There is too much work to do.
My friend, Richard, died last week. He was a profoundly good man. He worked hard. He listened deeply. He felt passionately. He loved. He...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
What happens to our hearts
Sunday night Patti and I began watching "It's a sin", a television series about the the arrival of the AIDS epidemic in the UK (on HBO...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
The hardness of distinction
"They all look the same." It is a cliche, and a bad joke, related to how we view our arbitrary classifications of people. A friend...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
A long and winding thread
It is another big thought day where my thinking meanders as a thread. I began this week in a conversation with friends about the lives...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
The early morn
There was a time in my life that I was in a conflicted relationship with quiet and time alone. Mostly because it did not feel quiet, no...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
The path is not always clear
I woke up this morning, after conversations with friends and colleagues yesterday, and the words “exile” and “refuge” bouncing around in...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Leaders as "play"-ers
Yesterday after a morning meditation, I wanted to spend time listening to music while I wrote. I recalled that Chick Corea had passed on...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 12, 2021
- 4 min
Hoping Against All Hope
The phrase "hoping against all hope" has been with me a lot lately, especially on the many days when I cannot see hopeful outcomes in the...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Boldness has genius...
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." This quote has been with me as I spend my...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Rhythms and pace
A friend of mine recently shared a story about a relationship of two people she had come to know. One of the people had passed on. My...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 6, 2021
- 4 min
“Help me”...”help you”...
Sometimes these morning reflections are short journeys through brief glimpses, and other days they meander through big thoughts. This...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
Artful rhythms
A few years ago, a friend and colleague of Patti's, discovered that we would be traveling to India at the same time of her wedding in...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Incomplete thoughts...
This is what the tree right outside of our front door looks like this morning. There is a certain beauty in the contrasts. These mornings...
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David Hasbury
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Rule Number 6
Whenever I look at this picture of our granddaughter, Avery, I feel like she is looking directly at me to remind me of Rule Number 6......
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David Hasbury
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
In service of good work
These morning moments are times of waiting, listening, and seeing what comes to me. Sometimes there are brief insights, and sometimes the...
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David Hasbury
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Find another move
I have gotten used to being at home. I go out for a walk most days, to get out and breathe some fresh air, and move, in this particularly...
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David Hasbury
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Choices
I was listening to a guided meditation that brought two lessons and insights to me. The purpose of the meditation was to explore the...
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David Hasbury
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
The moment between
Over the years I have been drawn to spend time in a meditative practice of mindfulness of the breath. Watching it rise and fall. Feeling...
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David Hasbury
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
The laughter of aunties
I recently listened to a CBC Ideas podcast called "A Story of Joy" with Jesse Wente (or on Ideas on Apple podcasts). If you have not...
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David Hasbury
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
My heart is too loud to see
I was going to write about The art of seeing But Sometimes my heart is too loud. I can’t see I can’t speak There are no words It swirls...
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