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Finding our Way
I read an elementary school outdoor sign that said: “Autumn is a good time to let go of things.” I wonder how many kids, parents and passerbys see that sign every day and think about what they have had to let go of? How can the seasons be so steadfast when our lives...
The Unknown Door
What is a recurring dream you’ve had that is so profound it keeps coming back? Over the last number of years, I’ve had one that stands out: "In my condo (which would take various forms in different dreams as all dreams do), I discovered a door -a door that opened into...
Focus in Uncertainty
Are we done yet with New Year’s myriad of invitations to vision and map out a course for 2024: do this, buy that, time is running out on limited offers? With a new F.O.C.U.S** (wait for it) for 2024, I bit the bullet and got an “At-A-Glance” daytimer. I wanted...
Against the Grain
One of the things I love (and not so great at) is ice skating. Love the sound of the blades cutting into the ice on a brilliant winter day. My nose runneth over with fresh air– hallelujah sinuses. The number of times I skate per year can be counted on a three-toed...
Joy to Your World
Just for the heck of it, I watched the 1999 remake of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ with Patrick Steward (aka Jean-Luc Picard) taking on Ebenezer Scrooge. The miserable-est of the miserable. The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, showed his...
Stuffed
How does the saying go? “Trying to stuff a 50 lb. sausage into a 10 lb. sack.” Not a pretty picture. Raking leaves, I was stuffing as much as I could into one big industrial strength bag - even if that meant laying on the bag to compress for more room. One might ask:...
Can You Spot the Elk?
What I love about photography is that your photos are your unique lens on life and the world. Two people capture the same event differently. A photo also asks - who took this picture, where is so and so, and where was this pic taken? After saying all that, there's...
Perfect Conditions
I was asking myself about discomfort after reading my 2021 blog about being comfortable in the uncomfortable. The big challenge then was standing on a paddle board. Suffice it to say that most of summer 2022 out on the water, I did not stand but sit --in the padded,...
Missing the Obvious
Anyone besides me miss things that are right under your nose even though you’ve been looking high and low? Cleaning up in the aftermath of my annual Easter egg colouring/candy hunt event for my seven grandkids, I found chocolates. Chocolates overlooked that I...
What I learned from Quince
Am I the only one who doesn’t know what a quince is? Up until a short time ago, my knowledge of quince was limited to the Owl and the Pussycat. What a surprise to discover we’ve had a quince growing in our BC digs next to Rick’s shed. For years, due to its poor...
Comfortable in the Uncomfortable
I was asking myself about discomfort after reading an article in the Epoch Times about being comfortable in the uncomfortable. This guy -He didn’t say how old he was but definitely younger than me- was in a group doing a 40 mi hike somewhere in the mountains....
What’s Your Happy Place?
A recent survey on Air1 (a US worship music station) asked the question: “What makes you happy?” Guess what one of the top responses was? Exercise. And there’s good reason. We were created that way. A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the...
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Nancy Thygesen (BFA, MPS) is an artist, faith-based art therapist, movement specialist and inspiring speaker, sharing and teaching through the universal languages of art and movement. My mission in therapy and creating art is to support and inspire that creative light that heals mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Click here to get my downloadable PDF Cultivating Creativity.