Diving In
Full day already with a wee drive out in the country to officiate a celebration of life. They never fail to remind me how precious and fragile life is. Everything can change in the blink
Spirit’s Calling
I am devoted to constantly deepening and expanding my awareness and sense of Oneness. The spiritual aspect of life has become the most important thing to me especially in the last few years though it
Cycles and Karma
Wow, August is almost over, summer is nearing its inevitable demise as the seasons of life keep moving through their cycles. Cycles, that’s life isn’t it? I remember some 30 years ago having a ‘reading’
Time Shift
I seem to be developing a new relationship with time since that day when I wrote about the resistance I’ve always had to it. I’m far more relaxed somehow, I generally don’t feel myself getting
Inspiration
What inspires you? A walk in nature, an idea shared, quiet times of meditation, listening deeply to Inner Being, lighting a candle, seeing others expressing their creative genius, words of appreciation and encouragement, an insightful
Reminiscing
Wow, what a great couple of days. A friend that I’ve known for some 40 years has been visiting from out of town, and it has been wonderful to spend time catching up. She came
Exploring
It’s late in the afternoon as I sit down to write today. It’s been a lovely day as I have had the honour of officiating the Celebration of Life for a dear friend’s dad. It
Anxiety, A Perspective
Anxiety. A hot topic these days and for the past several years in fact. I’d like to share my views on the topic, even though I know they fly in the face of what many
Knots or Freedom?
I did mention the other day in my blog that it was time to focus more on Infinite Being and less on the distractions and that it would make for an interesting time. And wouldn’t
Love and Attachment
I closed my eyes and just breathed for a moment as I prepared to write this blog. What came up is “I am Infinite Being flowing through this human experience.” Ok then. That’s a good
Breathe and Remember
Breathe, just breathe. Sometimes that’s all you can do. There are days where you see the amount of pain and suffering going on in the world and in people around you and all you can
Today’s Message
If Infinite Being had a message for us this day, I wonder what it might be… There is a flame burning brightly Just beyond your physical sight. It is never diminished, Never exhausted, Never
Slowing Down
And the wondering goes on. I’m so grateful for having slowed down in the way a process life. Rather than being in a big hurry to get through questions and feelings and problems and confusion,
My Heavy Heart
I was quite disturbed yesterday when I read about what David Suzuki had said about climate change. While he did not overtly sanction or call for terrorist acts, in our current volatile climate it sure
Rest
What a difference a day makes, or rather a good night’s sleep. Sleep was very elusive for me Friday night, so I was barely able to function on Saturday after only 3 hours sleep. I
Gratitude
Feeling so blessed today. We had our final class for this spiritual direction training session last night and all my work is in and graded and life is good. Our next session starts in mid-January
Personal Credo
Today I share with you my final homework assignment for the first series of classes in Spiritual Direction. It has been the most amazing 8 weeks and I am grateful for every assignment and
Reverence and Wonder
Welcome to our winter wonderland. John and I went for our walk this afternoon and found ourselves slogging through a foot of snow and more on our usual trail before finally coming to some cleared