As you may suspect from my references to Winnie the Pooh, I have found very valuable, the brief words of wisdom in these and other stories. These little expressions help us see through new eyes. They may remind us of things we know but have forgotten or lost sight of. Or […] Read more

Last week, I wrote about the possibility that the underlying energy in the universe is love energy, illustrated from a number of sources, from Einstein to Winnie the Pooh. Here are a few other  favourite quotations from Winnie the Pooh. •”A hug is always the right size.” •”Piglet sidled up […] Read more

When I wrote last week about contact with the spirit horses, I was struck both about our inseparable connection with the natural world and the sense that all is in process, moving, changing. Yet this reality fails to be captured in language that is static. It calls to mind an […] Read more

Yesterday, a small group of us had an experience, that was outside of the everyday routine, and resulted in a more relaxed and peaceful time. We went to a spirit horse place that was profoundly influenced by ancient and indigenous experience and wisdom. This event linked with previous reflections on […] Read more

Last week, we spoke of our need to belong, and that it is a need to belong in our very uniqueness, not merely our of conformity or in terms of projecting an image that we feel is acceptable. Yet the discovery of our authentic self is a slow and gradual […] Read more

Last week we referred to Gabor Mate, who says that the need to belong, especially in a child, can, at least for a time, override his or her need for authenticity. Erich Fromm has written similarly that the deepest need of a human being is to overcome separateness, without sacrificing […] Read more

Last week we suggested that we can experience gratitude for life, for our own life as well as for the lives of those who are meaningfully present in our lives, and even for life itself. Such gratitude is possible even amid the inevitable pains of life. I recall the words […] Read more