10 Minute Strong Back, Soft Front Guided Meditation: What inner resources do you draw on during difficult or challenging times in your life? Where do you find comfort and shelter from the storms that occur in all of our lives? What I’ve found in both my own life and from the people I work with, is that [...]
Last weekend I attended a retreat at the King’s Fold Retreat and Renewal Centre near Cochrane, Alberta. The theme of the weekend was inspired by Parker J Palmer’s work and his book Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. It was a powerful weekend of reflection, spending time in nature and being with others in a way [...]
Have you ever contemplated what your role is in relation to both the minor and major health challenges that you or others you care about may be facing? Many of us are taught to believe that our health issues - whether chronic headaches or something more serious - simply happen to us and are out of our control. The thing [...]
On a daily basis, I talk with people who feel like they’re sleep-walking through life. They just do not feel like they’re thriving. Most of them can not understand why because they have so much to feel grateful for. This past weekend I was doing some research on how to care for my small salt-water fish tank. I read something [...]
How we define success matters. Our definition of success sets the stage for all areas of our life: How we participate in relationships, how we raise our children, how we fulfill our vocation, and even how we feel about our health. It ultimately determines whether we are moving closer to or farther away from the highest possible version of ourselves. [...]
