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Today the trees spoke to me.

Have you ever had a moment where you stopped dead in your tracks and all your senses came alive, heart fluttering as you look around to ask “what was that?”  This morning, in the crisp fall air, I was walking alone. in the forest noticing how wonderful it felt to breathe the clean, fresh air, to feel

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The Star Thrower

Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as

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Unlikely Messengers

The air is cold and brisk as I sit bundled in a cozy blanket with my steaming hot coffee overlooking the lift-locks on this dreary October morning in beautiful Bobcaygeon, Ontario.  The trees are magnificent in their full color as the leaves dance on their branches before drifting elegantly to the ground below. As the leaves

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A Prayer for Canada

Please insert your personal religious, spiritual or cultural inclination that fits your unique belief construct into this inclusive, non-denominational prayer. Great Divine Spirit, Today we pray for the great country of Canada.  We pray for the current situation, for all people regardless of their political views. Our country has become divided and now more than ever

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Fight or Flight?

Let’s talk about the nervous system.  We are 16 months into this pandemic now. 16 months into a prolonged stress response. 16 months into a string of mental health triggers. 16 months into chaos and confusion. 16 months into pivoting and adapting. 16 months into change and uncertainty. 16 months into politically charged conversations that either

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Cultivating Happiness

In the midst of the pandemic, I’ve been contemplating happiness.  With the world shut down and access to the plethora of options that not only generate memories but also happiness, I can’t help but wonder where does happiness come from?  Have I always looked outside of myself to find it?  For certain, I find it in travelling, I

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Who Packed Your Parachute?

After 74 successful combat missions in Vietnam, Charles Plumb, a US Navy jet pilot, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.  Plumb ejected from the jet and parachuted into enemy hands where he was captured and spent 2, 103 days in a small cell in a communist Vietnamese prison.  After surviving such an ordeal, he went on

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A Vehicle of the Mind

What is a Mantra? A mantra is a repetitive sound vibration to help us concentrate or focus on the present moment while raising our energetic vibration as a whole.  A mantra is a word or a phrase with a specific intention; a powerful reprogramming of the brain.  When used intentionally, it can have a strong influence on

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The Liana Vine

Have you heard of the Liana Vine?   Some of you may know it as the vine that Tarzan swings upon.  It is a really interesting part of the rainforest ecosystem and architecture.  It roots at the ground level with a flexible bark like trunk and uses the trees around it so that it can grow towards the

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7 Tips to Mindfully Embrace Your Intentions

Intentions, goals, resolutions, power words are all wonderful tools to propel us forward.  Many of us get excited with the prospect of change, new opportunities and goals.  And as we start out in January we have the momentum of that excitement that motivates us to get started.  But what happens when that excitement starts to dwindle and the

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