Current State of Frenzy The realization came to me the other day as I was really givin’ er up Happy Trail on a beautiful spri-nter day. I was having a little bit of a panic attack. I realized that in my current energetic state I may have once again taken on too much - work, … Continue reading The Cardinal Directions and the Medicine Wheel
After we finished binge-watching Sons of Anarchy, my partner and I went into that weird void that happens when a show finishes, but you still have a lot of psychic space for the characters and a longing to know what's happening with them. I subsequently discovered that Katey Sagal, who played Gemma, is blogging, and on … Continue reading Inspiration: a (sort of) love poem
An 87 year old woman, in North Vancouver, hits snooze three times on New Year's Day, before she drags her tiny derriere out of bed, and goes for her morning run. BJ McHugh runs marathons, breaks records, rides bikes, does yoga. And here's the really inspiring part, as told by Gary Mason in the Globe … Continue reading Did you hear about the 87 year old marathon runner?
My big takeaway from the #50DayWellnessChallenge? I struggle with self-discipline and motivation. (I've heard it called Resistance, and Steven Pressfield writes about it with amazing insight.) My second biggest takeaway? I am fortunate in ways I can barely count or capture, to be surrounded by people I admire and am inspired by. Luckily, this stuff rubs … Continue reading The 5 Simplest Things You Can Do to Absorb the Collective Wisdom of #50DayWellnessChallenge – Takeaways
H/T Sarinda Hoilett
Not only is beauty not an accident of birth, it's barely related to your external appearance. Truly. But this is the part that I love the most: beautiful people do not just happen.
I cracked a filling. At first, I thought it was a chunk of actual tooth and my childhood nightmare of teeth crumbling out of my mouth was coming true. Maybe the dental hygienist was right, four years ago, when she suggested I might be a clencher. The jaw is incredibly powerful, she told me, as … Continue reading Column: Awareness First
Despite his busy schedule, our former Mayor, Jordan Sturdy MLA, agreed to share his thoughts on the pros and cons of running for office in the forthcoming elections. In a community as active as Pemberton, it seems a no-brainer to invite people to be as active in the democratic process... Do you have opinions … Continue reading Step Up, Show Up: Jordan Sturdy MLA on the 2014 Pemberton election
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