Tag Archives: trauma
Root Rot
“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
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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
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Safe
“You are joy. You’re our hope. You are gen-tle-ness.” Then I heard the Poor Clares sing, “You are safe-ty” and teared up. I noticed the impact the word “safety” had on my body and remembered a similar sensation I’d had … Continue reading →
Posted in Advent, community, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Advent Retreat, EFT, Esther Hizsa, focusing, Illuminated, Jan Richardson, Just right she sighed, Matthew 11:28, Poor Clares, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Coquitlam, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Corey, Tapping, trauma
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Here Be Tigers
People in authority can make me nervous. I’m always afraid they’ll turn into a tiger, pin me in a corner, and pounce on me for doing something wrong. It doesn’t make a lot of sense. For the most part, the leaders I … Continue reading →
An Everyday Pilgrim 