by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 14, 2020 | Big Ideas, Goal Setting, Self-reflection
Recently, I was reading some writing by Whitney Johnson about the coming of the new year where she talked about the importance of taking the time to look back on the past year to reflect on what you have learned and accomplished before turning your gaze to the...
by Elsie Manley-Casimir | Dec 3, 2019 | Big Ideas, Life lessons, Personal growth, Self-reflection
When I was in my mid-thirties and home with four small children, I took a course at church titled “Living, Dying, Grief,” led by Reverend Jim Taylor. I remember one homework assignment clearly, over forty years later. It was to write your own epitaph. As...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 26, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, Relationships
We all have those memories…you know the ones…the ones we recount when we get together at family gatherings or with a long-time group of friends. Many of these memorable moments happened by chance – that hilarious thing someone said or did to create that moment...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 11, 2019 | Big Ideas, Gratitude, Peace, Self-reflection
Today on Remembrance Day, many of us are prompted to reflect on the ways that war has shaped our lives. Whether it’s WWI, WWII, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, civil wars or religious wars, these conflicts have left deep scars and inalterably shape our lives...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 2, 2019 | Big Ideas, Life lessons, Love, Relationships
The word love is a noun whereas the word “to love” is a verb. We often talk about “being in love.” This phrase talks about being in the state of love, whereas I want to reflect today on the idea of actively engaging in the doing of love. During my childhood, our...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Oct 8, 2019 | Big Ideas, parenting
Have you ever been to a protest? When I was growing up, one of the events our family participated in every year was a Walk for Peace in Vancouver, BC. This annual Walk for Peace began in 1982 to protest the escalating nuclear arms race and advocate for redirecting...
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