Mind & Mystic

December has begun, and many of us can already feel time quicken. The days spent travelling over the holidays approach, and we foresee the hours spent buying gifts and baking cookies until our hands are cramped – But, “just one more!” right? I have been reflecting on the Advent season more this year, the weeks … Continue reading From Presence to Wonder

This is a piece I wrote last year. It felt appropriate to share again as the winter months approach. The days are getting shorter now, as autumn has fully emerged from the warm summer months. Darkness has subtly welcomed our mornings and taken more from our evening light. We wrap ourselves in layers of comfort, … Continue reading Darkness.

The idea of "listening to your soul" can sound like some ethereal concept that is hard to grasp, or just fluffy language within the newest spiritual fad. It's not. Not in my opinion anyway. If I am honest, I really believe it is the most essential way to live. The thing about soul, is that it encompasses … Continue reading Listening to Soul

When you tear your ACL and go through reconstructive surgery, there is little that compares to that kind of pain and awareness of your body (at least in my experience). As much as I wish I didn't injure myself back in January, the things I have learnt along the way, not to mention the importance … Continue reading Body.

I've been reading quite a bit on Transitional Grief these days. The term itself is a comfort. To know that what we all, at some point or another, may feel the grief that comes with transition. Any change in our lives can bring with it mixed feelings and sometimes can be confusing when one feels both deep … Continue reading Transitional Grief

To be in-between something is defined as "being situated between two extremes, or two categories"; an intermediate thing; between two clear states or stages and therefore hard to "describe or know exactly". To be in-between is somewhat uncomfortable and often where, I think, most of our growth and exploration happens. It forces us to not … Continue reading In-Between

I am on the brink of a lot of "newness", and a lot of change. Though I know the seasons of ordinary sameness, quite a bit actually, both have their charms and challenges. But this week is my last week, for the next two years anyway, of living in a city I have grown to … Continue reading New

I am sure you are familiar with the saying, "The grass isn't always greener on the other side. It's greener where you water it". If I have discovered anything in the last eight years of living in this beloved and quirky city, it is that. It can be so easy to compare our lives to … Continue reading Invest

The month of March is the beginning of Spring, and lately it has felt very appropriate. It has also held the beginning of Lent, for those of you who follow the church calendar. This time in life has felt like a "reset" in a lot of ways for me; and I think the beginning of … Continue reading Refresh

Acceptance is hard. Plain and simple. It can feel passive, or like giving up. It can feel like weakness, and resignation. But it can also feel like freedom. It can feel like walking through life with a spaciousness inside, the kind you get when you take a giant exhale from the deepest part of your … Continue reading Acceptance