by Cathy AJ Hardy | Jan 15, 2018
Rise Up My mother taught me a love for the woods. Living in Harrison Hot springs for the first 10 years of my life, I soaked in the forest, the mountain and the lake. They became part of my inner landscape. Mom prepared incredible flower arrangements for the front of... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Dec 9, 2017
She Was A Wanderer and A Stranger It is a raw & wild song of my heart a song of a wild woman, a song of a wild birth, a song of a wild love. As I watched the many refugees walking across Europe in the past two years, my heart leaped out and ached. I saw children,... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Nov 9, 2017
Song Stories III – Winter Is Over Recently I shared with my nephew of the story behind Winter is Over. And as we enter the winter of 2017/2018……it feels we are entering a VERY cold season here in the Fraser Valley of BC. And so maybe it is a bit... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Sep 29, 2017
Love’s One Desire – Song Stories from the upcoming album release, Remain in Love. This is the 2nd in a series of song stories from Remain in Love, the album I am currently working on. I am so excited to share with you some of the journey and background of... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Sep 22, 2017
Remain in Love – Song Stories I Today I am beginning a weekly blog of telling the song stories from the present musical project I am working on. And then I will journey back over the past decade and share stories from each album I have had the privilege of... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Aug 10, 2017
No Dead ends……..Just Another turn……. I was introduced to the labyrinth almost 20 years ago during my years in Atlanta, GA. My friend Christina taught me to draw the 7 circuit labyrinth and I have had fun drawing it all over the place; in... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Jun 28, 2017
Turning 50…. June 29th When I was girl, I never thought I’d be a middle-age woman…ask any 8 year old if she can imagine being 50….utter disbelief! And here it is. June 29th – I’m here at 50. A moment. A milestone. A marker.... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Apr 4, 2017
Freedom What does it mean to be free? What does it look like? How does it truly feel? What do we mean when we talk about personal or inner freedom? Often as people enter soul work I hear them say, ‘I just want to be free’. But in the next sentence they are expressing... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Mar 26, 2017
Oscura – Dark Night of the Soul When we speak of darkness today, we are often referring to something sinister, as in ‘powers of darkness’ or the ‘dark side.’ This is not what Teresa (of Avila) or John (of the Cross) meant when they used the Spanish word for... by Cathy AJ Hardy | Mar 15, 2017
It is around 10 years ago that I first walked on the grounds of Rivendell Retreat Centre on Bowen Island. I was taking a plunge and entering an 8 day silent retreat that opened inner doors and shook me to my core. Those 8 days have lived in me ever since. The first... 
