As kids, many of us grow up being told not to talk to strangers, and for good reason. But if we don’t start talking to strangers when we get older, we miss out on meeting some amazing people, who can change our lives in many ways. I had such an experience a couple years ago when boarding a crowded train in Peru, and sat next to a family who was traveling the world. After introducing myself, I was spellbound at what they had to say, and their story changed the way I look at life, myself and the world in general.
The Last Days of Winter
The last days of winter have arrived. Tiny green shoots are springing up beneath the remaining sheets of snow. Weather reports all around predicting the clear arrival of spring any day now.
Dispatches From Mayne Island: Lessons on Life, Death and Leadership
Mayne Island, life and death blend naturally together. Death feels different here than in the urban and suburban environments. Life and death are not engaged in a struggle. They embrace as the body of lovers merging into one body. This is the natural blending of life, life’s vitality and beauty, and is nourishment for the soul when we allow ourselves to be open to the harmony of the natural process. In our times, we attempt to hide death, block and tuck it away from our vision. It is a fallacy to think we can. Death is an ever present reality. Yet we are confronted by a choice.
A Journey to Spirit #7: A Little Lamb Threatens
It was 1980, and I had just married my second husband, who happened to be an atheist. I was attending a church in town and had enrolled my eight-year old son into their school. It was an enrollment requirement that at least one of the parents attend the church. And in the beginning, I was happy to comply.
The Journey to Spirit #6: A Catholic Trip
Off we went to the mainland. I have always loved change, so I soon moved on to other things in the big city, not the least of which was my first boyfriend. The guys we hung around with were all Catholic. This would be my first introduction to organized religion. Could I have imagined the depth of its meaning?
Look Where You Want to Go
Over the years, a simple saying has helped me focus and move effortlessly along my chosen terrain – could they be words to live by?
Evolving Your Life
Given the elasticity of the body, and especially of the brain, we have the ability to change these patterns. We can break the grooves that keep us trapped in repetition and narrow mindedness.
A Journey to Spirit #5: The Clothesline Romance
Life was good. In his hay day, Boo ran The Boat House that sat next door to the Shady Rest on the beachfront in Qualicum. I can still smell the French fries and vinegar, their scent tantalizing my grumbling stomach after a full day of swimming and playing in the sun.
Zen Herbalism
If we truly want to be healed by the plants, it’s not enough to just covet those that will probably heal us. I’m convinced that to heal fully, we need to bow down to the mystery of it all.
A Journey to Spirit #4: Memories
We weren’t perfect, but we certainly had fun. Summers were spent lounging on the porch of the old log house, dressing up and playing in the shed or enjoying a day at the beach. We played cards and Yahtzee, drank iced tea and listened through the heat as the sound of the bees zipped in and around us and then slipped away.
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