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Living With Grace
Fast FORWARD
What is it about the future that we are convinced will be better than now, than this very moment? Why are we always reaching beyond our grasp; do we imagine the future is more hopeful, holds more promise or more possibility? Do we realize that all of those future moments that we once wished upon, […]
Tagged peace, present, future
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No Substitute for HAPPINESS… or is there?
What is it about the state of HAPPINESS that has it in such high demand? Parents often wish only for their children to “be happy’ while the world and the web are filled with ideas and strategies around searching for and finding our bliss. Some suggest that we may be able to create a world […]
Tagged peace, happiness
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less is MORE
At the beginning of a new year, we often experience that ‘fresh start’ feeling. We reflect on our mistakes of the past, the goals we didn’t meet, the dreams we didn’t fulfill. We determine to make it a year that includes more; more to do, more to accomplish, more to change, more to have, more […]
Christmas…opening my present
This Christmas, we will celebrate as we always do; with food and friendship and family. We will open our doors and our hearts and invite the spirit of the season to join us as we share our offerings and our table. We’ll be grateful and reflect on our blessings; we are together, we are here, […]
Tagged calm, Christmas, family
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Hush…
In a world that is most often ‘plugged in’ and ‘turned on’, it may be difficult to imagine a space that invites silence in, that sits quietly waiting for you, that welcomes no sound at all. It is in that space however, where we learn to listen best; to hear the voice, the message, and […]
Tagged peace, quiet, silent, stillness
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Bring on the BIRTHDAY!
What is it about growing older, having yet another birthday, reaching ‘a certain age’ that many in our society do not want to acknowledge, welcome, celebrate, honour or remember? We don’t want people to ask us our age, or which birthday we are celebrating, or what number we are on. We live in an age […]
Tagged birthday, old
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Don’t Ask Me How I Am Doing…
unless you really want to know, have the time to listen, care about what’s going on for me. We have become a fast talking, fast walking people, who rarely look each other in the eye as we ask the question or find the moment to hear the answer. Asking someone how they are doing, how […]
Tagged listening, community, connection
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On The Way To IAK
I believe everything happens in the perfect moment, even when it’s not so perfect. I work hard at being ‘present’ and living in the ‘now’; not much of what I do would be considered ‘random’. As a planner by nature and by trade, I make arrangements, create ‘to do’ lists, book calendar appointments, consult budgets, […]
Who’s Holding You Up?
What is it about ‘independence’ that so many strive for, that is so revered? What is it about doing something alone, without help, that is so celebrated and what does it say about us…that we are all we need, we can stand on our own two feet, we can do it without assistance, that we […]
Tagged synergy, strength, support
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What Do You Do… For A Life?
I have never fully understood why we ask people what they do for a living. Why are we so interested in how people make their money? It’s as though knowing that, somehow tells us more; about who they really are how they live, what they stand for. Does it inform us as to whether or […]
Tagged living, values, working, money
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