by Colleen Glass | Sep 1, 2020 | Newsletters
Dear friends,
We hope everyone is managing with a greater sense of ease as some social restrictions are now loosening. Daily routines can seem to wear down awareness, and yet I can hear the inner voice more clearly. There is a lot to be aware of these days, I agree and yet, a lot of habitual actions can seem unremarkable.
This quiet voice is here to help, I am okay with that. Going out the front door, I hear, did you bring your MASK? This inquiry now added to the pre-COVID reminder :do you have your keys? I’ve also observed the wisdom when she asked: why would you want to do that again? as I quietly walked away from a late night news screen.
by Colleen Glass | Aug 1, 2020 | Newsletters
OBS Newsletter ~ August 2020Dear friends, We hope you and your families are keeping safe and well as COVID continues to spread around the world.In these past four months it seems a shift has occurred in many of our habits and perceptions of time. Life events are...
by Colleen Glass | Feb 1, 2019 | Newsletters
Good evening friends, Ottawa snow falls have set a new record – over 97 cm’s of snow fell in January. That’s the height of a countertop or five steps on a staircase. While considering the measure of abundance, members learned at the recent OBS Annual...
by Colleen Glass | Jan 2, 2019 | Newsletters
Good morning friends, Walking by the lake in the late afternoon, rabbit and I stop, look at each other. She scurries on, and I do same. The angle of the sun’s rays, still warm, pierce each icy wood and above all this, the quick blue sky rolls out into a massive...
by Colleen Glass | Dec 1, 2018 | Newsletters
Dear friends, With much joy we send our collective best wishes and encouragement to Anagārikā Kusalā (Lori Elling) who entered the holy life as a postulant at Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage on Sunday November 26th, 2018. “If the whole universe can be found in our own body...
