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Astonishing Things Can Happen
How might this moment be a gift to me, just as it is? I asked in last week’s post. I fingered that question like a smooth stone in my pocket while I put on my jacket and shoes. “Okay then,” … Continue reading
Begin Here
Begin here, the mystics say.Humbly and honestly,name where you are,what you love,what you feel,and wait thereuntil the eyes of your heartadjustto the dark. God is right beside you,in and around,above and below.You don’t need to go anywhere elseto find God,to … Continue reading
Sages
Fred and I spent a week camping on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island and met many trees there. Sages, you are.You welcome each moment as it is for hundreds of years alive in death content where you are contentin … Continue reading
Come Home, Sweetheart
Sunny dayslong bike ridespeaches and time–lots of leisurely time to enjoy momentswithout conflictdeadlines or problems to solve. Then the rain we needed cameto put out the firesalong with the restrictions we needed to keep us all safe.News kept coming from Haiti … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, Poetry, Poverty of Spirit, Prayer, Reflections
Tagged Bernal Saborio, Cheryl Richardson, Covid 19, Esther Hizsa, Everything you've said, forever_carrie_on, hug, Melody Owen, Peaches, Pen Waggener, SoulStream, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Tapping Summit
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Offering Kindness
“When I read your blog I hear how much you’ve changed in the past year,” my friend said. “You’re a lot kinder to yourself.” I smiled and recalled how often I used to hear, “You’re so hard on yourself.” I … Continue reading
The Valley of the Shadow of Blame
Twenty-four hours before leaving on a bike trip, I had two conversations in which I learned that I’d hurt people I love very much. For the next three days, I was going to be alone with that thought for long … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Breaking Boundaries, contemplativechristian, Esther Hizsa, Gabor Maté, Ilya Kaminsky, Isaiah 52:1, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Pistang Gubat at Inosari Agro-forest Farm, Poetry Unbound, Sir David Attenborough, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Tree planting, We Lived Happily During the War
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