Shelley Blair, CDCP, End of Life Doula

03/24/2025

The Inn At Spences Bridge, photographed in March 2019. This hotel is among the earliest continuously operating hotels on the B.C. mainland.

01/21/2025

Question: where can a person get decks of cards made with motivational messages. Is there a Canadian outlet that would do this? TIA🙏

12/29/2024

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12/22/2024

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Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in the soul
and sings the tunes without the words
and never stops at all..

Emily Dickinson 🏵️

Artist Credit : Iris Esther

12/21/2024

Winter Solstice Blessing

As the longest night welcomes the returning light,
May you find peace in the stillness,
Strength in the darkness,
And hope in the promise of the sun’s rebirth.

May the warmth of love and community sustain you,
And the quiet of the season inspire clarity and purpose.

On this sacred threshold of winter’s heart,
May you release what no longer serves you,
And embrace the light that grows within.

Blessings of renewal, harmony, and grace
As we journey toward brighter days.

Blessings, love and light to all, Shelley

11/16/2024

The love of those who have passed lives on in ways we cannot always see but deeply feel. It’s in the quiet moments when a memory brings warmth to our hearts, in the way their laughter echoes through our thoughts, and in the lessons they’ve woven into the fabric of our lives. Their messages come to us in whispers—a favorite song on the radio, a familiar scent on the breeze, the comfort of their words still guiding us. They remind us that love is eternal, unbound by time or distance, forever lighting our path with their presence.
~Shelleyb 2024~

11/16/2024

A good death is one that honors the individuality of the dying person, aligns with their values and wishes, and provides a sense of peace. It is not free from sorrow but is imbued with intention, comfort, and dignity. A good death is shaped by connection—whether to loved ones, nature, or something greater. It allows for closure, both emotional and practical, and creates a space for the living to grieve with clarity and love. Through thoughtful preparation and compassionate presence, we can create an experience that transforms the fear of dying into a moment of meaning and grace.
~Shelleyb 2024~

11/13/2024

“Amid the storm, she stood like a mountain, fierce and unyielding, her spirit a blaze of vibrant crimson against the gray, knowing that a life well-lived, like a sunset, shines brightest at its end.” ~Shelleyb 2024~

10/20/2024

everyday, I mindfully walk with gratitide and love....feels so good❣️

04/11/2024

Awesome!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year✨💕

~ This year, dear friends, may we all lose weight!

The weight of expectations. The weight of self-criticism. The weight of disconnect that fills us with a deeper hunger. The weight of not always loving. The weight of a worn and weary world. Of not always accepting, seeing and inhabiting this precious and sacred body, that we're in.

~ This year, dear friends, may we all exercise!
..our holy will! Our sacred sense of purpose. Our vision and hard-earned wisdom. Our discernment and our shining hearts. In ways that enrich connections, with our bodies, our souls and those we love. And even to the world. ❤

~ This year, ah yes... may we all start the work of quitting...
..that collective Kool-Aid. The negative self-talk. The small-a**ed living. That cacophony of cockatoo-voices that drown out our souls. And old habits: Those used to stop us hearing our pain, our disappointments, and all things much better loved, seen and accepted right down to the very bottom ~ and to find true freedom, through a connection with our deepest souls.

And...

~ This fine new year, (well, here's the best...) May we all be rich!

Yes, utterly and completely rich. Wildly and unapologetically. Rich in love. Life. Connection with one another and all that really matters. Filled to the brim and bubbling over; more again and spilling over that. Full of laughter, acceptance, joy, and less of worry. Less of sorrow ~

Rich in renewed experience, of a whole new year! ❤

Happy 2024, dear friends!

~Rachel Alana (R.A Falconer)
Midwives of the Soul

art | John Collier

#2024

08/18/2023

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Ravenous Butterflies