It was huge for Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, to acknowledge the delight she and her sister had when her mom gave up her job at Planned Parenthood. It was the 1970’s, and her mom, involved in cutting edge work to empower women, had 2 kids with chicken …
Committed: Asking for too much?
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage, is a book I’ve recently devoured. Written by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the runaway bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love, it looks at her struggle to figure out how to reconcile her relationship to the institution of marriage (something she had sworn she would never again enter into, but the …
Secondary pain after secondary loss
Pain is a funny thing. It can be hidden and sneak up and catch a person unawware. Years ago, back when I was young and foolish, I went to bed really really late one night…and had to get up really early for work. The night was going to be short…almost more of a nap than …
It’s OK for a warrior to seek help
Yesterday’ America’s Got Talent show had an act that auditioned for it that caught my ear. I love a capella singing at the best of times, but this one melted me. It’s not easy to be a military veteran, trying to assimilate back into North American culture after having witness the atrocities of war, after …
Hope for the Future
It’s easy to be cynical, and wonder where this world is going. Every once in a while we find encouragement that there is hope, that things will get turned around back towards wholeness and healing. Watch. sitellite/util/snippets (code=adcc790830bf7240f1d9c868ab383225)
Things I learned on my trip Part 5
Last installment….bet you’re glad I’m about done! This is it: Inspiration is all around us…when we see it and look for it, and allow ourselves to be inspired by it…well, LOOK OUT WORLD!! Here I come! The above photo is of an impossibly little guy who is out with his dad enjoying the fresh air …
Things I learned on my trip Part 4
Motherhood is wired into animals: A mother duck won’t let you near her babies. This lesson reviewed for me powerfully as I was admiring the baby ducklings on my run in the Calgary Bow River Trail Park last weekend. They were resplendent in their furriness…adorable, fuzzy little creatures. They were my second favorite thing to look at …
Things I learned on my trip Part 3
What goes for ducks, also goes for people sometimes. Last weekend, I was reminded powerfully that what is easy and (on the surface) appealing isn’t always what is good for us. While on the weekend, living away at from my computer, I had no opportunity to play “Tetris”. I am, by nature, a person who …
Things I learned on my trip Part 2
Unselfconscious pursuit of creating a good space for oneself is a remarkably beautiful thing. Last weekend, the hotel I stayed at was close to Chinatown in Calgary, and the foods and sights and sounds was heavily influenced by Asian culture. The shrimp wonton soup was wonderful! I had a chance to see Tai Chi being …
Things I learned on my trip Part 1
Sometimes a change is as good as a rest. I had a chance to take a break from regular life and I took it…and it was good. While I was in Calgary this weekend, I gloried in the chance to do some extra runs, breathe deeply and spend some time to myself (in the mornings)…and …