Paul Charron opened our 2017 WellnessAlmanac instagram project with a takeover that took us behind the scenes of the SASET Culinary Arts program which he helped get off the ground, and has been teaching, while on leave from his job as a support worker at Signal Hill. His personal story is an inspiring one, and … Continue reading Paul Charron’s Instagram takeover kicked off our year
I have neutralized my despair since the inauguration of Donald Trump (or at least, attempted to), with this single thought: we are at the beginning of creating a better world. The dream of it has been brewing for some time — inequity, greed, climate disaster, ecological collapse — the balance is tilted so far out, … Continue reading Despair, Trump and what having a baby taught me about what is still to come
In the fall, the Pemberton Library ran a Tiny Stories contest - a wee little creative contest that gave writers just 420 characters (ie LETTERES and Spaces) to work with. There's a whole tumblr dedicated to winning entries from library contests around the world, but happily, the Pemberton Library gave us permission to share them … Continue reading Announcing…. Tiny Stories Tuesdays!
I sometimes think the height of wellness is flossing. Maybe because I have such a vexed relationship with self-care. And because flossing has been an annual resolution for me, every year, for like, the last twenty years. Which makes no sense. It should just be a habit, right? It shouldn't require resolve, or goal-setting, or … Continue reading Unmasking why self-care (and flossing) is so darn difficult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIoDj2aEKPE I sat up extra straight when I discovered that one of the "teachers" of the MOOC on Reconciliation I'm taking through UBC right now (it's free, and you can still sign up), is from Seton Lake. Gerry Oleman is a member of the St’at’imc Nation from Tsal’alh (Shalalth B.C.) I was excited to hear from a local … Continue reading Could a 20 minute video completely change your way of thinking? It did mine.
I sat down with John Tschopp earlier this year - he and his neighbour had had a close encounter with a hawk that got entangled in the wire of a chicken coop on New Year's Day, and we figured that my column needed a bit more bloodshed and drama. I've been gleefully receiving John's birding … Continue reading Chicken Coops are the avian version of the Tiny House movement – trending in a big way, according to John Tschopp’s latest update
When a friend shared this via Facebook, I realised she might have been sharing a little bit more than just a pretty picture... And I paid attention. Last week was a week during which several people I know opened up online and admitted to bigger struggles with their mental health. It made me think - … Continue reading 15 things you didn’t know about people with anxiety
’There is no such thing as a "self-made man". We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the makeup of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.’ George Matthew Adams, writer. Preview photo credit Toby Morris via https://brightside.me/article/what-you-should-think-about-before-you-judge-others-10155/ Hat-tip to Tanina Williams for the share.
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