Winter. Over the years, it has mocked us, buried us in, teased us, rained on our parade, and stopped us in our tracks in sheer wonder. A season for hibernation, or outdoor revelation? Whatever it proves to be, it's a good excuse for a community get-together, and the Pemberton Winterfest, originally started to count down to … Continue reading Winterfest is coming. Jan 22-24. Pray for arctic outflows.
How do your grow, develop, evolve as a person? What do you want to learn about? How do you get there? How do you keep learning, once you've left school behind? How do you do it in Pemberton? How do you bridge where you've come from, and where you want to go? The answer to … Continue reading Quick. What do you wish you knew more about?
The inimitable Zoé Martin had put this post together for us ready to run just after Christmas, but the line-up was stacked and the editor was out merry-making and screen-time-avoiding, so, we saved it for a week or two, anticipating your resolve on resolutions might have faded, the holiday leftovers might be consumed, and you … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Nutella Bread Pudding
As a kid, I was often told "you're so clever". It was a reflection, in my more seasoned opinion, of how much my mom wanted to be intellectually valued and appreciated by the world around her. But it's taken me 40 years to parse that. Back then, it was a phrase that became a kind … Continue reading 50 things to say to a kid instead of Aren’t you clever? Don’t you look pretty? No. Don’t. Stop that.
We spent every Friday for a good part of 2015 scouring instagram for great local feeds and perspectives to share. And it was so fun. And then, we remembers, WE have an instagram account. Gary Martin started it off for us back more than two years ago. It was an experiment in connecting with people … Continue reading We’re getting our instagram on. Join us at instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac
I read a quote over the holidays that stuck with me: "We have to cure our faults by attention not by will." I was drawn to this idea... that's it's not the brute force or mental muscle of willpower that we need, to be able to follow through on our resolutions. It's something quieter. Paying … Continue reading Willpower won’t cut it. If you want to embody wellness, you need some people in your corner. This new course at the Pemberton Community Centre might help.
PSS grad and SLCC ambassador, Victoria Saddleman took this photo, behind her house, in the morning of December 28. When she posted it on facebook, I knew it was the perfect image to kick off our year of Sunday feature photos, mostly because of the insightful caption: Everyone sees this world differently. There's room for … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Victoria Saddleman shows us there’s more than one way to see things (and no beauty is forfeited for the variety)
This was inspired by local mama and creative soul, Lindy Scott. And by this blog post I read last week: "Why You Should Trade Your Bucket List for a F*ck It list." (I had to click.) Actually, the tweet that got me was a bit more G-rated: Nice read on how to make the best … Continue reading It’s the perfect time of year to start a memory jar
Got resolutions? Dan Dolderman is a specialist in habit and changing people's behaviour... and he believes that we are living through a time of great challenge to human civilization, perhaps greater than anything our species has yet faced, and as a result, that this is also a time of great potential for change. An Environmental … Continue reading Resolve to be actively hopeful, right now
As I cross the bridge from this year to next year, I can't help but wonder who I will become in 2016. For with each moment, day, week, month, or year that passes, my intention is to become a better version of myself. I wish to learn from my mistakes (preferably the first time and … Continue reading The Bridge
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