I have to confess that I bundle a huge number of disparate and marvellous individuals into one large category: birds. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the dipper, the western red tanager or the flicker, when I encounter them, and can't tell one winged-thing's song from the other. But I … Continue reading Are the birds your way into deeper connection?

A parade is a joyful thing. Even though they tend to make me teary. I enjoyed the May Day parade through Main Street, to kick off the Lil'wat Rodeo, this year - it was incredible to see the effort that people had put into their floats and vehicles and costumes and the treats and candy … Continue reading How do we acknowledge Canada Day AND the survivors of the genocide that made space for the nation of Canada?

If you were one of the wonderful humans who came to a Journaling for Self-Care session with me at the Pemberton & District Library this year, it won't surprise you to hear me say that the best way to do an acknowledgement practice is with a journal. Well, it's not "the best" way... but it … Continue reading What if acknowledgement as a practice is as simple as noticing three things every day

Photo courtesy Linda Dan If you are Facebook or instagram friends with Roxanne Joe, you may already have seen this post, but our town is full of new faces and friends-we-haven't-yet-met, so I'm massively grateful that Roxanne gave me permission to share her post here. I learned a little bit about the incredible groundbreaking history … Continue reading Acknowledgement to the visionary dreamers, teachers, students and beautiful and creative resisters of oppression on the 50 Year Celebration of Ts’zil and Xet’olacw Community School.

I am lucky enough to walk to work in a little outbuilding where I live, so my commute is short and car-free. It is not always, weirdly, for all of that, carefree. I am in my head too often and too fast, and I imagine I probably walk with my head down and my posture … Continue reading Acknowledgement to the bumblebee

 I am a compulsive acknowledger. I acknowledge people passing me with a wave or nod, or a greeting. I greet a tree or take a photo of a little plant or a bird hoping to find out later what its name is. I acknowledge the little painted stones someone left around the trail sign, or … Continue reading 30 days of acknowledging

Congratulations to the Pemberton Secondary School Mountain Bike team for winning the BC Provincials at Red Mountain over the weekend. Second year in a row. Congratulations to all the students and all their team supports - teachers, parents, families, and props to all the parent volunteers who help make these things happen.

The Epic SchoolKids Whistler Blackcomb Pack is a FREE program for Canadian and Washington State Kindergartners through grade 5 that provides five days of free skiing and riding at Whistler Blackcomb. No purchase necessary! Register your child/children now at https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/tickets-and-passes/more-options/epic-schoolkids.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3h7mHiNzVeD9wHF_yrYhA9C3UP1tIQjOcZ0Gjox7OERhaEfzNY-WeN2ak Thanks to Amy Peterson for sharing. It is so hard as a parent to keep up with all the things, more especially so when people … Continue reading Registration for free 5 day ski passes for kinda-grade 5 kids (Epic SchoolKids for the 2023/24 season) is now open.

When you wake up to injustice, all that sleeping energy suddenly wants to move into action. OMG I finally get the urgency of the climate crisis, and NOW I want to do something. Srsly, they were starving and murdering children? Let's fix this systemic racism BS. If we have grown up all our lives with … Continue reading What can I do?