Cherie Westmoreland offers a fresh take on what Valentine's Day could mean and how much more the word "heart" could represent

Sarah Lyon does a review of her life from an “ecological” viewpoint as she considers her relationship to her environments

Where is your “heart-home”?

Can we learn from the trees?

Pádraig Ó Tuama shares a liturgy that helps us appreciate darkness in a new way

Sheinagh Saraswati Anderson writes about nature healing heart, mind, and soul

Cherie Westmoreland shares a blessing of gratitude

Julie Elliot writes about stepping out of busyness and into a different way of being

Tim Scorer writes about the importance of meaning-filled ritual

Brian Pearson writes about our need for deep listening – the kind that hears not only the old worn-out stories we tell ourselves but also the new stories trying to emerge

Vickie MacArthur shares an encounter with Thich Nhat Hanh that impacted her in a lasting way

Can aging – with all its losses, changes and letting go – be a catalyst for new awakening? Barbara Richards answers that question

Joanne Scofield helps us appreciate a wintery day with fresh eyes

Lesley-Anne Evans is a poet with a contemplative heart. May her poem on silence, mystery, and wonder be an inspiration for 2023

There are people who say that they can communicate with animals, and some even make a living from this skill. Another example is communication with plants…

Reimagining the familiar Christmas song, “He’s making a list and checking it twice; gonna find out who’s naughty and nice…”

Julie Elliot writes about witnessing as one aspect of spiritual accompaniment

Trudy Grienauer reminds us we don’t need to be in any special position to offer our listening

Kathi Bentall and Margaret McAvity have published a book about emergent design in retreat leadership

Technology has provided us with the perfect, totally accessible, with-us-all-the-time contemplative tool – our cell phones