Where is there a place for the slow and patient in a world devoted to speed and efficiency? When is the moment for simple and joyful in an ever chaotic and fearful time? What good is love when the world is falling apart around us? Why do we repeat what is clearly not working? How can one part affect the whole? A Terrifying Attack In the wake of the recently […]
The Canadian federal election is today and the country is astir with anticipation and excitement around the potential of having another governing party in charge of the direction of Canada. Voting day is meant to be a time when people feel empowered in having their voice heard and their vote counted. I have to admit that the buzz around this election seems louder than I remember in the past. I […]
Money is… How many different ways can you finish that statement? What is money to you? We all have a different way to answer such a question, and this is why I find money to be such a fascinating topic of discussion. Every individual has a unique relationship to the symbol of money – formed and transformed throughout our lives – and this is why a conversation about money becomes […]
Releasing Addiction Through Story I used to think I wanted to watch a movie at the end of the day. Now I realize what I truly desired was to share in story. Before the breakdown of community, people would gather together in the evening and give their creative gifts of food, song, dance, and story. We would know our neighbours through the giving of the day and the nourishing of […]
Subjectivity and Storyteller Consciousness When we seek outside of ourselves we carry the hidden assumption that our own inner knowing is not to be trusted. Being deprived of the opportunity to develop our individual decision making authority, the space to test boundaries and make mistakes, we become paralyzed with indecision and crippled with disempowerment later in life. Do I go with life path A, or life path B? What […]
Pyramid Schemes to Community Circles Language is a technology that carries with it the potential to awaken as well as ensnare. The stories we tell about our world are constructed through the language we use. The limitations of our language limit our stories, and by extension, limit our reality. When we view language as a static, objective, and definitive tool, we forget that it is in fact […]
Embracing the Power of Intention A Bout With Intent About a week ago my entire perspective on life changed when I made a major life decision. This decision came after a long period of deliberation and avoidance. Some part of me knew this was the decision I was going to make, yet I found myself denying the possibility because I was avoiding the potential implications of such a choice. […]