Stories for Healing
by Donna Powers
Sweet Flowers of Spring
One of the sure signs of spring in Calgary is the appearance of the prairie crocus (Prairie Anemone) in the Nose Creek Valley, walking distance from our home. Sweet, fuzzy purple clusters poking through the thatches of dried, brittle grass on the sides of Tom Campbell Hill. Brave little floral souls daring to show themselves … Read more
The Secret Life of Babies
“You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother’s womb. … When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother’s womb, when I was growing there in … Read more
Flowers and the Search for Meaning
“Flowers reflect the human search for meaning. Does not each of us, no matter how our life has gone, ache to have a life as beautiful and true to itself as that of a flower?” ~ Philip Moffitt Spring Greetings! Greenhouse plants and flowers are making their arrival in the grocery and big box stores, … Read more
The Power of Kindness
Today’s title is borrowed from the book The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Piero Ferrucci. Kindness in the Wake of a Storm Following last week’s post, ‘Mercy Me! Measles Again,’ life has been a rather topsy-turvy ride. As parents, you are likely reeling as well after phone calls … Read more
Mercy Me! Measles-Again! Updated March 2024
Parents in Calgary are receiving the ‘dreaded’ measles letter. Alberta Health Services has teamed up with the public health education system to ‘tag’ all children whose parents have made an informed decision to be vaccine free. Now, though, every family is receiving the letter, not just the vaccine free families. At one point, some folks … Read more
Dirt, Seeds, Bacteria, Birth and Homeopathy
A BIG thanks to Katie Kiemeny for last week’s guest post on homeopathy and birth! Spring Greetings And Easter Blessings (A Little Late – Just Like The Season In Calgary!) Whether you celebrate the arrival of spring with the Christian calendar or your beliefs lean more toward the early religions, there seems to be a … Read more
Bumps, Babies, and Birthing
Meet Katie! Guest blogger. Katie is one of the graduating students of the Western College of Homeopathy this June. The graduates are an amazing group of homeopaths who know lots about helping kids heal…grown-ups too! Watch for future guest blogs from some of the other students in the near future. This newsletter will mark the … Read more
Do You Know What’s Living In You and On You? The Down and Dirty on Human Cells and Bacteria Cells
Spring has finally arrived! So much change takes place with a little more sun and a little more warmth, and I actually skipped to the car this morning as I made my way to a fitness class. Yes! Busy Minds Keeping Track of Time Just to recap from last week’s blog post: “My mind is … Read more
The Muck, Mire, and ‘Dirt on Health’: Getting to the Roots of What Keeps Us Healthy
Today’s post is the first of a series. We are ‘laying the groundwork’ for some ideas on health and healing… First, A Weather Report From the Canadian Rockies, Home of the Epic Flood of 2013 Illustration via Barbara Wells Sarudy End of March and you would think that we might have been able to put … Read more
