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My Favourite Things

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

Cream-covered cupcakes and no-fault insurance,No big surprises and endless assurance,Wild geese that fly with my cares on their wings,These are a few of my favourite things. I’ve been putting together a playlistof my favourite attachments.Oh, the delight I feel when I … Continue reading →

Posted in False Self, Humour, Poetry, Reflections, Songs | Tagged DarthxErik, Deviant Art, Esther Hizsa, Gustavo Fring, James Finley, Mary Poppins, Meister Eckhart, Pexels, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Thomas Merton, Turning to the Mystics | Leave a comment

Waiting for Resurrection

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Esther Hizsa

I’m not unhappy. Life is full and good, but the joy of Your resurrection eludes me. I went to the empty tomb, the garden, the locked room.I walked to Emmaus and back to Galilee.You appeared to thembut not to me. I hear … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Easter, Reflections | Tagged A Better Resurrection, Christina Rosetti, Esther Hizsa, James Finley, Julian of Norwich, Robert Zünd, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Steve Bell, The Way to Emmaus, Turning to the Mystics | 2 Comments

An Irrational Fear

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

After Julian of Norwich encountered Jesus in her near-death experience, she wrote down what happened and continued to reflect on the revelations of Christ’s love that she received. Then she wrote about these “showings.” That got me thinking: what if … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, compassion, Ignatian Spirituality, Mystical, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Alice Popkorn, Esther Hizsa, Father Elton Fernandes, Gabor Maté, James Finley, John 1:14, Julian of Norwich, Scattered Minds, Sitting in Silence, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Turning to the Mystics | 1 Comment

How Sin Is Both Something and No Thing

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Esther Hizsa

This week I offer you two quotes about sin from Turning to the Mystics podcast on Julian of Norwich. Mirabai Starr, who translated The Showings of Julian of Norwich, said: “’Sin has not a particle of substance. It is no … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Poverty of Spirit, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged A K M Adam, AKMAdam, Center for Action and Contemplation, Drooping Flower, Esther Hizsa, Freddie Brown, Isaiah 42:3, James Finley, Julian of Norwich, Mirabai Starr, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Turning to the Mystics | 1 Comment

The Gift of Self-Awareness

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

Lately, my self-awareness has risen to a whole new level. I swear there’s a little fellow deep inside me rummaging through all my crap and sending it up for me to look at. These “gifts” are about as attractive as … Continue reading →

Posted in autism, compassion, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction | Tagged Art Thompson, Caravaggio, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Esther Hizsa, Every Child Matters, Indian Residential School Survivors, James Finley, Revolutionary Love, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle, Theron Trowbridge, Tsaqwasupp, Turning to the Mystics, Valarie Kaur | 2 Comments

The Infinite Love that Loves Us So Unexplainably

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

For the past three months, James Finley has been my spiritual guide. As soon as I wake up in the morning, I walk in a nearby park and listen to a podcast from Turning to the Mystics. Then I sit … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Creation, Mystical, Reflections | Tagged blackberries, Center for Action and Contemplation, centering prayer, discouragement, Ed Dahl, Esther Hizsa, James Finley, pet iguana, reptiles, Romans 12:12, self-compassion, Snappy Goat, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle, Turning to the Mystics | Leave a comment

Love Letters from God

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. If you need the medication again, go ahead and take it—I will love you through that, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Acts 8:26-40, Brené Brown, cea+, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eric Mason, Esther Hizsa, Ethiopian Eunuch, James Finley, Jan (Johannes) Vermeer - Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window (1659), John 15:9, On Being, Radical Compassion, Radical Compassion Challenge, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Laurence Anglican Church, Tara Brach, Teresa of Avila, Turning to the Mystics | Leave a comment

The Song That Is My Life

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forestof your lifeand wait therepatiently,until the songthat is your lifefalls into your own cupped handsand you recognize and greet it.Only then will you knowhow to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, compassion, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Action against Asian racism, Burnaby Inter-Faith Committee, Burnaby Together, Elton Fernandes, Esther Hizsa, Frederick Buechner, Girl Seated by Water, James Finley, Jan L. Richardson, Martha Postlethwaite, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, spiritual director Burnaby, Stand with Asians Coalition, Svein Halvor Halvorsen, Teresa of Avila, The Clearing, Turning to the Mystics, Two hands one cup | 2 Comments

Now I See

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

. . . we attribute authority to [our weaknesses] to name who we are, and they don’t because only love has the authority to name who we are. –James Finley, Turning to the Mystics Thomas Merton 4 My weaknesses don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, False Self, Prayer, Reflections | Tagged dark view in trees, Demetri Dourambeis, Esther Hizsa, Isaiah 30:15-18, James Finley, Let there be light, Radical Compassion, Radical Compassion Challenge, Sounds True, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Sylvia Sassen, Tara Brach, Thomas Merton, true self, Turning to the Mystics | 4 Comments

Perfectly Me

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Esther Hizsa

Finally, I’m coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am, that I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself. . . . The unaccepted self that stands … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystical, Poverty of Spirit, Prayer, Reflections, Stories | Tagged Anthony de Mello, Apple on a tree, Esther Hizsa, Greg Clarke, James Finley, Kristina Servant, Matthew 5:48, Pomme, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Thomas Merton, Turning to the Mystics | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Turning to the Mystics

My Favourite Things

Waiting for Resurrection

An Irrational Fear

How Sin Is Both Something and No Thing

The Gift of Self-Awareness

The Infinite Love that Loves Us So Unexplainably

Love Letters from God

The Song That Is My Life

Now I See

Perfectly Me

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