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Directions

Several years ago, I was in a small city Medicine Hat, Alberta. I was lost and stopped several people for directions. The second half of this poem by Connie Wanek reminded me of some of the directions… more →

Teacher as Transformer

Directions — 10 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 1 week ago: Several years ago, I was in a small city Medicine Hat, Alberta. I was lost and stopped several peopl … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Reflective Moments, Connie Wanek, Creativity, Directions, eloquent questions, Medicine Hat, Mindful Practice, Poetry

Fishing in the Keep of Silence — 14 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 1 week ago: I crave a certain quiet and solitude each week. Linda Gregg wrote this remarkable poem about God tak … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Poetry, Reflective Moments, sabbath, Creativity, Fishing in the Keep of Silence, Linda Gregg, Mindful Practice, Poetry

Splendor — 14 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 3 weeks ago: “More often than not splendor is the star we orbit without a second thought, especially as it … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Reflective Moments, Photography, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, spirituality, Photography (2)

Art and Haiku — 7 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 1 month ago: We are artists the Fridays we attend. I am not an artist, but have the good fortune to have parents … more →

Tags: Photography, Poetry, lesson plans, haiku 2, Education, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer

Fueled — 47 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 4 months ago: I thought I was ready to get into the swing of things after Christmas break, but I recovering from t … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Reflective Moments, Poetry, Servant Leadership, stewardship, eloquent questions, Nature, Mindful Practice, teacher as transformer

Winter Nights — 17 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 5 months ago: It is December 1 and Christmas is just around the corner. The last few days I recalled what it was l … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Poetry, sabbath, eloquent questions, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Creativity

Be Alive — 11 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 6 months ago: I enjoy the counter cultural nature of Parker Palmer’s writing and the concepts in the Art of … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Reflective Moments, Photography, Leadership, Poetry, leadership, Community, Nature, Mindful Practice

The Right Moment Arrived — 16 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 6 months ago: We were hit by a somewhat unexpected winter storm today. The forecasters predicted it for parts of n … more →

Tags: Education 2, Mindful Life, Poetry, Reflective Moments, Synchronicity, Creativity, Education, Mindful Practice, Poetry

Dance of the Soul — 20 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: Kathy and I went to the farm yesterday and shared Thanksgiving with Kathy’s niece. We took adv … more →

Tags: Education 2, Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, sabbath, Creativity, Education, Mindful Practice, Nature

Thanksgiving — 5 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: We are in the midst of Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and honouring Sabbath holds more meaning althou … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Reflective Moments, Canadian Thanksgiving, Creativity, Mindful Practice, "Mount Robson", mount robson provincial park

October — 9 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: I am sitting and looking out the window at a hard rain coming down. I am really uncertain how I will … more →

Tags: community, Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Community, Mindful Practice, Nature, Poetry, spirituality

Fall's Sabbath Song — 19 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: Snow flurries and seasonal temperatures could arrive next week. Even today, we are about 50 C above … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, sabbath, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Photography (2)

The Unplanned, yet Orchestrated — 14 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: I promised as I approached the school year:”I would experience the year and live it to the ful … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Education, Learning, Community, Nature, Mindful Practice, teacher as transformer

Calm in Turbulence — 13 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: As insight grows, Clarity emerges Wisdom revealed. Enter life’s stream Accept turbulence Seek … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Nature, Rocky Mountains, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Mindfulness

In the Greater Scheme — 7 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 7 months ago: It was a tiring day. I sat and reminded myself of a time I felt less tired. I took this picture that … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Mindfulness, Photography (2)

A Half a Dragonfly Is Better than None — 3 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 8 months ago: I took this picture with my PDA at the retreat last weekend on one of my walks. This picture turned … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Photography (2), Creativity

A Visitor — 6 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 8 months ago: I had just started on a conference call to Seattle last night and this fellow showed up on the back … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Photography (2), Creativity

Retreat — 15 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 8 months ago: Kathy and I are attending a retreat this weekend, so I am off-line for the weekend. I will leave you … more →

Tags: Mindful Life, Photography, Poetry, Nature, Mindful Practice, Poetry, teacher as transformer, Mary Oliver, spirituality

What If Nature Could Remember or Dream? — 7 comments

ivonprefontaine wrote 8 months ago: After I posted Open Heart; Open Mind, I recalled a Wendell Berry poem entitled In a Country Once For … more →

Tags: Photography, Poetry, stewardship, Mindful Practice, transformative education, Poetry, Wendell Berry


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