Posts tagged "soul and spirit"
Surprised and Touched

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...
Music, of all the Arts...

Music, of all the Arts…

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, and utterly without meaning … except its own.”     This is Leonard Bernstein’s take on music, and especially the first part lights me up this grey and rainy morning, the morning...
Part of Something Larger

Part of Something Larger

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 VIFF;  I joined with Leadnow, a progressive, non-partisan, grass roots activist group dedicated to getting the Harper Conservatives out of office; and I continue my ongoing spiritual work, tapping more deeply...
Ripple Out

Ripple Out

My internet has been down for a week. What an unexpected opportunity to look at my addiction, to observe the many reasons and ways I reach for the keyboard! I noticed how indignant I was when I heard about the upcoming outage; how I simply expect to be connected to the world with the press...
Passion!

Passion!

Where do you feel passion — in your soul and spirit?  In your body and mind?  On my roller blade this morning I was really alive.  I felt and took in the clear air;  the exhilaration of the flow and movement; the pleasure of seeing water birds and the glint of sun on the waves… As I rolled along, I mused about...