Space For Something More
It’s not always about the date that something happened on , but rather, when you feel the truth of that something in your body. I’d...
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fits & starts
I love writing almost as much as I love sitting with people and being witness to their stories. I try and write regularly, but as with most practices, in reality I do it in fits and starts. Here you’ll find those fits and starts, and what results from them. I think there is some good stuff here, if you poke around a bit…
Trudy Chapman
- Sep 18
- 1 min
What if…
Consider this an invitation to consider the following: What if everyone is actually doing the best they can at this time? And it looks...
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Trudy Chapman
- Aug 25
- 4 min
"Love The One You’re With..."
Some lessons take time to marinate. When I was a much younger woman, in my university days of study and fun, my then boyfriend (who later...
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Trudy Chapman
- Aug 7
- 3 min
My Backyard…
Once upon a time there was an above ground pool in my backyard. The kids and I gloried in that pool! It took up the whole of the space. A...
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Trudy Chapman
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Being Seen
We all want it… to be seen, that is. And when we aren’t, it can drive a wedge between friends and lovers in a flash. But it can heal us...
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Trudy Chapman
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Planting Joy, Growing Hope
I love my mornings in the garden. I get out of the hot tub following my meditation, having contemplated my garden from the warm water,...
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Trudy Chapman
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Remembering Poh
Poh, short for POTUS... My dog Poh has been gone for three years and ten days as of today. Not that I keep track… June 2, 2024 was his...
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Trudy Chapman
- May 22
- 3 min
Our Life’s Work: Folding and Unfolding
My husband Bruce does all our laundry. It’s been this way from the beginning of our relationship. He said that as a younger man, he’d...
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Trudy Chapman
- May 15
- 4 min
Unravelling, and Raveling Again… and how risk can help
In her post, called “The Midlife Unraveling” the words of social worker-storyteller Brené Brown really resonate for me. I loved this...
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Trudy Chapman
- May 2
- 2 min
The Wonder of Creativity...
As with all things, writer Richard Wagamese guides me as I contemplate creativity… Wake and watch the universe shrug itself into...
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Trudy Chapman
- Apr 24
- 4 min
I'm struggling with Desire...
No! Not that kind of desire… I mean my heart’s desire. On my podcast, I’m doing solo meanders using Martha Beck’s book “The Joy Diet: 10...
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Trudy Chapman
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Finding Truth Through Doing Nothing
With my pal Angie Arendt on hiatus (only until the fall I hope), the PauseCast portion of my podcast, “Meanderings with Trudy” is also on...
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Trudy Chapman
- Apr 9
- 4 min
Moments of Wonder...
To be a complete human, I believe we need to regularly experience things that connect us to our soul – moments of kindness and joy to be...
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Trudy Chapman
- Mar 20
- 2 min
A Bit More About Me...
I adored my mom, but as is often the case, it took me a while to settle into a grown-up mother-daughter relationship. And that really...
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Trudy Chapman
- Feb 21
- 2 min
The Quality of Our Attention
I have found this basic insight to be the truth over and over again: what we pay attention to dictates where we live. Now, I don't mean...
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Trudy Chapman
- Feb 21
- 2 min
The Meaning of My Braid
I have read that braids for Indigenous people in Canada are a spiritual practice. The practice of weaving together three sections of...
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Trudy Chapman
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Remaking Myself
It’s been more than thirty years since I first received my business number. The type of work I have done has shifted several times, but...
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