THOUGHTS

Much of my life has been shaped by a deep desire to serve.  Often this service is in the form of doing something for another person.  Sometimes this service is requested, and at other times it is offered without being asked. The service of doing has always been a...

For years now I have practiced a Sacred Fire Ceremony for releasing old energy, and creating space for the new.  This ceremony may be done at many different junctures – Winter Solstice, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.  When our children were young, we did this fire...

Some times, in our efforts to be peaceful, positive and in the flow of our life, we become distracted and consumed by the challenges and suffering of the ones we love.  Try as we might, to meditate and pray our way through, we find ourselves swallowed up in the...

There have been significant moments in my life, often during times of tremendous struggle or pain, when I had the profound experience of being fully witnessed – completely heard and seen, just as I was.  A quality of space was held, that allowed me to tell my story,...

Our Canadian summers are amazing gifts to us. Gifts of time for leisure; time for connecting with friends and family; longer, brighter days; and warm, peaceful nights. For me, summer is my winter, my time for going within. This summer however, there was a surge of...

Unlike many southern Ontarians, I am a lover of winter. While there’s a natural propensity to go inward and cocoon, winter is the season where I am invigorated and inspired. This winter, however, against all my best efforts to create and initiate projects, I kept...

You know the saying, “when someone is pushing your buttons, they’re merely reflecting some aspect of yourself?”  Oh, how we cringe at that truth! But what we may not realize is that we are being drawn to an experience for self-awareness and healing. Our Soul is...

Key passages in our lives cause us to reflect deeply on this fragile, transient life. Certain questions arise, like “Am I in an authentic relationship?” “Am I in a career that is fulfilling and aligned with my gifts?” “Am I living with integrity?” “Am I fulfilling my...

It seems that no matter how many titles or accomplishments we have attached to our name. And regardless of how many friends include us in their circle. We are often left with the question: “to whom do I belong?” I belong to the family of Wray-Lyons-Badgley-Pickering....

This past year has presented many challenging experiences that have struck me, like one disorienting wave after another. And despite my entire prior conditioning for handling crisis with assumed poise, I found myself disintegrating more with each wave. And in that...

This time of year prompts a quickening … an urgency to take care of the details of the holiday. With each year, I am less called to attend to some of these details. Instead, I have a deep longing to move into the cave of stillness and quiet reflection. In this place,...

“The heart is the place of great encounters. It is the place where we meet the Real Self And where we meet God.   Whenever this encounter takes place There is alchemical transformation And we are never again the same.” ~ Unknown In my life, I have always...