Inspiration

One useful way to unearth the wisdom that Islam may hold for all of us would be to look at Muhammad in his own place and time. So, let’s head that way. Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Unhappy Place Muhammad was born around 570 CE into Arabia’s tribal society. Built on rigid hierarchies where power and wealth […]

For a long time, I believed that caring deeply meant absorbing other people’s pain. I thought being a compassionate person required emotional sacrifice. Staying up late worrying, saying yes when I needed to say no, and feeling responsible for everyone else’s healing…

Can you imagine: 15 women from across the globe – Canada, South Africa, UK, Australia, Mauritius, Switzerland, USA and France – met in lush Ubud, Bali, for a week that changed us all. It wasn’t a holiday so much as a homecoming. We came seeking connection, peace, and perhaps…

The cold days of winter are ahead of us. It won’t take long before the seasons completely change. This is when you should prepare your house and yard for the upcoming winter and help them wait for the spring looking their best…

Ladies Who Lift: That’s the inspired name of the group of newbie weight-lifters at my local gym. And I’m the one who knows least of all about the topic. Which, frankly, is fantastic. It’s a chance to learn a whole new vocabulary, meet people whose paths I might never have crossed, and find out…

I did it. I did it, I did it, I did it! In case you missed my last article, “What Are You Waiting For?”, it was all about how it’s not too late to do something that keeps pulling at you, that won’t leave your heart and mind alone. My story starts like this: 41 years ago (but who’s counting?!)…

Ladies, I need to tell you about Sister René Parman, and I need you to sit down first because this woman is about to make every single one of your excuses evaporate like your husband’s ability to find things in the refrigerator. Sister René just turned 105. Know how…

Autumn falls across my shoulders, wrapping my body up in her golden embrace. The air is cooler, fresher and more demanding of me. The leaves fall from the trees as if they are in love with the earth, nestling once more into her soft and expansive landscape…

Of all the belief systems I have shared with you this year, Christianity is the one I’ve experienced most directly throughout my life. Suffice it to say, it’s been a complicated relationship. Raised in the Church of Scotland, I have gone through periods of dutiful attendance…

One of the most talked about subjects of our time and at this stage of our lives, is how to successfully navigate uncertain times so we can not only survive, but thrive in life. In Bruce Feiler’s book, Life Is in the Transitions, he refers to times…