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The Red Whistle
It’s bear season on Vancouver Island. The salmon have nearly finished their run for the year but hibernation has not yet begun. Black bear are
November 22, 2024
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New Start Every Day
#substituteteaching
Rejoining the Ranks
I have so much to say after only my first day back teaching. What a rich and vibrant life is to be found in days
November 17, 2024
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#relaxandrelease
Swimming
For three days in a row I’ve been to the pool, which qualifies me as an expert. All my paperwork is in place
November 16, 2024
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hope
Cruising II
Ketchikan came and went, and we are on our final day at sea. We are presently riding alongside the tip of Vancouver Island, my new
September 20, 2024
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Cruising
On my deck, we skirt the Alaskan coastline, soon at Ketchikan, the whales and bears and Wi-Fi skilfully hiding themselves from my eagle eyes. They
September 17, 2024
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#clairsentience
In the Zone With Emily
The other day I heard Emily’s voice on a recording and it broke me. While I can now look at pictures of her without breaking
September 2, 2024
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#healing
Sacred Signs and Ceremony
I’m drifting the same as the driftwood on my Salish Sea. This last weekend, we had a small send off for our Emily. Charlotte made
August 15, 2024
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#transformation
She’s With Me
It’s 11:53 pm and I am sitting in the car on the deck of a BC Ferry, coming back from Vancouver to The Island.
July 29, 2024
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boundaries
Boundaries
Today I miss Emily so much I can hardly breathe. My loneliness has been cumulatively adding up over the past many days, and I’ve
July 10, 2024
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could be worse
A Turn Around
“One of the lovely ways to pray is to take your body out into the landscape and to be still in it.” – John O’Donohue
July 1, 2024
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#routine
Settling Into a Routine
I find myself wondering where I am on this journey of grief and healing. Knowing that it will never end, but that it does
June 28, 2024
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#healing
Ice Age Living
My blogging about the grief and healing from Emily’s death has been surprisingly upbeat. Sometimes I berate myself for that. Should there be more
June 25, 2024
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My Truth
Deliberate Creation is about deliberately choosing those experiences you make your truths. Abraham Hicks I love this quote. I have been challenged to think
June 9, 2024
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#lovingwhatis
Learning to Walk Again
From day one, Emily has been ‘talking to me,’ through me, and one of the things that she has consistently said is, “Mama, you
June 4, 2024
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#appreciation
Sisters
Emily was surely at work in the unfolding of this masterful and miraculous tale that I shall be telling from the Mama Perspective. I will
June 3, 2024
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