Music as a reflection of life: What I learned from jazz drummer Jerry Granelli I Heather Plett
“By the end of the week, we’ll have turned you into a blues band.” Gulp. I could feel the anxiety rise when I heard those words. A blues band?! Me?! I have no musical talent and my Mennonite body is r...
10 Jan 202415min
Re-Enchanting Life, the Universe, and Everything I Krista dela Rosa
For many and varied reasons, 2023 was a hard year. I’m fairly confident that that was true for a lot of people. The first ‘post-pandemic’ year marked what felt like a desperate fervour to ‘get back to...
4 Jan 20248min
Becoming part of the landscape I Heather Plett
I had a dream once, that my body had become part of the landscape. The curve of my belly was now a hill that people and animals were walking across. Small children were playing on my forearms and tree...
20 Des 202310min
Personal Responsibility or Systemic Injustice: holding the tension in a complex world I Heather Plett
“He was a poor man in a criminal justice system that treats you better if you are rich and guilty than if you are poor and innocent.” – Anthony Ray Hinton For nearly thirty years, Anthony Ray Hinton w...
6 Des 202313min
Remembering how to pray I Heather Plett
I wake up among the treetops. I peek out the window near my head and I see the shadowy lake below, surrounded by the shadowy trees. Across the lake, I hear the train that was probably the reason for m...
31 Okt 20236min
Tending the fire: On relationships and nurturing trust I Heather Plett
Sometimes, when it has rained all day and everything is damp, it’s nearly impossible to start a fire, even if the wood was under a tarp. Last night was one of those nights. The challenge was compounde...
27 Okt 20236min
A love letter to the woman at the lake I Heather Plett
I came here, to the lake, feeling discouraged and a little burnt out from putting so much free content into the world. This is the time of year I have to be the most active on social media because we ...
25 Okt 20236min
Falling Petals: On grief as a doorway to Mystery I Nam Pham
Two months following my mother’s passing away, the grief was still raw and painful. I had these sudden waves of intense sadness that flooded my inner organs and brought me to tears – the kinds of tear...
22 Okt 20239min
