Tag Archives: SoulStream

What Weakness Are You Invited to Befriend?

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

What does she want to talk about? What am I doing wrong? I wondered when I received an email from SoulStream‘s Executive Director asking if we could set up a Zoom time to check in. A wise inner voice told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Brandon Dill, Deb Arndt, Esther Hizsa, humility, James Finley, Kristen Oates, laura betancourt, New Seeds of Contemplation, Principal's Office, sisters, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Tapping, Thomas Merton, Turning to the Mystics | Leave a comment

Drawing a Path to the Centre

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

I once found a labyrinth drawn on the sand at low tide. The couple who created it were delighted that someone came at the right time to enjoy it. I walked the winding path to the centre and out again … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindfulness, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Fred Hizsa, labyrinth, Living from the Heart, Mindfulness, present moment, Second Beach La Push Washington, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Thich Nhat Hanh, Yoga, Yoga with Adriene | Leave a comment

What Would You Like to Do?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

“I don’t want to be here,” my insides were shouting. For months, I disregarded my feelings and kept doing what I should, what a good Christian would. Then in Advent, God, who hears my thoughts and feels my feelings, asked … Continue reading →

Posted in community, compassion, False Self, Ignatian Spirituality, Poetry, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged Coleman Barks, 紫流, Dog & Cat, Essential Rumi, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian prayer retreat, Let there be light, quatum bunny, Rumi, Sad_Creature, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvia Sassen, The Guest House | 8 Comments

When You Are In Over Your Head

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

“I’m so sorry to hear that,” I said to Sally after she shared the news that her mother was dying. “Don’t worry about the retreat. I’ll find someone to fill in for you.” She’d been looking forward to co-facilitating the … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Ignatian prayer retreat, Isaiah 43:2, John the Baptist, Living from the Heart, Poor Clares of Arundel, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | Leave a comment

Seeking Truth and Reconciliation

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

September 30 is Orange Shirt Day. If Bill 369 passes in parliament, it will become National Truth and Reconciliation Day. This is a day to wear an orange shirt and renew our intention to acknowledge the violence done to others … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Ignatian Spirituality, Justice, Reflections, Stories | Tagged All My Relations, Being in the Now, Bill C-262, Bill C-369, Blood Quantum, Braiding Sweetgrass, Children of God, Doctrine of Discovery, Eckhart Tolle, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian retreat, Indian Horse, Mark 12:28-31, Monique Gray Smith, National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Truth and Reconciliation Day, native re-apporopriation, Oprah, Phyllis Webstad, Richard Wagamese, Robin Wall Kimmerer, SoulStream, Speaking Our Truth, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Blanket Exercise, Twila Savigny, Walk for Truth and Reconciliation | Leave a comment

Embracing the Power I Have

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

If Jesus were my spiritual director and had read Becoming What I Eat and Drink, he wouldn’t ask me about my desire to be Mr. Rogers. He would ask me about the agitation I felt watching that scene from Jesus … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Mindfulness, Poetry, Reflections, Stories | Tagged cautious kitty, courage, Esther Hizsa, Jeff Imbach, jridgewayphotography, Living from the Heart, Probably Tomfoolery, Riik@mctr, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Great Realisation | Leave a comment

Using Our Imaginations to Be with Christ in Holy Week

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Esther Hizsa

In the past few posts (and in my upcoming Good Friday post), I have shared how Christ has shown compassion for me in my suffering. Now I want to be with Jesus in his suffering. The best way I know … Continue reading →

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Turn to Wonder

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

Everything belongs: God uses everything. There are no dead ends. There is no wasted energy. Everything is recycled. –Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs Saturday morning of the opening weekend of Living from the Heart in Abbotsford, we gathered for morning prayers … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Mindfulness, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Audrey Hoehn, Brent Unrau, Donelda Seymour, Esther Hizsa, Everything Belongs, Jessie Wilcox Smith, John 3:29, Living from the Heart, Moonbeams, Parker J. Palmer, Richard Rohr, Romans 8:28, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 2 Comments

Seed Is Born

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

“Think of a situation that takes up considerable time and energy,” Jeff Imbach said to the participants at the Living from the Heart intensive last week. We were at Rivendell Retreat Center on Bowen Island, sitting in a circle, opening … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Prayer, Reflections, Seed Cracked Open, Spiritual Direction | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Jeff Imbach, KDP, Living from the Heart, Psalm 139:14-16, Seed Cracked Open, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver | 1 Comment

The Love Mischief of Tears

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

“Find your pitch and hum it,” Donna said on the first morning of the seventh annual SoulStream Partner Gathering at Sorrento Centre. We hummed in harmony and in unison following her instructions. Then she stopped and remarked how beautiful we … Continue reading →