Category: Mindfulness

  • A Chickadee Visit

    © 2017 S. Roger Joyeux; Used with permission. Every morning, and sometimes in the evening, the dogs and I walk in the provincial park along the Bow River.  When we walk on weekends and evenings, my husband Roger joins us.  And, if we are blessed, we are also joined by one of the wild ones. …

  • Flight, Fight, and Prophecy

    Behaviorists tell us that for every action there is a re-action, and then the reaction becomes the action for the next re-action, and so forth. Humans are funny creatures. We are part of the natural order (nature’s order of things). However, for some reason, we believe that we are outside the rules of nature. Therefore,…

  • SAYING GOOD-BYE TO A HOME

    Saying good-bye to a home or space is an important part of moving forward. It gives us a sense of completion. When we move from one residence to another, we often get so caught up in the forward thrust of where we are going that we forget to properly say good-bye to the home we…

  • The Greatest Wisdom

    The Greatest Wisdom The greatest achievement is selflessness.The greatest worth is self-mastery.The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.The greatest precept is continual awareness.The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.The greatest generosity is non-attachment.The greatest goodness is a peaceful…

  • The Story of the Shovel Wiseman

    Over time, “things” come and go from our lives.  However, if you are like me, there are some things that really are hard to let go of.  These “things” have a value as a special gift from a special someone, or as a symbol for something you have endured.  We are hard pressed to part…

  • Questers 2018 Fall Conference at 108 Mile House BC on Sept 28, 29, and 30th

    Picture is from the 108 Mile Ranch Heritage Site The 2018 Fall Conference A quick heads up on our 2018 fall conference: it will be held September 28, 29th and 30th in 108 Mile House BC this year in partnership with online Spaced Out Radio. More details about this paranormal centered event will be forthcoming…

  • World Water Day is March 22 2018

    A group called – Uplift, We Are One – is asking people all over the world to join them on World Water Day on March 22, 2018. Here is their invitation. Bless the Water on World Water Day Join the Campaign to Protect the World’s WaterOn World Water Day, March 22 gather at your local…

  • Healing and Bloodstone

    Healers of all kinds will benefit from knowing how the healing crystals work and how they are best used.  Perhaps you are already an intuitive healer, but now want to learn how crystals can help.  If you are an intuitive healer, crystals will work for you, but your own gift trumps all. Healing needs to…

  • Under Estimating Others

    “What advice would you give to a new manager starting out a new job in a new company?”  That was the question that was posed to me by a young friend over coffee.  My first question was, “Do you have a new job?”  The response was, “Not yet, but I hope that I will, soon.”…

  • Spirit Animal–Blue Jay

    This winter, the Blue Jays have been hanging out in our back yard, teasing our dog, and stealing all the peanuts and sunflower seeds they can from the seeds I put out for the birds and the squirrels.  Our birds are wonderfully colorful and noisy!  It made me think of a blog that I wrote…

  • Sharing a Folktale–The Old German Shepherd

    One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. The old German Shepherd thinks, ‘Oh, oh! I’m in deep doo-doo now!’ Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately…

  • Spirit Animal–Ox

    Image of Oxen from www.afb.org/ Oxen pulled the carts and wagons that helped the pioneers cross North America from the East to the West coast. “Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.” Ox is actually a bull that has been neutered either because…

  • Zen Lesson on Obedience – Buddha Teachings

    The master Bankei’s talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. He never quoted sutras not indulged in scholastic dissertations. Instead, his words were spoken directly from his heart to the hearts of his listeners. His large audience angered a priest of the Nichiren sect because the…

  • Thoughts on Being Alone and on Water

  • Christmas Snapshots of Knowledge

  • Christmas – Divinity is our Nature

    The beautiful offering of thanks was sent to me by several friends in different emails.  I love the simplicity of the message and the beauty of the structure that reflects the Divinity within us. Go in Peace.

  • Spirit Animals – Bobcat

    Over the past  years, Bobcats have been very abundant in Calgary.  We live two streets over from the boundary of Fish Creek Provincial Park, and in the last year, we have had several Bobcats in our front and back yard, and the pair seem to roam our cul-de-sac in a very unconcerned way.  I was…

  • Sharing Your Stories

    Years ago in Winnipeg, I was lucky enough to get tickets to hear Iyanla Vanzant speak about her experiences, and about writing her first several books. One of the topics in her sharing story was about storytelling, and why it is important to share our stories because they provide reference for others and, often, they…

  • December 1 2017–Remember December

    This is the first day of December – a signal to us that Christmas is twenty-four days away!  Do you know the following things about December? 1.  The Moon celebration is called “The Moon of Long Nights”. 2.  During this time, the water is believed to be revitalized. 3.  The event of Winter Solstice, held…

  • We Want Love and Respect

    I was listening to two seventy plus ladies chatting at the shopping mall.  I was walking behind them, so their conversation drifted back to me.  They were talking about their grandchildren, and about growing old.  They talked too about how their lives had changed in the last five years.  They comments were truthful, funny, and…