My job as a counsellor is based on relationship, intimacy and trust. People share with me their inside worlds and I marvel at that kind of valor. I count it such an honour and a blessing to be invited into another’s private world. I have met some of the bravest people on the planet. I feel like God whispers in my ear, “Dana, I’m bringing someone to you today, who I’m crazy about. They are hurting and tired and I want you to speak love and hope into their life again.” I

I’ve often wondered what it would be like to live in a monastery. I imagine I would be more saintly because there would be less people getting on my last nerve. As an introvert, this beautiful solitude is one of my fantasies. On a recent backpacking trip to Mt. Robson with my family, I slipped into one of my daydreams (I do this often) and imagined I was the warden living in the cabin across the river. The little abode looked so inviting and quiet. A little plume of smok