Author: Judith Hirst

  • Talking about Truth and Willingness

    Today’s challenge for me is to meditate on the words “truth” and “willingness”.   These are really tough words to put together to come up with an “aha” moment.   Truth, of course, is always the way that the different parties understand a situation.  Truth can be altered by the emphasis put on different words in…

  • Talking About the Soul

    I was having a discussion about life and particularly, the way life is now playing out with a good friend.  She said to me, what if our soul wants us to die now.  The thought took me so by surprise that I was speechless!  She asked me if I was okay.  I said that I…

  • Summer Solstice June 21 2019

    Summer Solstice Sun at Stonehenge The year moves swiftly!   It is time to honor the longest day of the Sun. Summer Solstice 2019 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 9:54 a.m. on Friday June 21, Mountain Time.  How will you celebrate the longest day? The summer solstice is associated with change, fresh starts, and with…

  • What is Happiness? See the Story.

    One of the best teaching stories about happiness that I have read comes from Buddhist teachings.  Here is a story about happiness. Each person reading this story will have a different take away, and that is a good thing.  What I hope that everybody understands from this story is that our happiness stems from how…

  • How To Display Trust – Mother Duck

    Several years ago, one of my friends sent me the coolest story of a duck trusting her instincts and going to a policeman for help to save her babies.  This Mother is a shining example of faith, of extreme love for her young, of the way Nature is changing with all of her children, and…

  • Introducing Our New Blogger

    Dear Readers, I am so pleased to announce that effective immediately, our very own Board Member, Glen Livingstone, will be taking over the duties of blog master.  You will see a few more of my blogs that will appear until the end of June.  After that, Glen will be peppering us with new blogs, thoughts,…

  • A Morning Prayer for All

    The following prayer comes from writer Deng Ming-Dao. From Wikipedia – About Author –  Deng Ming-Dao (born 1954, San Francisco) is a Chinese American author, artist, philosopher, teacher and martial artist. Deng is his family name; Ming-Dao is his given name. From a young age, he studied Taoist internal arts such as Qigong and Kung-Fu. …

  • On Taking Risks

    What is behind door number one?  ~~Picture from Microsoft Clipart RISK ~Author unknown~ To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach out to others is to risk involvement.To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk…

  • The Billy Meier Prophecies

    One of the speakers at the Spring Conference was Michael Horn, who spoke about the prophecies of Billy Meier.  The presentation was so thought provoking that I looked up information on Billy Meier and his prophecies. Here is some information that you can follow up on. Main page – http://www.futureofmankind.co.uk/Billy_Meier/Main_Page Billy and his work –…

  • Should You Ever Give Up?

    Picture from: https://weatherfarm.com/community-photos/tornado-season-touches-down-in-alberta/ I was listening to some people talking in the shopping mall.  They were talking about a friend who had suffered some extreme bad luck.  They marveled at the friend’s ability to see the brightness in every disaster – even when part of their farm was ripped up by a tornado.  One of…

  • A Life Based On Conditions

    A while ago, one of my friends sent me the following story in an email.  The story moved me so much, and made me also think about all the clients that I have worked with over the  years who live their life based on “when” and ‘if”.  These folks miss so much because they are…

  • About Sweetgrass

    Hierochloe odorata  – Sweet grass  at Chief Whitecap Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by SriMesh, used with permission under GNU Free Documentation License Sweetgrass is a very aromatic grass – some call it herb – that grows in Europe and parts of North America.  Our Ancestors believed that the Sweetgrass plant was the first plant to…

  • Dowsing the Future Towards Us–Spring Conference Report

    AUTHOR –   Serah Roer, long time Quester and past Membership secretary – writes about the Spring Questers conference in Red Deer.  Serah provides a very clear picture of the speakers and the take-away for each of us for everyday living.. Note:  Some editing provided by Judith Hirst, and the pictures are provided by Judith. The…

  • To Be Filled With Joy!

    How do you become filled with joy when you feel like the bottom has dropped out of your life?  The answer is simple and complicated at the same time.  It is about finding a place to start… a place to take a simple step.  For me, that simple step is usually to go through the…

  • Our Expectations Cause Problems

    I have four friends tell me that I expect too much of them.  This makes me laugh because I expect them to be exactly as they are… imperfect humans.  I realize that they have an expectation that they must be at their best when they are around me.  I am not sure where that expectation…

  • Questers Spring Conference 2019 Hits The News!

    -Article from the Red Deer Advocate on Saturday, May 4, 2019 Hello Questers! The Canadian Society of Questers spring conference was featured in the Red Deer Advocate paper on Saturday, May 4, 2019.  Sean McIntosh interviewed our president, Jacquelyn Rose on Friday, and snapped a picture of Jacqui with our Conference Page Manager and Web…

  • Why Do We Hurry?

    “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” – Saint Francis de Sales Picture from https://wildlifepreservation.ca/western-painted-turtle/ Do you remember the story of the tortoise and the hare?  They had a race, and even though…

  • Welcome May 1 2019

    There are many fun facts about May 1st that you may not know.  Here are some things to think about. 1.  May 1 represents spring. Spring is known as the time when the fertility is high because of the favorable temperature and a feeling of celebration. Hence, fertility is also celebrated, and young couples are…

  • May Day 2019 & Questers Spring Conference

    Today is the first day of May 2019, and at Questers, we are preparing for our spring conference in Red Deer Alberta. Drawing the Future Towards Us May 3, 4, and 5th 2019 Red Deer Baymont Hotel – Conference Center 4311 49th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada T4N 5Y7 Hotel – 1-800-661-1657 Tickets are available…

  • Spirit Animal – Magpie

    Magpies are very resourceful birds with a reputation for stealing anything that is not nailed down, especially if it is shiny.  Because of their characteristic of liking valuable baubles and for having picked up gold nuggets and coins, our Ancestors believed that several magpies around your house or yard, or around where you were working,…