The Soulistry Blog
Those Phrases and the “X” in Christmas
Have you read (and heard people complain) about the use of "Xmas" ... instead of the use of "Christmas" in advertisements, cards, written greetings? Have you begun to hear THOSE PHRASES yet? You know the ones ... "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons...
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Have you ever started to create a new dish for supperonly to realize it wasn't going to be salvageable unless you did some "thinking out of the box"? Have you ever created a greeting card or a painting or a sketch or some jewellery or ... and discovered it was a...
RISING WATERS OF LIFE
Some days, it seems as if the "rising-waters-of-life" are too much, and there's nothing we can do. I remember one such time well. My place of employment was vandalized – again. This time, the vandals pushed a hose through the window of the bathroom in my office,...
HOPE HAS TWO DAUGHTERS: ANGER AND COURAGE
I keep hearing the cry... “what is hope?” .the cry ... "where is hope?” as results of the Presidential election in the United States were announced. Things have changed - are changing - will change - dramatically. Lives (bodies, minds,...
Mushroom Metaphor
Time to process what has just happened in the United States ... and really, what has happened that will affect the world. So, I took a little walk around the yard, enjoying Mother Nature breathing in life, ruach, praying, healing. The mushrooms that keep popping up in...
HOLDING THE NIGHTLIGHT THIS NIGHT
This night, on the eve of the election in the United States,tensions are high. anxiety is higherfear is higher.Mail-in ballots are being readied to be counted.People are making plans to get to the polls in the morning.Foreign countries may have infiltrated the voting...
STRAWBERRY SURPRISE
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen them.November 2nd and there they were ... four strawberries in the strawberry planter on my deck, this morning! We've already had our first snowfall yet, they survived the snow and the cold and the rain and there's another...
WINTER WEATHER – POLITICAL WINTER
This time of the year in many parts of the world, it is or soon will be Winter Weather At the same time, Political Winter weather is happening. The nights are dark and bring fear and political haranguing permeates social media. Hope is disguised, hidden, not-evident...
“WHAT HAS CHANGED”
Emails and social media posts from American friends who shared feelings of helplessness, isolation, and fear,lacking strength to face the next "drop of the shoe" haven't stopped since this time four years ago.. So what has changed? What has changed is - it's gotten...
“SNEEZING OUR WAY THROUGH THANKSGIVING”
It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada - Happy Thanksgiving! And for many, the "How do we give thanks" question arises. Especially, *how* do we give thanks... when there is unemployment or illness in our family?... when there are senseless deaths caused by terrorists,...
“RECONCILIATION”
A kaleidoscopic tumbling of emotions pierces conversations, thoughts and social media as words are spoken, written, texted and issues of racism, colonialism, fear and hatred surface. While we know that words can wound ... we sometimes forget that words can also...
“RAINDROPS OF TEARS”
I was in awe when this exquisite flower first opened its petals. Awe filled my heart even more as raindrops fellleaving their mark on the exquisite petals... tenderly embracing......... gently blessing............. its fragile petals. When raindrops of sorrow touch...
“REMEMBER”
On this 23rd anniversary of 9-11, the world remembers.We remember the fear, the terror, the bravery, the sacrifice, the horror of it all.The world specifically remembers ... the First Responders who died. The world remembers ... those who struggle with ill health...
“Do You Remember aka A Touch of the Holy”
Do you remember - when you surprised yourself by singing ... creating ... laughing out loud ... dancing a few steps in an unexpected time/location? - when the contrast of sky and trees ... night and day ... sunrise and sunset - brought a sense of wonder that filled...
“TRIGGER MOMENTS”
Trigger Moments - they come; they go; they can ambush without consent. Trigger Moments bring us back to a time and place with a loved one who has died or who is dying ... who has dementia and whose mind is dying ... who is missing and not yet found ... a much-loved...
“THREE QUESTIONS”
Three questions ...Let's have some fun together. Question number 1:"What is knowledge?"Question number 2:"What is wisdom?"Question number 3:"What is philosophy?"Did you come up with some great answers?Here are my responsesand no, they're not "deep" answers,but they...
STILLNESS – PEACE
Gratitude today for the gentle reflected image of boatsbringingStillness of water… peaceStillness of mind… peaceStillness of body… peaceStillness of soul… peaceMay it be so as the reality of what happened at a presidential rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024 is...
in the midst of tears
· in the midst of tearslight raindrops on flower petalsreveal beautysomething about whichone can be gratefulif soin the midst of personal tearswhat are you grateful for todayif soin the midst of political tearswhat can we be grateful for todayif soin the wider...
THROUGH THE PEEP-HOLE
Have a look through the peekhole ... what is on the other side, if the head of the ultra-conservative very radical-sounding Heritage Foundation and architect of Project 2025, Kevin Roberts, has his way, is devastating. He stated: "We are in the process of the second...
Chair By The River
took a drive down a road not travelledand discovereda chair by the river that called and spoke come - sit - restgaze - ponder - exhale worryquestion - dream - writesketch - inhale peace - feelbelieve - be - that chair - a blessingthose surrounding trees - a...