David Whyte has a new book of poetry coming out, Still Possible, a title which he says perhaps speaks to all of us at every threshold in our lives, and most particularly in this time…
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I am huddled in an Adirondack chair on the deck of our island home kept warm by my flannel nightgown and my husband’s hoodie, my quilt wrapped tight around me…
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Thirteen years ago today, I bought the convertible VW bug featured in the photo as an early 50th birthday present to myself….
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These days I am feeling the depth of my friendships. I can count my closest friends on two hands – you know who you are. Then there is this broader circle of women who I also call my friends…
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My mother has been riding a medical rollercoaster this week and I have been along for the ride. It is time for a break…
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I am already awake this morning, even though the sky is still dark and the hallways are silent. I woke up on my mother’s couch this morning, stiff, tired, and with a vague headache…
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The point of the needle is drawn toward the north because it feels a magnetic attraction to north. That’s all the compass does for you. North is the only thing it reveals. What you do in relation to that knowledge is up to you…
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Fascinating, isn’t it, that when we are young, an age difference of a few years can feel like a lifetime? Yet as we get older, those years meld into a continuum of shared values and experiences and our actual birth year doesn’t matter as much.
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I feel like I need to start this blog post with a disclaimer – this post is about YOU! I have shared in past posts that I am primarily writing this blog for me. But…
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This week’s blog post started with a snippet from a Super Soul Sunday episode. Oprah asks Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopalian priest, and author of thirteen books on spirituality, “What steeps your soul”?
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I’m chuckling to myself as I write this blog post title because I am imagining your curiosity, maybe tinged with a bit of sensationalism as you wonder…
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Early on Tuesday morning, I heard through the rumour mill that our medical health officer would be announcing a phased easing of restrictions. Bliss! Then, in the blink of an eye, the anticipation of life returning to normal was shot to hell!
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While I may be a woman of a certain age with pandemic privilege, this does not diminish the impact of this pandemic on my mental health.
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The warmth the sun feels wonderful and I realize it has been almost 10 years since I have intentionally welcomed the sun on my face.
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This week I listened to a university commencement speech, but through a different lens, that of a woman of a certain age, graduating into a new phase of my life….
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I have an old friend, Annie, whose brain never rests. We met as community development colleagues many years ago. But while I had a single focus that fuelled my vocation she…
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Happy Easter! I have already had two cups of coffee and a hot cross bun on this sunny and very windy Sunday morning. Wonderful to actually see the sun! I love windy walks…
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I treasure my morning walks. I head off in one of two directions with Tucker, when I step out my front door. On the mornings that I need solitude, I follow the river trail east…
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Spring has arrived on the west coast of Canada and it has been a gorgeous week! I have enjoyed long dog walks, socially distanced visits with friends, and a bit of early gardening. This has been a lovely week, I haven’t felt this good for a while…
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