The following is an excerpt from my favourite book by Henri Nouwen. This is one of my favourite sections because I find it so true. Besides, it reminds me when I get bogged down by heavy-heartedness that I am ultimately the root of my sorrow and fear. *********** The greatest obstacle to our entering into […]
Category: Faith & Spiritual
The Way He Loves Me
One night 10 years ago, I was unable to fall asleep. After tossing and turning a while, I started thinking of the different portraits I’ve seen of Jesus. Jesus as the Good Shepherd. Jesus knocking on the door with no knob. Jesus praying at Gethsemene. Then, quite conversationally, I silently thought, “Lord, do you know […]
Learning to Receive
During today’s homily, Father said something that stirred me. “If you think that your prayer is the way to connect to God, you will not experience Him. If you think that your goodness is a matter of will-power, self-discipline and effort, you will not experience Him.” This stirred me because I had received this same […]
Learning To Grow: A Sharing (Jing & Me)
Jing Jing (the friend who emailed me to ask about my previous post on suffering) and I have another set of correspondence on the theme of growth and self-discovery. This is such a universal theme that I felt continuing to share it with all of you would be nice. Jing’s of a like mind and […]
"Being blind to my own suffering"
A friend emailed me to request an explanation of that phrase I used in my entry Travelogue VIII: Suffering. I realize it wasn’t self-evident. I figured my response to her may be useful here too. Do bear with me… it is not an easy task to answer that question in a few words :P ***** […]
Travelogue VIII: Suffering
Just read Zibin’s latest blog entry. And I feel inexplicably moved by the wisdom of that entry. It serves as a powerful reminder to myself. I, too, get too easily troubled and disturbed by external stimuli, be it people, the weather, situations or things. On the journey to becoming more and more deeply anchored and […]
The Ideal Age
In a conversation last Friday with a friend about growing older, I said something that surprised myself. “I believe that the ideal age is the age one is at right now (i.e. in the present).” As the words came out, a warmth spread through my body as I realized the significance of this realization for […]
Mom's Response
This is my mom’s response to my blog yesterday. I know she wouldn’t mind me sharing it. *smile* I am touched and gratified by her motherly pride. Her words of affirmation never fail to spur me to strive even harder. Of course probably not everyone would agree with her words or judgment about me, but […]
My Mother, My Sister, My Friend
Do you have someone in the world that has loved you and given you so much that you know you could never repay that debt? I believe we all do. And for me, that person is my mother. Just a little over a year ago now, my mother was diagnosed with melanoma cancer, a cancer […]
The Fuel for Passion
In the past few days, I’ve read some things from two different books that match my own descriptions about my spiritual journey. That’s not surprising at all, of course, considering that the experience of being on a spiritual journey is pretty universal. Still, it was interesting that after all these years, I see it in […]
Journey of the Heart 