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Monthly Archives "April 2012"

Can you make amends?

April 9, 2012 By Chris Corrigan Uncategorized

What is it like to make amends? Can you find a reason to apologize to someone? What does that take in you? I apologized to someone today for an unwise speech act. I did it because these two – my partner and son – among other on my home island matter to me. Because small instinctive it’s can have a long term impact on relationships. Feels good to apologize and I hope it’s accepted. The sacrifice of pride and ego has its return in a feeling of peace.

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Renewal

April 8, 2012 By Chris Corrigan Uncategorized

A time of renewal of the spirit, for crossing thresholds, sustaining goodness and returning to life. The weather has been glorious over the past couple of days and yesterday Caitlin organized a trip into Vancouver for our little local improv group. We loaded up a friend’s sailboat with food and cheer and set sail for Granville Island where we took in a Theatresports game. Coming home an incredible moon rose behind the Vancouver skyline and as we rounded Point Atkinson an outflow gale got started. We sang songs, told stories, recited poetry and snuggled under fleece blankets, welcoming the wind …

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Rise again

April 6, 2012 By Chris Corrigan Practice

And you to whom adversity has dealt the final blow With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go Turn to and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain And like the Mary Ellen Carter rise again! – Stan Rogers Today is a good day to recommit to a reviving of the practices of being human with one another. There is always duplicity, prevarication, conspiracy and outright violence in the world. The way to respond is aikido…taking a dignified stance, finding ground, entering into relationship with it, blending, and co-creating peace. Time for the wrong headedness …

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Seasons changing

April 5, 2012 By Chris Corrigan Uncategorized One Comment

It must be spring. The fiddleheads are ready to pick, salmon berry bushes in full bloom and today Nancy’s Taco shack opened on the pier. I took my lunch there waiting for the noon ferry and contemplating the recent effect that our new Council is having on our community. The natural world keeps me upbeat, Nancy’s tacos nourish, but there are times when my optimism wanes.

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Rain is the perfect offer

April 4, 2012 By Chris Corrigan Improv One Comment

Watch what happens when a rain delay forces two US college baseball teams to get creative.  They improvise. So much to love in this, including the fact that they created set pieces, scenes and then when they ran out of ideas staged a dance contest together.  It would have been interesting to see how the game went after all this play they did together! Here is another even better  video of (almost) grown men having a great time together – moose hunting, curling, pro wrestling, playing football.

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