The Fact of Universal Kindness Makes All the Difference
The Fact of Universal Kindness Makes All the Difference: As one response to challenging situations in the world at large, and maybe in our personal development and our lives, I invite us to remember the fact (and it is a fact), of universal kindness. I have noticed the kindnesses around me recently, and they are...
Giving Thanks for People Who Have Been Important in our Lives
Giving thanks for people who been important in our lives seems a fitting theme for season of Canadian Thanksgiving, and the coming of All Saint’s Day and Hallowe’en. The person you choose to remember could be alive or have died; could be a parent, grand-, a teacher, preacher, good friend — someone who made...
Focus on the Possible—to Thrive, not Just Survive.
Focus on the Possible–to thrive, not just survive. Recently I was mightily inspired by a short TED Talk by Angus Harvey, one of the authors of Fix the News, a newsletter I treasure for its offering of inspirational, ground breaking good news — happening right now all over the planet. After listening several times, I was struck by...
Inspiration For Hard Times
Inspiration for hard times is a fitting theme for our current world situation! I love the word Autumn…it just sings to me of the richness of the season: the colours – golds, crimsons, the subtler ochres and soft russets; the sounds – the wild geese, the acorns and chestnuts cracking underfoot, the rustle of leaves....
Curiosity leads to Awe, then to The Mystery!
When I came across this inspirational quote from Einstein, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvellous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend only...
All my relations: what does that mean and why is it important?
When I first came across the phrase All My Relations in an essay by Richard Wagamese, it warmed my heart, in part because I remember reading about Rabbit, who loved all his friends and relations in the wonderful children’s stories about Winnie the Pooh :-). There is much richness as we deepen into the words...
Do a Little Bit of Good
Do a little Bit of Good. When I recently came across this inspirational quote from Desmond Tutu about doing good, I found it very fitting, even inspiring, for our current times. Tutu said, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ...
The Perfect Teacher Is What’s Happening Right Now!
The perfect teacher is what’s happening right now! Just today, as some unexpected news came into my inbox, right in that moment, I felt agitated and annoyed. What’s happening right now is the perfect teacher? That’s often very hard to accept..let alone be open to learning and changing! Those of you on a journey...
Possible: Conflict Revisited
Possible: Conflict Revisited will be one theme for this post. But first, Summer Solstice is here! I love the ring of it, the associations, the potential, the possibilities! The sun is at the peak of its shining influence on our precious blue-green planet; it’s the longest day of the year, the slowest sunsets, and we enjoy...
A Resounding Yes To Life!
A Resounding Yes to Life is the last thing I sometimes feel, or feel like saying! For years now I have put energy and intention toward being less judgmental; more accepting of myself, others, what life offers up day to day; and experiencing less resistance… all with some success. But some days, a resounding yes...
