Let light shine out of darkness 2 Corinthians 4:6 The Winter Solstice has passed. The days still are still short but the light is growing. Brightness is on the horizon. May this be true in all areas of our lives. Short days and long nights invite a particular kind of reflection. The year in many … Continue reading Looking Back; Looking Ahead
Coming to Terms: Re-Imagining the Place Between Expectations and Reality
In the middle of life, I found myself within a dark wood. Dante Nothing is worth more than this day. Goethe What we expect or want to have happen in life can be at odds with what actually happens. Why am I surprised by this truth? I am frustrated when I can’t do what I … Continue reading Coming to Terms: Re-Imagining the Place Between Expectations and Reality
The New York City Marathon
You’ve got this! Crowds cheering runners at the New York City Marathon On November 5, 2017 more than 50,000 people ran the New York City Marathon and our son Mark was one of them. This larger than life experience was something to behold. In spite of overcast skies and misty drizzle, throngs of people … Continue reading The New York City Marathon
Limitless Possibilities
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver You are an infinite being with infinite possibilities. Bernard Harris Is life really full of infinite possibilities? I like to think so but doubt occupies a corner of my mind from time to time. After all, the demands of life … Continue reading Limitless Possibilities
Maybe We Need Another Women’s March
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal. Charlotte Bunch The past few weeks have been tumultuous by any standards as … Continue reading Maybe We Need Another Women’s March
The Disappearing Woman- Becoming Invisible Part I
Being invisible: that vague and elusive state of not being noticed even when you are present. A working definition Are you visible or invisible? There are moments when I have felt invisible- not all or most of the time, but there certainly have been times. Such encounters leave me mystified (what just happened?) and … Continue reading The Disappearing Woman- Becoming Invisible Part I
The Re-appearing Woman-Becoming Visible Part II
For age is opportunity no less than Youth itself though in another dress And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The experience of growing increasingly invisible may seem like an irreversible path but it doesn’t have to be. If we are to live … Continue reading The Re-appearing Woman-Becoming Visible Part II
Oh Canada- Mon Pays
A Mari usque ad Mare The motto on Canada’s coat of arms meaning “From Sea to Sea” I am Canadian. And I consider myself fortunate to live in a remarkable country! Our home and native land has been around a long time but only officially celebrated for the past 150 years-a young country by the … Continue reading Oh Canada- Mon Pays
Home: Moving in Moving Out
Home is where the heart is. Proverb This is turning out to be the year of the move. So many people are making changes to their living situations: moving in; moving out; changing cities; downsizing; buying, renting, renovating; moving closer to family; moving farther away from family. Every possibility you can imagine-wonderful and exciting; messy … Continue reading Home: Moving in Moving Out
Run for Your Life: Life Lessons Learned at the Track
Start where you are Use what you have Do what you can Poster at an athletic centre Everything about life can be learned on the run. That is to say- you can learn a lot about life through running- or any other practice (skill) for that matter, that you engage in regularly and which … Continue reading Run for Your Life: Life Lessons Learned at the Track
Becoming of Age 