Signs of Spring: Noticing the Changes of the Season
The changing landscape with its seasonal changes holds me, invites me, and assists in my own season of change, loss, and growth.
Category: Contemplative Response
A Quiet Rebellion of Care
In a world that often feels loud, fractured, and hurried, what might it mean to slow down and tend to what truly matters?
What Is Mine to Do? Finding Clarity in a Busy World
There’s so much good we could be doing. But Katherine Murray has learned to ask, ‘What is mine to do?’ That question helps her find clarity.
Trusting the Creative Process: A Contemplative Invitation
What if the best, most life-giving work comes not from force, but from trust, presence, and even delight?
Letting Go, Leaning In: Anne Lamott’s Practical Wisdom for Imperfect Times
In a world full of noise and disruption, Anne Lamott’s wisdom offers us a much-needed roadmap to navigate life’s messiness.
Gentleness is:
Rod Janz shares some reflections on gentleness, and a personal experience of gentleness while walking through the woods.
Contemplative Living – The Way of Compassion
Shauna Gill shares her story of living contemplatively while caring for her injured cat, Emmy, learning to practice the way of compassion, grace and m…
Mother’s Day and Prodromal Labour
I went into labour with my first child in 1991. The contractions were every four minutes, but not very strong. That was Friday afternoon...
SoulStream and the Renunciation and Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
On June 11, 2020 close to 30 Partners participated via Zoom in a Liturgy for the Renunciation of the Doctrine of Discovery.
A contemplative response to public struggles
How do SoulStream Partners—desiring to live contemplatively in the world—respond to public struggles such as the recent crisis at Standing Rock in N. Dakota? It’s…