IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Is this a leadership blog?
This morning I was browsing the internet a bit, trying to avoid the task I needed to do (prepare for tomorrow's teaching), and looking for some leadership inspiration. What I found were a lot of typical leadership blogs that really didn't appeal to me very much. Many...
Sometimes all you have to do is sit
In the past two days, I've spent about thirteen hours sitting in my mom's hospital room while she recovers from surgery. This afternoon, after I finish marking papers, I'll go and sit for a few more. I don't do much while I'm there. She doesn't require much care, I...
Coming back
We have returned from our lovely, lazy vacation at the beach. I read three and a half books, floated lazily in an inner tube in the lake, went for long walks, picked wild raspberries, laughed a lot, watched lots of movies, ate food my husband barbecued, and enjoyed my...
Guest post – Tina Francis – A 29th Birthday Manifesto
I first bonded with Tina Francis several months ago on Facebook when we discovered that there were some similarities to the paths we are on. As soon as I started reading Tina's writing, I was hooked. In February, Tina turned 29 and wrote this manifesto about it. I'm...
A little taste of Wanderers & Edge-walkers (as I head out to do some wandering of my own)
I'll be away from the computer this week, hanging out at the beach with my family, enjoying lots of cold beverages, and reading a few good books. While I'm away, I have a few treats for you, including a couple of guest posts. To start with, I'm sharing one of the...
How to enjoy a contemplative photo walk on a sunny Saturday in summer
1. Ignore the fact that there is laundry to do. 2. Grab your camera and a journal. (And sunscreen and a bottle of water if necessary.) 3. Wander down the street. 4. Get totally distracted by the fascinating paint strokes of the clouds against the sky. Imagine the...
Living out your childhood passions
While looking for something entirely unrelated on my blog, I came across this post I wrote two years ago, before my dream of launching my own business became a reality. It gave me a little lump in my throat, and so I thought it was worth pulling forward and sharing...
Because sometimes you just need a little straight talk (instead of easy platitudes)
The straight talk on parenting: Some days, you will really, really dislike your children. Some days, your children will really, really dislike you. There may even be days when they yell that dislike in your face. Children are sucking vortexes of need. Get used to it....
Lend me your words (on writing to impact positive change)
Today I start teaching another writing course with a whole new circle of students. Some of you may recall that last year when I was teaching writing, I collected writing tips on how to write to impact positive change from a number of my favourite writers and shared...
Joy Journal #6
The last three weeks have been full of so much... ummm... I hardly know how to describe it... BIGness. FULLness. GOODness. Happiness. Inspiration. Love. Fill-in-the-blanks-with-superlatives. First there was ALIA, and then there was my annual (26th year!) trek to the...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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