by Janice MacLean | Nov 15, 2017 | Ordinary, Photos for Eye & Soul, Reflections
Photo for the Eye and Soul Prayer Bench friend, Doris Henry of Riverview, New Brunswick, sends this picture she titled “The maple tree stump that defied death.” Doris writes: “This was the base of a huge maple tree in my backyard. I usually trim...
by Janice MacLean | Mar 15, 2017 | Ordinary, Reflections
Guest Post by Linda Atkinson Linda Atkinson lives in Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia. From her home there, and influenced by her years as a camping enthusiast and recreation professional, she enjoys observing and playing in the natural world. Late last spring, from my...
by Janice MacLean | Mar 4, 2017 | Reflections, Video Conversations
Meet Kathy Roy from Heart & Soul Living who talks with me about her interest in Essential Oils and describes some of the ways Essential Oils are used for self-care. Learn more about Heart and Soul Living. Kathy’s Essential Oil Page. Essential Oils...
by Janice MacLean | Aug 6, 2016 | Photos for Eye & Soul, Reflections
Having made her way to the centre of the labyrinth, she finds gifts awaiting. What about you? Think of time when you were centered and still. What gifts were just for you?...
by Janice MacLean | Apr 16, 2016 | Poetry & Prayer
Spring Carol Steel Snow pulls your cedar fence apart, pushes it slant. Crossbars slump into symbols for “less than.” Winter loosens its hold, sinks into flood, rushes the downward slope to the river. A red ribbon rides the melt, dangles on the lip of the...
by Janice MacLean | Feb 8, 2016 | Ordinary, Reflections
While snowshoeing or ice-fishing might be considered the more contemplative winter sports practices, I am prepared to make a case for snowmobiling. On Saturday, I enjoyed a two hour run in a generational convoy with my brother, my dad, my oldest nephew. It is noisy....
by Janice MacLean | Jan 26, 2016 | Photos for Eye & Soul, Reflections
ELEGANT STILLNESS Pause Read “Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” -Hermann Hesse Gaze Breath Be Still Amen....
by Janice MacLean | Oct 22, 2015 | Poetry & Prayer, Reflections
As we lean into autumn and leaves let go, let go, let go, may these words from Macrina Wiederkehr stir in you. “And then, the sacrament of waiting began. The sunrise and sunset watched with tenderness. Clothing her with silhouettes they kept her hope...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 8, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
“That September pairing of purple and gold is lived reciprocity; its wisdom is that the beauty of one is illuminated by the radiance of the other… When I am in their presence, their beauty asks me for reciprocity, to be the complementary color, to make...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 2, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
I love the sound of waterfalls. When I listen this poetry is in my heart. Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. – Psalm 42:7 (NIV) Deep calling to Deep has long resounded as charism or...
