‘Confession is a stripping away of protection, the telling of a truth which might once have seemed like a humiliation, become suddenly a gateway, an entrance to solid ground; even a first step home. To confess is to free oneself, not only by admitting a sin or an omission, but to profess a deeper allegiance, […]
Category Archives: PONDERING
To Accept Freedom
To Accept Freedom Nowhere to hide, everywhere to grow, and in this moment: ability to accept freedom. Freedom as surrender: To love, to loss, to forgiveness, to joy Freedom as willingness: To weep, to laugh, to celebrate, to embrace one’s self and others Freedom as openness: To spontaneity, to collaboration, to curiosity, to playfulness and […]
Getting Stuck on the Expressway
I had read, heard and experienced that help can come from the most unexpected sources. Skeptic that I was, I still needed more proof. With the aid of hindsight, I had come to see many unrelated instances of the shadow of the divine hand working in my daily life, but to see this ‘working’ in […]
Shift: It’s in the Bag
My husband decided he wanted a project for his retirement. Music keeps an aging brain nimble and alert, he’d heard. And he was proud of his Scots heritage, so he settled on the bagpipes. And, with goodwill and dutiful support, I encouraged him. I, who was familiar with such extraordinary instruments as the piano, the […]
Stringing Beads
I see my life’s journey measured in a strand of beads, 19 chunky one-inch beads, Flintstone style! Right now, my strand holds 18 beads. I am about to add the nineteenth bead after which I plan to add a firm and sturdy clasp. Each bead represents a home. The strand began in Toronto, moved to […]