The Soulistry Blog
“FROM BEYOND … TO BEYOND: ADDRESS CHANGE”
A friend wrote "I know I am fading.I need help with fading. I will be staying at home for this part of the journey." A woman of gentle strength, courage, humility, wisdom, and hope, her post reminded me of this photo which for me, became symbolic of birth and...
“Soul-Connection COMMUNITY”
I first heard the words from Sarah in a small northern Alaskan village. The tiny, elderly, native woman spoke them slowly and carefully, all the while looking directly in my eyes. “How deeply you are connected to my soul, June.” Deeply humbled by her words, I was...
“STILLNESS”
a prayer for today and each day for this worldtorn apart by pandemic, injustice, anger, abuse, ignorance stillness of water ... peace stillness of mind ... peace stillness of body ... peace stillness of soul ... peace © June...
Soul-Question: RADIATING INTRINSIC GOODNESS
Quote"We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind."AuthorWangari Maathai (1940 - ) is an environmental and political activist. Born in Kenya, she received the Nobel Peace prize for her...
“DEATH, GRIEF AND HEALING”
Death. Many don’t want to talk about it. And yet, in these days of COVID19, death is in the news. Daily. Whether death happens at (or close to) a birthday, at Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Valentines' Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter - at any time - the...
Soul-Questions “BE KIND, BE CALM AND BE SAFE”
Quote"Be kind, be calm and be safe"Author: Bonnie HenryDr. Bonnie Henry is a Canadian physician; the Provincial Health Officer for the Province of British Columbia, Canada; has worked internationally including with the WHO/UNICEF polio eradication program in Pakistan...
“DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE”
I cannot - and will not - allow my mind or soul to go down the rabbit hole - even after the President of the United States's threat. If I do, it will only lead me to a state of hopelessness and I refuse to do that to myself. Instead, I will pray and speak up and speak...
Soul-Questions “WHAT WE SEE”
Quote"When you look at your neighbour's work, you see it for what it is.When you look at your own work, you see it for what it isn't." Author: Peter ThorntonA full-time professional calligrapher and artist for over forty years, Peter Thornton is a Fellow of the...
Soul-Questions “HOPE”
Quote"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all."AuthorA prolific American poet, Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) was considered to be an eccentric by local neighbours, living much of her...
“IT’S ABOUT LOVE”
A Facebook friend wrote, echoing the unspoken words of so many: "I just don’t know what to think. I am so confused. I see people standing by our fence, drinking, laughing, celebrating. No masks. No distancing. I see graduates being visited by friends inside their...
Soul-Questions “WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE?”
Quote "What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the signs and sorrows. That is what love looks like."Author: Augustine (354-430 CE) was a...
“IT TAKES COURAGE”
"My courage does not roar. It whispers to my heart. It makes me dig deep and find it in my soul to fight on." <Kim Fitzsimmons> It takes courage to go to work these days as an 'essential services' provider.You valiantly and selflessly serve long hours at...
“DAME JULIAN OF NORWICH”
The initial shock of COVID19 has hit. Grief is emerging as people deal with the loss COVID19 is bringing: ... issues of death and dying because of a diagnosis of COVID19 ... loss of income because their place of employment has been shut down ... loss of freedom...
“ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT”
"Stocks surged after the worst day since 1987 crash!""Countries are closed off.""Sports games, concerts, worship services are cancelled.""It's going to get worse, not better.""COVID-19 is the end of the world."We've heard them all - and more.So what do we do? Perhaps...
“BEING STRENGTH”
If you've been experiencing difficult days lately ... news from the political scene leaves you feeling hopeless... fires and floods threaten your home ... COVID-19 (coronavirus) is resulting in sleepless nights... climate control has you worried for future...
“SACRED BEINGS”
People seem to be reacting to news of the spreading COVID virus in different ways. Discrimination of certain ethnicities is becoming one of the consequences of the rising fear of this virus.My hope is that everyone will treat others "as the sacred being they are"and...
“IT IS TIME”
it is time to begentle with ourselvesand others you are a child of the universeas are they you have a right to be herethey do, tooand whether or not it is clearto you or themthere is no doubtthat we share this universe togethersoin our words, our emails, our social...
“THE SNOW BIRD”
It's been snowing - a lot! Reminds me of a winter I lived in Shawnigan Lake when I looked out my office window and saw this bird --- created by snow covered a bush in front of that window. It was magical --- a beak, an eye, a wing ... and I didn't create it or move...
“20/20 – Perfect Vision – Day by Day”
The New Year has begun! We have twelve months in the year 2020 to see, feel, hear, taste, touch, embrace, consider, reject, ignore (and the list goes on). However, never again will we have a year that can speak to us at both the level of 20/20 physical vision and the...
“EVEN IN THE MIDST OF DEATH”
Flight 753: 176 souls lost ... 63 Canadians and many Iranian students returning to Canada to continue their post-graduate studies along with grandparents, parents, children, siblings, plane crew. So much loss. In the midst of global tragedy where fires in Australia...