It’s part of the human condition isn’t it, the drive to be happy. We push and pull, struggle and strive on the seesaw between joy and suffering, desperately holding on to the happiness side more ardently. Not realizing that the pendulum must tick between the two, for us to become whole in joy. We don’t…
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This past week has been filled with vivid conversations and lots of flowers. I received flowers from my daughter for watching their puppy while they moved, flowers from a friend for whom I had done a small favour, and I visited a tulip farm all in the same week! Oh what joy to have so…
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By now you’ve heard plenty about the solar eclipse that darkened a narrow band of North America last Monday, April 8th. Here in Niagara, we were in the path of totality and I have been wanting to share this joyful moment with you all week. Although we were well prepared, having purchased our eclipse glasses…
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I’ll confess I’m not really an early bird. The days of shuttling kids to school, rushing off to work, and waking at an ungodly hour to make sure everything ticks along perfectly, are now behind me. Which gives me time to enjoy slow wondrous mornings. As spring begins to awaken, so do I. Like an…
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Happy Summer! Today is the first day of summer, a season that reveals itself in simple joys, slow living, and an abundance of nature. As we say, “see you later,” to spring we must acknowledge the shifting of the seasons, and the gentle bowing out of spring. Here’s a short video to acknowledge that graceful…
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Happy first day of Spring! Here she comes bringing joy and hope. Full of meaning. This past week Spring provided a teaser. We had two beautiful days of almost summer weather with temperatures as high as 20C. Suddenly, the birds emerged singing their beautiful songs, flitting from branch to branch with excitement in the season.…
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As a young person coming of age in the 80s I bought in to the North American ideals of success. My big hair, six inch heels and peplum style designer suits were the lexicon of the era. Rushing was valued and achievement, at any cost, was applauded. I bought in completely and without question, and…
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Joy is that emotion defined by the Oxford dictionary as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” But it is so much more than that. While happiness is something that everyone pursues fervently, joy is that feeling of contentment that is permanently coupled with peace. You can’t have one without the other, but you can…
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