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…
Who tells the emperor he has no clothes?
Sometimes it feels like we have gotten stuck in too many broken systems, failing institutions, and flawed structures that are not serving the purpose for which they were designed. We know things are broken - we can see it plain as day - and yet we feel like those...
How to be a Sophia Leader
Fly boldly in the direction of your calling, Even though it may feel more comfortable and easy to stay where you are. Give your heart to this world, Even though you risk having it returned to you broken. Challenge people, inspire them, and lead them to transformation,...
Wisdom bits
I have been busy living a full and beautiful life these past days, hosting a delightful house guest from the coast, showing him how beautiful the prairies can be in winter, paying a brief visit to my brother and sister-in-law, teaching my weekly writing class, marking...
In preparation
I've spent much of the weekend preparing for the arrival of my dear friend Randy, who, like the wise men of the Christmas tale, will soon come from the East. The house is clean (or at least reasonably so), the bed is prepared in the family room, and a little basket of...
Sharing the Silly
In yesterday's post, I shared how I need to stop being so serious all the time and bring back the silly. Well, it clearly resonated with people, because lots of you rallied around and shared your silly with me. On Facebook, Twitter, and in the comments, I got silly...
Sophia laughs! (or “Why I now drink tea out of an elephant’s trunk”)
Last night, when my husband thought it was wise to send me out of the house for some "me time", I headed to my favourite bookstore to buy more smart books. As you can tell, I love smart books. I have bookshelves full of them, and a night stand nearly caving under the...
Top ten reasons why I don’t like “Ten Easy Steps”
1. Life is messy. We can't clean it up with "easy steps". 2. There are no simple roadmaps to success. Come to think of it, "success" might not be what we're after. 3. Your path will always look different from mine. You may have six steps, while I have seventeen. And...
How to be a Woman
Some of you will remember this from my old blog. Today I just felt the need to give it a home here - as a gentle reminder. If you need reminders, like I do, feel free to print it, hang it in a special place, or share it with friends. To download a free pdf, click...
Which wisdom do you trust?
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. - Psalm 51:6 I wish I could tell you that I am always, 100% sure that this new path I'm traveling on - the path that lead me to Sophia Leadership - is the right path and I am meant...
Finding strength
I am not a goddess. And I don't have super-powers. I am ordinary, flawed, and often rather boring. My laundry room is in a perpetual state of disaster, I often take the easy route and feed my kids processed food, I don't floss regularly, and I haven't thrown a dinner...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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