"Food and medicine are not two different things: they are the front and back of one body." ~ Masanobu Fukuoka This quote was shared on a photo essay I saw at the Global Oneness Project. And it made me wonder what a photo essay from Pemberton and Mt Currie, covering this topic, might look like. … Continue reading “Food and medicine are not two different things: they are the front and back of one body” – an invitation to share your photos
There's a lot of talk about the importance of practicing gratitude - as a pathway to happiness, as a ladder out of depression. If you've heard about it, but are wondering how exactly to execute gratitude here, may I suggest trying writing a list? Take a peek at Kathryn Ast's second to last post, from … Continue reading Need a little help with your gratitude practice? I look to Kat Ast as my guide
A year ago I wrote that what I loved most about the Wellness Almanac's instagram project is it gave my brain a chance to override it's snap judgments and linger a while with people from my community. In their lives. In their shoes. And that brought me to a realization that I love them. A … Continue reading Instagrammers, we thank you for reminding us why this is home
a guest post by Kat Weed I really wish it was as easy as "#choosehappiness", "#choosejoy", or "#belove". I do. But it's not. Choosing to override our pain with false positivity or pseudo-spirituality might work as a bandaid in the short term.......we might feel "better" in the moment (especially as we collectively marinate in dopamine … Continue reading Happiness. You can’t fake it or force it. Kat Weed reminds us: your story needs a way out. Let it.
The Boomerang Bag is a loaner grocery bag, available at the Pemberton Valley Supermarket or Stay Wild, that you can take home, if you forgot your reusable bag, so you don't need to take a plastic one. Borrow it. Bring it back. Because plastic sucks. It's a habit we need to quit. All the bags … Continue reading Be part of the solution: join the Boomerang Bags sewing bee, January 10, 6pm – 9pm
Something to consider: Sometimes, it makes sense to walk away from something - something that continually depletes you, so you can invest your energy, instead, into things you can grow. And to be clear, this isn't meant to be business advice. Although it might translate. Art by revelatori.
Kiliii Yuyan grew up in the United States, the son of Han Chinese immigrants. His parents both ambitiously took themselves off to medical school, leaving Kiliii and his brother often in the care of his grandmother, who told him stories and gently introduced him to his indigenous self, without him even realizing. She was Nanai, … Continue reading If you had to pick one word to guide your way through 2018, what word would you choose?
If someone is going to bare their naked fingers and go outside and grovel around in the snow, playing with lenses, trying to capture the quintessence of winter, I am 100% going to stop and soak in their work. And, if they'll relent to my badgering, to share it, too. Thanks Marilyn for this reminder … Continue reading Close Up on Winter, with Marilyn Marinus
In 2004, when the Winds of Change Steering Committee released their report, A Healing Vision, it was the result of over a year of effort to bring people together and find common ground. What had arisen out of tragedy, was a willingness to come together and say: what do we have in common? For all … Continue reading Our healing vision
I had a setback. Nothing major. Nothing life-critical. Nothing identity-shaking. I showed up for a class and it had been cancelled. And my day’s plans were derailed. It just required a deep breath, a shrug of the shoulders and a quick pivot. But I nearly burst into tears. I felt kind of undone. I thought … Continue reading Making Self-Care A Habit (or Eat Breakfast Every Day)
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