Seeking simplicity
I have recently found myself contemplating the pace that plagues life in this modern and technologically enhanced era. Spurred on by not only my own fatigue, but also by the reflections of exhausted students in my college class, I find myself questioning what it is that I and others are working so hard to achieve. Life […]
Aging in conscious awareness
This fall has been fraught with challenge, causing me to stop and consider all that I hold dear, and to reflect upon the beliefs and expectations that I cling to and that create the suffering of disappointment. As I do I find myself questioning the very fabric of my life and the choices that I […]
Am I disconnected or just standing at a different vantage point?
The past two weeks have found me faced with both puzzling and inspiring encounters, reflective I feel, of exactly where I find myself in life. As I contemplate these happenings, I am met with both the challenge and the opportunity to revision my place in the world, and to understand what it means to be […]
The colour of my hair
My curiousity about aging began 2 years ago while traveling upon a Toronto city bus. I was at that time, a healthy and agile, vibrant and capable 47 year old who had just recently let her hair grow out after years of dyeing it various shades of brunette. Admittedly, I was still adjusting to the […]