I can tell you within 10 seconds of meeting you whether you're someone I want to spend more time with. Don't be too impressed. You can do it too, and according to Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, you do it all the time. We all do - make instant judgments - based on how people smell, pheremones, … Continue reading Blink. Think. Stay a while. Why I’m loving the instagram takeover project.
A stem cell drive, in honour of Sydney Bikadi, is being held on Wednesday, November 16, at the Ullus Gymnasium, in conjunction with the Lil'wat Health Fair. Sydney was fortunate enough to find a perfect bone marror donor match. Saving a life might be in you, too. If you show up to the Mt Currie … Continue reading Stem Cell Drive Wednesday in honour of Sydney Bikadi, Ullus Gym, 4-8pm
(I can attest that Nic did blush when I asked her to be our instagrammer this past week. Here's her recap of the experience. It comes with a "mist" warning... 'cause it made me tear up. You can peek at all her posts at https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac/. Thanks, Nic. (Now where's that <heart> emoji?) https://www.instagram.com/p/BMg-erXg_3c/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac When asked … Continue reading The toughest week of the year – Nic MacPhee casts back on her week as our guestagrammer
There's a lot of wisdom around here - in Nature, and in the young folk who are growing up here, rising up, offering a lot of perspectives worth listening to. I'm so grateful that some of them (Victoria, Shayla and Ruben, particularly) are willing to regularly contribute to this site. ~ Lisa "If you truly … Continue reading Victoria Saddleman’s photo today is a reminder that there is still plenty of beauty in the world
To all who have given of themselves to help others. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMmNnHVA3Iz/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac Photo by Nic MacPhee.
Keep your feet dry, friends. All evacuation orders have been lifted, but more rain is on its way, although, as the freezing level comes down, officials believe the precip will be able to be absorbed by the watersheds. (See the SLRD Emergency Operations Centre's update here.) Many thanks to all those folk who have been … Continue reading Rainwatch updates
It’s not that we don’t love winter. Or look forward to it. It’s just that I’d rather skip the foreplay of fall. Gear porn never really did it for me. I’ll take a little less of the saturating, spirit-slaying, sogginess of the shoulder season and cut to the frosty chase. So, when October arrived, we … Continue reading Getting into a winter state of mind
I don't know Nic outside the library. But from those interactions, I love her. I love the way she reads stories to babies. I love the way she never scowled at my child as he abandoned the story circle and tried to climb the shelves instead. I love how genuinely engaging she is with him, … Continue reading This week, Nic MacPhee is our guestagrammer.
How does the wettest October on record end? With a dash through the woods, a truckload of candy, and a bang. As always, Dave Steers is there, with his lens trained on some of our community's best moments and great people. Happy November.
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