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Elevating Life Into Love·2023-08-01

Opening Your Heart — Wherever You Are Right Now

It’s a tricky business, being human. We long for connection, for wide-open spaces in our hearts where love can flow freely. Yet, we are exquisitely designed for survival. And survival, in the short term, often means closing down. A few years ago, I

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Healing – It's in the Energy

Healing – It's in the Energy It’s a tricky business, being human. We inhabit these beautiful, complex bodies, navigating a world of sensory input, emotional currents, and relational dynamics. And sometimes, the body speaks to us in a language we

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-07-01

Look Inside Your Heart

It’s a tricky business, being human. Just the other day, I found myself standing in the kitchen, the late afternoon sun slanting through the window and illuminating a million dancing dust motes. The kettle was whistling its insistent, high-pitched

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-06-15

Built to Evolve

It’s a tricky business, being human. I remember standing at the edge of the ocean in Tofino, years ago, the salt spray misting my face. The waves were immense that day, a churning, roaring power that seemed to shake the very sand beneath my feet. It

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-06-01

A Vacation from Our Thoughts

It’s a tricky business, being human. And one of the trickiest parts, I’ve found, is navigating the relentless chatter of our own minds. I remember standing in my kitchen one morning, the soft Vancouver light filtering through the window, a cup of

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-05-15

A New Kind of Resolution

A New Kind of Resolution It’s a tricky business, being human. And never does that trickiness seem more apparent than in the first cold, quiet weeks of a new year. The ghosts of resolutions past… they hover, don’t they? I remember one January, years

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-05-01

Pain: Moving Beyond Opposites

Pain: Moving Beyond Opposites It started with a flicker. A barely-there, electric hum along my jawline as I was washing dishes one evening, the scent of lavender soap in the air and the day’s last light filtering through the kitchen window. I was in

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-04-15

Standing in Love

It’s a tricky business, this thing we call love. We are born into it, we seek it, we are shaped by it, and sometimes, we are deeply wounded in its name. For so much of my life, I thought of love as something to fall into — a dizzying, intoxicating

Elevating Life Into Love

What Keeps Us from Joy?

It’s a tricky business, being human. The other morning, I was standing in my kitchen, waiting for the kettle to boil. The light was coming through the window in that soft, slanted way it does in the early spring here in Vancouver, illuminating the

2023-04-01

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-03-15

Making Use of Whatever Life Brings

Making Use of Whatever Life Brings It’s a tricky business, being human. We arrive with these exquisitely sensitive nervous systems, wired for connection and survival, and then life… happens. It unfolds in ways we could never predict, offering

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-03-01

Let Me Be an Instrument of Peace

The grocery store was crowded, a jangle of carts and stressed Saturday energy. I was in a hurry, of course, a long list clutched in my hand, my mind already three steps ahead, planning the evening meal, calculating the time until guests would

Elevating Life Into Love·2023-02-15

Elevating Moments: Perceiving Others Through Eyes of Love

Elevating Moments: Perceiving Others Through Eyes of Love It’s a tricky business, being human. Especially when it comes to the intricate dance of relationships, the silent, energetic conversations that happen heart to heart, nervous system to

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