Then, bit by bit,what took shapechangedand changed againuntil I was left with more than my share of workand responsibilityalong with enough resentmentto keep me awake at night.What could I doto right this ship?I wanted to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged charcoal soul, cup of love, Esther Hizsa, Henri Nouwen, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, Luke 11:15-26, Pray as you go, resentment, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Svein Halvor Halvorsen, The Inner Voice of Love, Two hands one cup | 1 Comment

Certain

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

The five-year-old ignoredthe advertised exhibitsand, nose pressed to the glass,patiently waited,until she saw a crack, a tiny beak.Finally, a wet, vulnerable chick emerged from its protective shell. The child learned:if you wait long enough,you get what you hoped for. But certainty … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, compassion, Poetry, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alice Walker, Certain, Esther Hizsa, Geum Cosmopolitan, Ignatian Spiritual Excercises, Living from the Heart, SoulStream, Spiritual Director North Okanagan, Spiritual Director Vernon, Sylvia Sassen | 1 Comment

Julian’s Prayer

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

God, of your goodness, give me yourself; you are enough for me.—Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love Under the treesin the early morning,I listened to the birds sing to each otherand breathed a prayerthat was once only words: God, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Mystical, Poetry, Reflections | Tagged Deb Arndt, Esther Hizsa, Jim Stanton, Julian of Norwich, Living from the Heart, Living from the Heart Podcast, Revelations of Divine Love, Rod Janz, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | Leave a comment

What It Means to Live from the Heart: A Podcast Conversation

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity of being interviewed by my friend and colleague Deb Arndt, for the second episode of the Living from the Heart podcast. In it, I shared my experiences of living from the heart and receiving … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories, Writing | Tagged A Taste of Living from the Heart, Brent Unrau, Deb Arndt, Esther Hizsa, Irene Fennema, Living from the Heart, Living from the Heart Podcast, Maureen Miller, Rod Janz, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | Leave a comment

Falling in Love

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

How can I go off-grid for eight days while our priest was away? I had heard that the Jesuit Spirituality Apostolate of Vancouver was offering another eight-day retreat. I considered going, but I’m one of the churchwardens who, along with … Continue reading →