Last time I re-told a short vignette about the beginning of a young woman’s journey with cancer. As many bloggers can attest, it’s hard to predict how what you write will land. Sometimes I believe I’ve poured my very best into a piece and it hardly seems to get traction, and then other times, what I Read more about Discussion: When The Fear Falls Away[…]
She’s driving home from the airport. The break from school and work has been perfect. She’s checking her voice messages on the road. There’s one from the doctor. “Could you please make an appointment to come in and discuss your test results? Thank you.” She phones the office back and makes an appointment for the next Read more about Until The Fear Falls Away[…]
Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with John-Luke Edwards and Nikiah Seeds of The Forked Stick. I always enjoy stepping out amongst the shamanly types, there’s a kind of poetic license you’re almost guaranteed when you’re talking with someone whose website is called Wolfindark. You’re welcome to listen to the full two hours, which includes another Read more about Child Spirit[…]
It could have been a day like any other, maybe like this one today. This morning had pain though, the kind that raises curiosity, the kind you’re not expecting, especially when you’re pregnant. The Midwife said, “It’s probably okay, just lie down, the placenta might have pulled away from your uterus a bit. Just rest Read more about The Miscarriage of Meaning[…]
Last night my partner, Bruce, and I had dinner with friends. Great food and great conversation, around – of all topics – the theme of redemption. I was motivated to come home and dust off an old paper I wrote in university about the Jewish understanding of redemption. I thought it would be great to Read more about Birth Pangs of Redemption[…]
All Soul’s Day, a long-buried festival for us in North America, was one week ago. It begins with Hallow’s Eve, the end of the Celtic year, followed by the new year, one that recognizes our ancestors. While a celebration of ancestors does not belong to the Celts exclusively (right here in British Columbia, there is a Read more about Vine Of The Dead[…]
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