It's Tuesday. Which means it's time for a tiny story! You will be able to devour one of these bite-sized tales in between sips of coffee. But be warned, it might linger a lot longer. We kick off Tiny Stories Tuesdays with the winning story from the Library's 2016 contest, adult edition. Congratulations to … Continue reading Ruminations of a lonely swan on One Mile Lake – a tiny story
When I saw the little yellow dress in the window, I smiled. The burst of colour on a gloomy day and the absolute frivolity of the creation were a visual treat. I thought about entering just to fondle the material but instead passed by for more practical purposes: My dad had resorted to using the … Continue reading Retail Therapy
I’m going to drop a bomb on you all. So, just prepare yourselves.
Shayla Wallace shares this image and thought-prompt with us today: "Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is forseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day." -Shams Tabrizi Here I am looking at the snow, and seeing the snowflake.
Surely most people can compile a humbling list of things they do not know. My inventory is mind numbing and often capable of deflating my motivation. For example, I might discover some tiny fact about a subject and offer it up as conversation fodder only to find that ten other people already knew ten times … Continue reading Things I Do Not Know
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
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.
As I listened to Kristi Gordon of Global News report that there was "point six of a degree standing in the way of fog formation," I was suddenly struck by the concept that prediction of fog could be that precise. Really? Is it that certain that fog will form? Apparently “fog forms when the difference … Continue reading In a Fog
As a child I grew up going to Pender Island on weekends and holidays. My parents owned five acres on waterfront. I loved waking up early while everyone was still sleeping and walking down to the quiet beach to explore the tidal pools. One of my favourite things to do was climb the ancient maple … Continue reading My happy place
Lisa Vertefeuille's Christmas pop-up shop has popped away now, but I still wanted to share this column, because I was so inspired by her grounded wisdom and the idea of always checking in with your feelings, even if it means doing a U-turn. Lisa Vertefeuille is a purveyor of happiness. It’s not her official job description, … Continue reading What pops up when you go with what feels right
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