Seeing through the fog

Seeing through the fog

Fog. A form of water that, like snow and rain, can transform our world in a matter of minutes. Whatever the landscape – coast, mountain, dessert – fog can roll in and cover everything that we could see clearly only minutes before. Where are we? Where are...
Discovering the delightfully unexpected

Discovering the delightfully unexpected

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. And color has become a special object of affection the last few weeks due to its scarcity. Toronto had its grayest, foggiest December this winter. And so far January is continuing the trend, with the promise that this is likely the...
Instructions for living

Instructions for living

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. “ — Mary Oliver. These are Mary Oliver’s instructions for living a life. Simple. Yet profound. Wise advice that I try to enact in my own life. And advice that I like to share with clients. A recent walk around the...
Wishes and hopes for 2024

Wishes and hopes for 2024

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu As we head into 2024, there is much we cannot know about what lies ahead. Uncertainty is an integral part of human life. We can be sure, though, that the new year will...
Breathing in our summer of fire and smoke

Breathing in our summer of fire and smoke

“I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.” — Greta Thunberg,  “Our House Is On Fire” speech, World Economic Forum, 2019  A few weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a sense of deep unease....
How are you curious?

How are you curious?

How curious are you? How are you curious? What does it actually mean to be curious? And why does it matter? Or does it matter? Curiosity is one of those everyday constructs that we often take for granted, without more deeply questioning what it is and how it...