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…
Joy Journal #5
- Pelicans. I've seen more of them this Spring than ever and I just love the way they glide through the air in giant, lazy, graceful circles. - Birthday lunch with my 14 year old daughter Julie on a patio yesterday afternoon. - ALIA. I'll be there at this time next...
Wanderers, Edge-walkers, Artists, and Connie Hozvicka
This morning I've been working on the latest email for the e-course I originally called "A Path for Happy Wanderers". Today's email is all about how I've recently come to call myself an edge-walker and how claiming that name has been kind of revolutionary for me. Ever...
A tale of two trees – the story of transformation
The above image has become my most powerful metaphor this Spring. I discovered it a few weeks ago and have made a couple of pilgrimages back to it since then. Last night Maddy and I braved a swarm of mosquitos to finally take photos of it. (We tried to do a video too,...
What would it take to call yourself a leader?
As I prepare to travel to Columbus for ALIA (Authentic Leadership in Action), I find myself playing with the word "leader". Who are the leaders of the world? What do they look like? What makes them unique? What makes us want to follow them? For a lot of us (especially...
At the centre
Early in the morning this edge-walker went to the place where the rivers meet where history is so steeped in the soil she was sure she could hear the echos of many moccasins gently padding from canoe to mighty fort. She went to the centre of the bowl where giant iron...
Moving past the shame
My taxes have finally been filed. As it turns out, I'm not really late (since small businesses have until June 15 to file), but it feels late since I've been putting them off for way, way too long. I have a confession to make - one that I'm only now fully admitting to...
We learn from each other
Early in my career as a director in the public service (around a dozen years ago), I hired a keen young intern named Gabriela Klimes. She was what you would call a dream intern. She was eager to learn, full of ideas and energy, and willing to try almost anything. It...
Won’t you help us raise $45k for kidney research?
Guess what?! The KIDNEY RAFFLE has officially opened!!! There are $12k worth of prizes available from some of the coolest people on the internet. You can support a great cause AND be entered to win amazing prizes in the process. Plus your moral support will help give...
Teaching from the heart
After quitting my job last year, I was asked to teach a course in writing for public relations. Although I'd worked in senior communications/public relations roles for many years (and even won an award as Manitoba Communicator of the Year), I was a little reluctant to...
The many benefits of walking
This morning when I returned from my run/walk along the river where I shared the path with dogs, geese, and other humans, I was happy to find that my guest post, entitled The Simplest Way to Improve your Creativity, Health, and Relationships is featured over at Dumb...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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