Tag Archives: Susanne Nilsson

Waking Up to What’s True

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

I wrote the number 2 on the whiteboard on our fridge. For two days, I have not eaten after supper. I feel hopeful that tomorrow I will write a three and the next day a four. In 2020, I worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Overeating, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Esther Hizsa, Kate DiCamillo, Psalm 57:8, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sunrise, Susanne Nilsson, weight loss | 2 Comments

Advent II: Choose

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Esther Hizsa

God comes to you disguised as your life. –Paula D’Arcy It wasn’t Jesus who thanked me for not to giving up on him. It was God in disguise. God in my neighbour, my body, my Christmas cactus. God invites me … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Advent 2, BBC TWO, Bird Therapy, Chris Packham, David Steindl-Rast, Esther Hizsa, God comes to you, Joe Harkness, John Pavlovitz, Low: An Honest Advent Devotional, On Being, Paula D'Arcy, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sunset@ Gandipet, Susanne Nilsson, Vijay Bandari, Winterwatch | Leave a comment

Advent IV: Presence

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Instead of the usual Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, I have chosen different words for each week in Advent this year. I’m feeling pretty good, then suddenly I’m not. I received an email, and in it, my friend tells me … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Christmas, Mystical, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories | Tagged David G.Benner, Esther Hizsa, Franz Mayer, Plum leaves, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson, The Nativity, Trevlig fjärde advent! | 3 Comments

Advent III: Mystery and Wonder

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Instead of the usual Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, I have chosen different words for each week in Advent this year. I spent a few hours on my last silent retreat gazing at the icon, Pantokrator: Jesus, Creator and Saviour … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Overeating, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged Advent III, Ann Green, Ecclesiastes 11:5, Esther Hizsa, Luke 1:28, Pantokrator, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson, Trevlig tredje advent! | 1 Comment

Advent II: Yearning

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Instead of the usual Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, I have chosen different words for each week in Advent this year. A few weeks ago Fred and I had a Groupon for a restaurant in the Vancouver’s West End. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alfred DePew, Daniel Ladinsky, Davie Street, Esther Hizsa, Hafiz, Jeff Hitchcock, Odalisque, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson, With that Moon Language, Yearning | 2 Comments

Advent 1: Interruption and Disappointment

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

What if we found new words for our Advent candle-lighting wreaths this year? Instead of the traditional Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, what words would you choose to mark each week in this season of waiting? Two words jump out at … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Aging, Reflections | Tagged Advent, anoldent, Esther Hizsa, First Sunday in Advent, Jan L. Richardson, Night Visions: Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson | Leave a comment

DIY Prayer Retreat #11: Releasing Reality

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Hi everyone, I led our contemplative groups’ monthly retreat in June and this is what I used. For instructions and guidelines to help you lead a DIY, check here. May you be blessed as you open yourself to God in … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer, Prayer Retreat Outline, Reflections, Resource | Tagged Alana Levandoski, Anthony de Mello, awareness, Bark Cabin Natural Area, Coco Love Alcorn, Esther Hizsa, Felix Culpa, John Philip Newell, Nicholas A Tonelli, pilgrimage, Reza, Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Bell, Sunrise, Susanne Nilsson, The River, Vulcan Stream | Leave a comment

Time for Rising

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Esther Hizsa

Lift your head and dry your eyes. Time for rising. –Steve Bell, Bethany in the Morning During Lent, I tried unsuccessfully to refrain from zoning out. Many evenings I succumbed to temptation and played Scrabble on my tablet or snacked while watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Ignatian Spirituality, Mindfulness, Overeating, Reflections | Tagged Abbey of the Arts, Bethany in the Morning, Christine Valters Paintner, consolation, desolation, Esther Hizsa, Ignatian Spirituality, Mindfulness, Raising of Lazarus, Richard Rohr, SoulStream, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Bell, Sunrise, Susanne Nilsson, Ted, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Naht Hanh | Leave a comment

Advent IV: Love

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

Our faith tells us that the infinite love that is the architect of our hearts has made our hearts in such a way that nothing less than an infinite love will put to rest the restless longings of our hearts. –James … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Mystical, Reflections | Tagged E.Allison Peers, Esther Hizsa, Franz Mayer, George Matheson, O Love that will not let me go, Plum leaves, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson, The Dark Night of the Soul, The Nativity, Trevlig fjärde advent! | 2 Comments

Advent III: Joy

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Esther Hizsa

This Advent I’ve been enjoying short films from The Work of the People that speak of this season of waiting. They invite me to be unravelled, to hold my cup of longing and not go around it, to welcome the stranger, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Reflections | Tagged Advent III, Esther Hizsa, Hadrian's Christmas Tree, joy, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Susanne Nilsson, The Work of the People, Trevlig tredje advent! | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: Susanne Nilsson

Waking Up to What’s True

Advent II: Choose

Advent IV: Presence

Advent III: Mystery and Wonder

Advent II: Yearning

Advent 1: Interruption and Disappointment

DIY Prayer Retreat #11: Releasing Reality

Time for Rising

Advent IV: Love

Advent III: Joy

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