Unlived Things
No one lives his life.Disguised since childhood,haphazardly assembledfrom voices and fears and little pleasures,we come of age as masks.Our true face never speaksSomewhere there must be storehousesWhere all these lives are laid awaylike suits of armor or old carriagesor clothes hanging limply on the walls.All paths lead there,to the repository of unlived things. –Rainer Maria…
Continue readingGrateful
I have committed myself to living a grateful life. I want to remember how fortunate I am to have my family, my home, and to live in Canada. I have asked God to keep reminding me how fortunate I am. Every once in a while He does. Today was one of those days. Our dishwasher…
Continue readingLive What We Talk
“We must live what we talk, even in places where we cannot talk what we live.” – Willard, Dallas. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2002, p. 231.
Continue readingReality
According to one of the greatest mathematicians of our time, “there is no picture- or theory-independent concept of reality.”* What Stephen Hawking means by this is that we are all limited in our perception of reality. He compares all of us to a goldfish living in a bowl with curved sides. Gazing out, the fish…
Continue readingHearing from All Canadians
Many of us believe that a “true north strong and free” includes the ability to speak freely and listen carefully to others. I want to be one who listens to other voices, other perspectives, and other world-views. I want to understand what others see as the future of Canada and work together for a great…
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