“… Being vulnerable is one of the largest risks we can take as humans, to let other people in and risk them hurting us. Once people are able to be vulnerable with one another, trust is built much more easily…” ~ Chapter 20 (Pg 345) of “Alliances re/envisioning Indigenous-non-Indigenous relationships” 2010 University of Toronto Press. … Continue reading
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Poems – Where am I in the Fraser [River] and where is the Fraser in me?
I am a rock on the embankment of the river. Kicked by the careless footsteps of a passing stranger I begin to roll. Down. Down and down I go. Accumulating momentum I plunge into the river. Cold. I sink under only to resurface again. I tumble. Grasping for air, the river’s might pulls me under … Continue reading
Random airport encounter – elephant spirit animal
I was waiting in the West Jet check-in line yesterday morning when a woman began talking to me about the crow on my arm. She found the crow intriguing because in her experience most people disliked crows. I gave her a Coles notes version of my spiritual connection to crows and my belief that I … Continue reading
Two of a feather… flock together
I met a woman today. I saw her from afar. She had a bird tattoo on the inside of her arm. The wing slightly projected upwards onto the outside. It was a sparrow. I knew we had to talk. She was interested in the Eastern philosophies in her 20’s. I told her that when events … Continue reading
Make a dent 