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 | 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 | Jun 12, 2015 | Photos for Eye & Soul, Reflections
The Door of the Day (Click on the image below to make it larger.) This red door delights me. I wonder what adventures await you as you pass through the door of this day?
by Janice MacLean | May 13, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
“The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry. ” ― The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women’s Work By Kathleen Norris It’s spring. And I take great joy in hanging the clothes out...
by Janice MacLean | Feb 11, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
Perhaps you know the book, The Day the Crayons Quit? The crayons refused to colour. They were tired of doing what they had always done. Blue was tired of always colouring lakes and seas. Black was tired of outlining. Red never got a day off. Even on holidays Red was...
by Janice MacLean | Nov 3, 2014 | Ordinary, Reflections
When I was little …. I read books. I got lost in a world between the pages. I loved making a notebook and borrowing the stub of a pencil from Papa’s pocket and jumping on my bike and issuing tickets. I was the Police Chief. Yes …. We played outdoors. Making...
by Janice MacLean | Nov 3, 2014 | Ordinary, Reflections
It wasn’t hard to find a puddle. There were little ones in the driveway. Hop. Hop. Hop went Grace, my young play mentor. I made a delicate bounce. I’m not sure my feet left the ground. At the end of the street there is a VERY BIG puddle. Grace gets ready, arms...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 28, 2014 | Featured Retreats, Individual Spiritual Studies
Play as Spiritual Practice An Individual Spiritual Study for Personal Retreats and/or Continuing Education / Study Leave ~ Available March 1, 2015 | Registration $49 “I (Wisdom) was by God’s side, a master crafter, delighting God day by day, ever at play in God’s...
