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Winning the Lottery of Life
I’m an infinite being. Sounds cocky, doesn’t it? But the truth is, I am. The trouble is I don’t always believe that to be true. That’s the tricky thing about being human – we want one thing in our lives, … Continue reading
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Never Never Give In
There were a lot of laughs a week ago when Jon Stewart had Barack Obama revise his famous “yes we can” mantra by adding the word “but.” Today, the laugh is more like a whimper. Mid-term elections being what they … Continue reading
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We are Family
This weekend, the Okanagan Pride Festival makes a bold statement – we are all family. Sounds pretty obvious, doesn’t it? But according to one young person I spoke with this week, there are some people here in the Okanagan who … Continue reading
Towers of Strength
I’ve just returned from an inspiring visit to Chicago where I attended a spiritual conference intended to uplift and enlighten me – and it accomplished exactly that, but not quite in the way I imagined. My intent going in was … Continue reading
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Disabling the Panic Button
In the Central Okanagan we like being “on alert”. Of course no one ever admits to that, but in a way it gives us a sense of purpose – especially in the summer when the days are long and we … Continue reading
Finding Hopefulness in Haiti
A friend of mine returned from a trip to Haiti recently. She was there doing humanitarian work and I couldn’t help but reflect on what it means to offer help. When the earthquake unleashed its devastation six months ago, agencies … Continue reading
Letting Go
A number of years ago I was doing one of those “let’s get closer” exercises in some semi-professional setting. You know the workshops I mean – a facilitator comes in from outside and certain employees get the day off to … Continue reading
This moment belongs to you.
Many years ago my mom had a poster put up in our house which read: today is the first day of the rest of your life. I didn’t get it. I had already chalked up a dozen birthdays and was … Continue reading
