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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dear Readers, This is a collection of sayings about being lonely and aloneness. Psychiatrists and psychologists are talking about the number of people experiencing loneliness. Perhaps the doctors are missing some aspects of aloneness because many millennials are choosing to live alone. They like their own company. They like the independence. They like the freedom […]
The Canadian Society of Questers shares knowledge. One of the key teachings is how to dowse – for water, for health, and for harmony in living. Check out the article below. -Judith In defence of dowsing to detect water -an article from The Guardian Newspaper, November 27, 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/27/in-defence-of-dowsing-to-detect-water The passage below is an excerpt […]
The Spring Equinox 2019 is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. An equinox is the moment in time (not a day-long event) when the Sun stands directly above the equator and day and night are of approximately equal length. In the twenty-first century, people are not in harmony with the earth, the seasons, and the shifting […]
At the 2018 Fall Conference in 100 Mile House British Columbia, one of the speakers was Joe Amaral Joe is a full time Healing Facilitator at Body Connection in Williams Lake, B.C. https://www.facebook.com/bodyconnectionbyjoe/ Joe talked about the benefits of Blackstrap molasses and why we should eat a tablespoonful everyday. I tried his recommendation, and, I […]
It’s coming closer – The 2019 Quester Spring Conference – The Canadian Society of Questers Spring Conference 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 ************* No Limitations Sometimes, one needs inspiration, just to […]
Silhouette “Silhouette of an oak tree in early spring 2008” Copyright March 2008 by Judith Hirst I was flipping through some pictures and I found this picture that I’d taken in the early spring. The silhouette of the tree against the sky and the bleakness around it makes the tree seem dead. Yet, it is […]
At Questers, we believe the world needs more love! Enjoy this Valentine’s Day and spread the love! Happy Valentine’s Day 2019 “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ~ Charles M. Schulz “He is more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine […]
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at Judith-hirst@questers.ca, and I will post them on the blog. What Happens If You Practice Being Grateful for a Month February is a short month and therefore is the perfect time to practice being grateful every day. Instead of complaining, phrase […]
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at Judith-hirst@questers.ca, and I will post them on the blog. Picture from Wild Horses of Alberta Society When I was born, my Dad was still using horses to pull the hay rake, haul the rack of bales to the barn, and […]
There are many ways of being. We can be, here and now, and that means we are in the present. Or, we can be upset, angry or discouraged. We also can be happy, excited, and focused. We can choose to ‘be’ many things. It is difficult, though, to be what we want to be and […]
The CHA WAKAN card – Tree of Life, #32, from The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards by Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer and Helene Sarkis In many traditions, the TREE OF LIFE is recognized – for all people see the tree as having roots buried deep in Mother Earth, and branches reaching up to Great Spirit, […]
When we are children, our physical body and mental body development happen at a pace that is dictated by the internal genetic programming. Someone cannot lean over the child and say, “Grow”, and have the child grow on demand. Growth is a process, whether the growth is to cause the body to grow or to […]
Thanksgiving is a time of remembering all of the good things that have happened through out the year, and then offering gratitude for all of the blessings. For many, it is a time of sharing food and comfort. For others, it is about the camaraderie of watching football with family and friends, and sharing food […]
The following article comes from the Mindful website at https://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-meditation-to-work-with-difficult-emotions/?mc_cid=a90e05e723&mc_eid=7d9c1418f4. The article has been presented in its entirety. A 10-Minute Meditation to Work with Difficult Emotions When we deny what’s difficult by putting our heads in the sand, we create more suffering. Here’s a 10-minute meditation to reverse the tendency to start digging. BY CARLEY […]
BEING ALONE can be exhausting, can be renewing. Some individuals look into a bleak future of solitude, spreading out slowly before them, or feel the quick, searing pain from the unexpected loss of a loved one. Some seem to naturally lean toward a life alone, separated from others and feeling complete freedom and independence. – […]