Posts by Kristen Bentley
Pride Month Canada
National Coming Out Day came and went on Friday October 11, 2019 and I didn’t even know about it until I crawled into bed and saw a good friend’s Facebook post. That’s a sign of my straight/heterosexual privilege – I get to go through my days, almost every day, without thinking about my sexuality and…
Read MoreLook around you, love.
Look around you, love. Slowly. Do you notice this sunset? It’s the only one you’ll ever see. Tomorrow, you’ll see another one when you come to this edge – but then it will be another sunset, incalculably different from the ones you’ve already seen. Such is the miracle and wonder of the world. Everything moves,…
Read MoreTomorrow is Today
We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. – Martin Luther King Jr. Given this is so? What is being called forth in y(our) Leadership? What is the today that was once tomorrow asking of you(us) for y(our) now tomorrows? What is…
Read MoreLove that is ready
The Journey Toward an Undivided Life
We arrive in this world undivided, integral, whole. But sooner or later, we erect a wall between our inner and outer lives, trying to protect what is within us or to deceive the people around us. Only when the pain of our dividedness becomes more than we can bear do most of us embark on…
Read MoreFeast on your life.
Love After Love The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to…
Read MoreThe Human Spirit
I am often asked, “What do you do?” When I was an Optometrist, it felt easy to answer (for several reasons). 1. People seemed to know what I did – what an Optometrist was: “I am an Optometrist”, and if someone didn’t know what that was, I could clarify with, “I am an Eye Doctor”.…
Read MoreWhat’s your approach?
When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he didn’t start trying to improve the candle. He decided that he wanted better light and went from there.
Read MoreWork Smarter, Not Harder
Stress and anxiety often come from too much expectation and too much ambition. The Dalai Lama – The Book of Joy Many of my clients are self-proclaimed Type-A personalities. They are very ambitious and have become very successful professionals. What I (and they) often find interesting is that they realize that this ambition is…
Read MoreAre You Like Me?
Just over 6 years ago, I was a different person than I am today. I used to go at high-speed through my whole day. I would wake up early, jump out of bed to get the list of things I needed to do within the day done. I glorified and exemplified busy. I was not…
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