The poet Mary Oliver spent most of her life outside writing about nature walks and her search for the divine. In her early years, she was fascinated by the possibility of eternal life. Later,...
Balance comes in many forms. We balance ourselves physically, on tight-ropes of in yoga poses; mentally, when we weigh the pros and cons of a situation, and emotionally, when we decide we need a...
Summer is a great time for extra rest, spending time in nature, and creative activities. At MORSL, we're aware that nature and art are very important to many students, including when it comes to...
Recently I've read various thoughts about meditation and prayer that have stuck with me.聽Journalist Johann Hari's book Lost Connections discusses the power of regular meditation to bring healing...
Indigenous botanist Robin Kimmerer offers a vision of reciprocal relationships with the earth in her book Braiding Sweetgrass. In this passage, she describes how at a powwow she attends, some of...
Each year, millions of Canadians face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers....
I was excited to see that the prompt for this season鈥檚 submissions was 鈥渨ell-being,鈥� because I felt like I had things to say about this topic. But it didn鈥檛 take much preliminary writing to see a...
Our fast-paced lives can leave little time for reflection. Yet moments of calm reflection help us appreciate the many blessings of life. As the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins once wrote, 鈥淭he world is...
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