Many of us seek spiritual experiences. Perhaps we want to sense signals that the universe, God, ancestors, nature, and/ or other higher powers are present with us, shaping us and our lives. Or we...
To mark Earth Day, we're sharing a few book and podcast ideas for rejuvenation and hope in relationships with the earth.
Books:
Sacred Nature聽by Karen Armstrong
鈥淥ne of the hardest lessons to learn spiritually is that God鈥檚 silence is not the same thing as God鈥檚 absence. God can be present with us despite the fact that God might not be communicating...
鈥淕ood values are 1) reality-based, 2) socially constructive, and 3) immediate and controllable. Bad values are 1) superstitious, 2) socially destructive, and 3) not immediate or controllable. Good,...
What does it mean to strengthen your sense of self? This is an open-ended question with many possibilities. Here are a few thoughts. When I spend time discovering and developing what I believe,...
When I first moved to Montreal, I felt trapped in concrete-- I had never lived in an urban centre before. Walks in the forest on Mount Royal have saved me. The longer I walk, the more present and...
In Kathleen Smith鈥檚 book聽Everything Isn鈥檛 Terrible:聽Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down, she discusses how community is vital to well-being, but is also very...