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Re: WAGS LOVE Preemptive Love — WAGS In Real Life

Erin Wilson — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:17:06 -0000

Dang, Alysa! Thank you for this! It is so lovely to see your face on the same page as so many others I love. <3

Re: An Immersive Ukrainian Experience In Edmonton

Erin Wilson — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:53:05 -0000

Lovely to read this. I worked for a summer at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village a few decades ago–a young student in heritage carpentry. Was a magical place then, and now, reading in my home in Iraq, all that magic rushes back.

Re: On Asthma and Ferguson

Erin Wilson — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:09:33 -0000

(wept from beginning to end)

Re: The Red Couch: An Altar in the World (Prayer: Then and Now)

Erin Wilson — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:27:44 -0000

Would be lovely if that worked out someday :)

Re: Where Grace Reigns

Erin Wilson — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:57:35 -0000

It's amazing how injustice has the power to do this. I've seen the same in my life.

Re: Where Grace Reigns

Erin Wilson — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:55:50 -0000

"The first judgment free zone we need to establish is in our own hearts. Owning and accepting our oddness..." Oh, ouch. This is so good.

Re: The Privileged Immigrant

Erin Wilson — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:51:52 -0000

Sarah, I'm so glad you stepped up to write a post for this month! You've brought up so many issues to think about. But the one that's resonating really loudly for me is the profound immenseness of white privilege, particularly when we're abroad. I keep thinking about your student's words..."You're English." I wonder if his reaction would have been the same if you'd been dark-skinned and wearing a hijab? There is still this strange thing that comes with whiteness. People are willing to suspend their suspicion/distrust.

So many other things you bring up. I'm just really grateful to see you here.
Peace

Re: The Red Couch: An Altar in the World (Prayer: Then and Now)

Erin Wilson — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:03:54 -0000

My experience of prayer has changed vastly over the years, as my theology changed, as my experience in the world changed. And I have to say, it continues to evolve. Living where I do, my days are punctuated with the calls to prayer, and I'm grateful for those moments! Drawing my mind and my heart back.

Re: Celebrating Eid, Celebrating Forgiveness

Erin Wilson — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 03:09:19 -0000

I love the Eid greeting (though I can't say it myself, yet) asking for forgiveness for any hurt over the past year and asking for a clean slate. It's said so quickly and automatically that it's not exactly a time for reflection and response...but for those who want and those who need, it makes an opening.

Re: September Zine: Nashville + Sisterhood + Autumn

Erin Wilson — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:41:26 -0000

i'm going to miss Rachel's voice here. If you see this, Rachel, thank you for all you've given to this community!

Re: In Tech, on Waves, in Space…Good News for Girls

Erin Wilson — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:37:19 -0000

:) Thanks for being part of this from the back-end and the front-end!

Re: Stepping into the Shoes

Erin Wilson — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:21:27 -0000

I teared up several times while reading your post, Diana. I find your humble ways, your genuine desire to walk the right path despite the fact that that path had never been on your radar...just really touching. I'm so glad you followed the prompting. So glad that you followed where Spirit was/is leading.

Re: In Tech, on Waves, in Space…Good News for Girls

Erin Wilson — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:09:16 -0000

Woooooot! Always up for a celebration ;)

Re: In Tech, on Waves, in Space…Good News for Girls

Erin Wilson — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:08:52 -0000

Ahhhh Anne-Marie, so much of this is about the contagious nature of energy, and how much good positive energy can do when it keeps on growing. There are so many more opportunities for people, outside of traditional streams. I'm sure Justin will find a way that works for him.

Re: In Tech, on Waves, in Space…Good News for Girls

Erin Wilson — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:07:20 -0000

You're right, Bev. I think there's something powerful that happens when we celebrate each other's achievements. When we demonstrate that it doesn't have to be about competition...

ps. you're always so very good at celebrating others here. Thank you for that. It matters :)

Re: Six

Erin Wilson — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:25:26 -0000

Happy Birthday, Joe. I hope you always trust what you know you need, I hope you always feel Spirit, and I hope you always have enough Legos to keep up with your dreams. Peace to you from northern Iraq.

Re: The Red Couch: Overdressed Discussion

Erin Wilson — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 03:30:49 -0000

This is such an important issue. I've bought mostly used clothes for decades, because of the environmental impact of clothing production. The cost (environmental and human) is just so high, I hope help get as much use out of a garment as possible.

Sourcing clothes from ethical companies is definitely a western privilege. One of those things I never thought about before...

Re: Closing the Confidence Gap

Erin Wilson — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 07:37:27 -0000

Your post and Bethany's have both felt like serious punches to the gut this week. I leave the posts open in my browser and dip back in when I screw up the courage. Called out.

Just last week the thought occurred to me that I could probably help so many more people if I weren't expending so much energy staying small, hiding out below the radar, staying unseen.

Re: EATING NIAGARA: Port Colborne woman helps in Iraq | St. Catharines Standard

Erin Wilson — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:48:31 -0000

All of the donations for this project have come from our family and friends. We don't happen to have Muslim friends in our circles in our home countries. That's the only reason why.

Re: EATING NIAGARA: Port Colborne woman helps in Iraq | St. Catharines Standard

Erin Wilson — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:01:37 -0000

You're right on one thing, none of the donations from our project have come from Muslims, simply because we don't have Muslim friends and family in Canada and Chile (our home countries).

But the local Kurdish (Muslim) community has been incredibly generous and open to all who have come. None of the government workers (including the military who are defending the border against IS) have been paid in months, yet they still find ways to give. The need is simply too great for them to handle alone.

And many, many Muslim clerics and leadership have spoken out against IS. I'm very sad to hear that that hasn't hit the Canadian media.

Peace.

Re: The Murmuration of the Body

Erin Wilson — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:57:40 -0000

Amen and amen...

Re: The Murmuration of the Body

Erin Wilson — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:06:14 -0000

So wild to see this, Holly. The same day that Idelette posted her latest essay on leadership, I had this very vision of SheLoves, and Idelette, and us. It's so very interesting for me to see the same imagery come up in others too...

Re: Her Face

Erin Wilson — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:41:15 -0000

(off topic, but I popped over to your blog...and I love the way you engage with the world. I love the way you're raising your boys. And love the way you make space for others.)

Re: ShePonders: My Present Embarrassment

Erin Wilson — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 07:29:40 -0000

Kelley, I feel so disappointed for you. You seem to live in the way of immersion, and I can only imagine that when you rearranged your bulletin board and book shelves, it might have felt like you were losing a bit of yourself.

I also know that you sow good seed along the way. And while this project won't grow in the way that you'd hoped, your way of being has spread seed as you've come along this path. Something different will grow, tended by someone else, perhaps, that wouldn't have existed were it not for your seed-spreading ways.

None of this diminishes your embarrassment. I realize. I'm grateful that even in this you shine. We all need friends and leaders who are transparent when it is most difficult.

The end of your project is no failure. The time you invested is growing something.

Re: New book on Niagara's 'flavourful bounty' | St. Catharines Standard

Erin Wilson — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:34:19 -0000

I can't imagine anyone better suited to write about Niagara's amazing agricultural past and present. Looking forward to getting my hands on a copy!