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…
How to change the world. Ten (not so) easy steps.
In honour of the courageous people in Egypt, who are putting themselves at great personal risk to impact change, I've been thinking about what it takes to change the world. This list is as much a reminder for me as anything. There are so many of these things I need to...
When you’ve forgotten how to pray
Sometimes, I forget how to pray. No... scratch that - not just SOMETIMES, but OFTEN. Almost every single day. I have a lousy memory. I forget what it takes to tap into God's power. I forget that there is something bigger than me at work in the world. I forget that I...
Sometimes productivity isn’t the goal
Some days (like today) I am not very productive. I get one or two things done, but more often than not, I wander around the house (or the internet) rather aimlessly without any real focus. Often those days come right after I've had a particularly productive day (like...
A writer writes
It can be crazy-making, this writing thing. Every day you open a vein and pour your blood onto the page. Some days the blood flows, other days it dries up in an ugly clot before it comes anywhere near your page. And then some days it feels like you'll never be able to...
About sharing stories and feeling safe
"Have you always been this open on your blog?" A student asked me that yesterday, marvelling at my willingness to put myself out here on this "page" in such a vulnerable way, sharing intimate details of my life like my breast reduction surgery, my husband's suicide...
On blogs and books and running shoes
A few updates: 1. I'm no longer blogging at my old blog, Fumbling for Words. I decided it was time to stop fumbling and just start writing. It was a little sad letting that URL go after nearly six years, but it felt like it was time. I have, however, migrated all of...
Internal monologue this morning
Body: It's a running day today. Oh how I love to run! Let's go! Heart: Yes, that running thing is really growing on me too. I'm in! Mind: Are you crazy?!? It's minus 41 degrees out there! Body: Well, we can go to the gym instead then. I want to run! Mind: But we'd...
Do you want to know a secret?
Two years ago, after choosing "fearless" as my word for the year, I finally confronted my irrational fear of art tubes and took an art class. I fell in love. Barely a week has passed since then when I haven't picked up a paintbrush. Much of that love affair with...
Joy Journal #2
- Running in the fresh snow (well, okay... the real joy was in the FINISHING!) - My iPod that keeps me entertained while I run - The delicious chicken vindaloo curry my husband cooked the other night - The beautiful winter wonderland outside my window -...
What’s your practice?
This morning, I increased my running time and programmed it accordingly into the timer on my ipod. When I run, gentle Tibetan bells ring in my ears to tell me when my running interval is over, and then (when my 2 minute walk time is over) when it's time to kick it...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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