by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Jan 7, 2020 | Life lessons, Mindset, Personal growth
A university student in Austin, Texas named Amanda left her car unlocked one night. The next morning, she noticed the driver’s seat had been pushed back and reclined. It had rained a lot that night and someone had taken refuge from the rain in her car. Rather than...
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 5, 2019 | connection, parenting, Personal growth, Relationships
As parents, a key skill we want to support in our children is resilience. Resilience is the ability to withstand and rebound from serious life challenges so that we can live and love well. As Froma Walsh notes in her book Strengthening Family Resilience, resilience...
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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