The Unwanted Journey

Since our house fire in May, I’ve been thinking a lot about “unwanted journeys.” These aren’t the fun trips and adventures we avidly sign up for. And they are definitely not situations we would ever

Honouring Endings

When I was a kid, every time I finished a book I would read the last sentence out loud. I don’t know how I came to start this ritual, but it meant a lot to

Where do you turn for inspiration?

Happy Solstice! This day is one of my favourites of the whole year. And I love to celebrate the return of the light by connecting with you—the people who read these monthly letters of mine. Today, I

“Surprise: To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement (as at something unanticipated).” Way back in the winter, my girlfriend Malve told me to reserve a particular day in June. “Block the whole day off,”

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Being a Mirror

The word “enabling” gets a bad rap. Long associated with a dysfunctional relationship dynamic, the popular meaning for this term is unhealthy behaviour that allows for the continuation of an addiction. Probably the most common

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The Power of Presence

One year ago, I wrote about how I accidentally became a runner well into my forties, and my experience of running a race at the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax. In particular, I examined how

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The Third

“Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count, there are only you and I together But when I look ahead up the white road There is always another one walking beside

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Make Room for Magic

When I was a child, I happened upon a magical world just by lying in a patch of sun on our basement floor. When positioned exactly right in the sunlight stream, I could suddenly see

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Daring to Crack Open

Have you ever known someone who has “come alive” after an accident or a recovery from an illness? Have you witnessed, or experienced, the intense gratitude and renewed appreciation for life that a brush with

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