A different kind of Sabbatical

“He who is doing his true will is assisted by the momentum of the universe.” – Peter J. Carroll

Hiccups

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

No Apologies

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you are the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler Another week has passed. I often wonder how time seems to go by so quickly. I know it isn’t just ‘me’ that is thinking like this, as my partner Keith seems to be mentioning it more often than…

The Fog is Lifting

“Finding oneself and one’s path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow.” -Rasheed Ogunlaru I learned about fog many years ago. Not the kind of fog you see out…

Keeping things Moving

“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt I have always embraced the idea of “progress”. I learned early in my life that it isn’t always getting to the finish line that is the most important but during the journey we follow to reach the destination….

“Snow Flurries”

That’s what winter is: An exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again. “Ali Smith” It seems winter has finally arrived here in Nova Scotia.  After weeks of flirting with us and giving a kiss of snow only to be followed by warmer winds and rains, this…

Endings and Beginnings

“Trust that an ending is followed by a beginning.” – Naveera Salam It is momentarily hard to believe that we are already turning another page on the calendar and getting ready to begin a new year. I say, “momentarily” because when I really take a few moments to think of the past twelve months, I…

The Storm Before the Calm

It is hard to believe that we already have a foot in December’s door. As each year passes, it seems to do so much more quickly. I don’t know if that is related to getting older or being busy or just not paying attention. It seems like only a few weeks ago it was the…

Failures: “Wins in Disguise”

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso I had not been aware of “imposter syndrome” until recently. Somehow, during my travels within my artistic community, the phrase had recently been mentioned. But since I first heard it not too long…

Progress

“Do not wait. The time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your commend, and better tools will be found as you go along.” George Herbert Progress is sometimes underappreciated. So many of us are so busy looking at the end result of any…

Time After Time

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J. R. R. Tolkien I have always had this love/hate relationship with time. From the time I was a young child, I thought that it often passed too quickly. Maybe because we were always busy. I am not sure….

Spending Time

“There is only one thing more precious than our time and that is what we spend it on.” -Leo Christopher It was another week that was both busy and full. It seemed to go by in the blink of an eye and it is hard to believe we are nearly through the month of October…