Judgement or Curiosity?
April 1, 2016
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Love has been on my mind, and in my heart. It’s Spring, for one, and everything is bursting out all over! More than that, it’s painfully
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Stubborn in Our Gladness
March 1, 2016
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Holding the Balance Between Suffering and Joy The world we live in, Life itself, is full of suffering — and of joy. ‘Twas ever thus.
What Is the Meaning of Life? A Spiritual Reflection on Love and the Mystery of Existence
February 12, 2016
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It’s mid February, and Love comes to mind, and heart! Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂 And if you’re not big on that commercialized holiday, then I’d
What about Joy?
February 1, 2016
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Joy is quite a topic…Is it an emotion, a main goal of a happy life? Is it the opposite of despair? Do you (does one) yearn for it, go
Small Shift, Big Changes…
January 26, 2016
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Not that I don’t still feel driven and agitated at times, not that I no longer ever feel separate, not that I’m never critical, of myself
New and Good: Mindfulness, Connection & Positive Change
January 11, 2016
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When I saw this out my window in the early January, as the sun first came up, I was surprised and touched. I have never seen
Surprised and Touched
December 17, 2015
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It was an ordinary grey morning, typical December in Vancouver. I was at the breakfast table, looking out the window at the red beech, now
Music, of all the Arts…
December 3, 2015
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Music is good for our soul and spirit. “Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own,
Thanksgiving Revisited: Rediscovering Gratitude, Awareness, and the Gift of Presence
November 25, 2015
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Gratitude in a Complex and Changing World In the midst of concurrent events, some full of renewal and hope (Canada’s recent federal election, the upcoming
Finding Meaning Through Connection, Community and Spiritual Growth
October 29, 2015
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The last few weeks have been quite full. A couple particulars: I volunteered again this year with the Vancouver International Film Festival, fondly known as
Gratitude: Finding Presence, Awareness, and Meaning in Everyday Life
October 12, 2015
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Gratitude and appreciation have not been front and center for me these last few weeks… whether it was the surge in the polls of the
Eclipse: Ordinary and Extraordinary
September 29, 2015
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A few nights ago there was a “super moon”, and a total lunar eclipse. What is more, it was a clear night in Vancouver, so
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