Discovery: The Vehicle I Drive Makes All the Difference
A few days ago I had a “confrontation” with my husband that led to an exciting discovery. (It was not our first “run in”, and surely not the last, but it was transformative — certainly for me, and also for us… The chance to look at myself from the outside was most illuminating!) What was the discovery?...
Surprised and Touched
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 bare of all leaves. And suddenly, softly, unexpectedly, I teared up. I was surprised and touched by the sweet preciousness of being alive — the wonder of it, the mystery, the...
Probing Perfection
Looking at a large Japanese Red Maple in full fall color almost took my breath away recently. I was walking with my daughter in a very special outing, and did the entire Sea Wall, just the two of us. Lovely. We saw a huge fleet of migrating sea ducks at rest in English Bay. This...