OCTOBER OFFERINGS: There are many ways to give thanks
Thanksgiving has come and gone for Canadians, and is coming up soon for those who live in the United States. Families get together to spend some time with each...
Mindful Living
THE SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE: Learn by being with animals
The search for inner peace can be daunting. It often seems that long-buried scars from the past seep out from the subconscious, or present dilemmas emerge, whe...
MOVE MINDFULLY THROUGH LIFE: 5 ways to help bring positivity into our days
As consistently as the ticking of a clock marking time, we move as the second hand of a clock through our lives. Sometimes we move more jerkily through our day...
MINDFULNESS IN THE CITY: 10 ways to find peace amid the hustle and bustle
If you live in a bustling city, it's easy to get caught up in the frenetic pace. You may feel like you need to hustle constantly just to keep up, and this can ...
PARENTHOOD: Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up
The day I turned 30, I caught a wild case of baby fever that no Advil or Tylenol could resolve.According to Google, I was quickly approaching my 'expiry da...
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: A night at the 7-Eleven
The online reviews for this motel and the part of the city it’s in are downright scary. But it’s the only low-priced room available in all of Phoenix, Arizona ...
A TINY INTRUDER: Life’s lessons come in all sizes
I have a certain admiration for insects, arachnids and the like. I marvel at the iridescence of a beetle’s shell, the intricacy of a spider’s web, the whimsy o...
UNFAMILIAR ALLEYS: Finding novelty near your home
I call it Timbuktu Syndrome. You have the desire to travel to some far-off destination you have never been to before and know little about. The assumption behi...
AFTER THE CRASH: Grace on the side of the highway
It was dark out and we’d been in the thick highway traffic for a couple of hours. Mr. Jones was driving, and I as the supportive wife was in charge of entertai...