I stared into the trash compactor the other day, where all the plastic was being disposed, and felt a wave of despair. Single use plastic, made from petrochemicals, ending up in the ocean or landfill, where it doesn't decompose, is something even local kids have been agitating against, but until now, I've put it in … Continue reading Why go plastic-free? Because Ocean.
I was working at the library the other day, and sneezed. The gentleman reading next to me pulled open his bag, cracked open a container of chewable Vitamin C tablets and tipped two into my hand. (That, pretty much, is why I love Pemberton/Mt Currie. Where else do complete strangers actually go out of their … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Vitamin Supplements
This, from the New York Times earlier this year. I circled back to it, after writing about Katey Sagal's blog, and joking that "it takes a lot of poems to workshop your way out of a dangerous way of thinking." Because, actually, science is discovering that you can write your way into a different headspace. … Continue reading Wellness: Writing or rewriting your story
I am the first to admit that I am really geeky, embarrassingly crazy about vegetable gardening. And I don’t seem to be happy to just leave it at that. I am always looking at different ways to do things….well, or old ways reinvented. So when I saw this book at the library I could not … Continue reading #WellnessReads: Straw Bale Gardens
From our birding correspondent, John Tschopp, a springtime report: The mild, sunny weather attracted the first of our smaller migrants. On March 14 I observed three Western Meadowlarks and a single Mountain Bluebird. They were kind enough to pose for a picture. Another bird to announce its arrival was a Red-breasted Sapsucker ringing the bell … Continue reading Birdwatch: Spring brings Western Meadowlarks and a Mountain Bluebird to Pemberton
I think I've said it before: Dave Steers' photo stream is one of my favourite guilty pleasures, when I've had my head in the books, busy with deadlines, overly focussed on the few square inches right in front of my face. Opening up his flickr page is always a beautiful reminder to get out, look … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Dave Steers “Skunk Cabbage heralds first day of Spring 2015”
(On the subject of habits and grooves, may I offer a big congratulations to Winds of Change Steering Committee Member, Cedric Jones, who just celebrated his 21st "birthday" of sobriety. What an awesome commitment to wellness and walking the red road. He shared his story in an Annual Report for the Lil'wat Nation and it's … Continue reading Column: Beware the Groove of a Familiar (but Bad Habit)
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
Last week, I got an email from a friend, Erica Osburn McNolty, to let me know that she'd heard the first frogs while out walking the neighbourhood before bed. 10 March 2015. A few. Not many. Not for more than about 15 seconds. But definite croaking along Oberson Road. She keeps track - the sound … Continue reading Pacific Chorus Frogs noted, (and phenology geeks united)
Shannon Didier recommends The War of Art as a Wellness Read, and I heartily endorse it. Game-changing way of thinking about what's holding you back from the life you really want to live. The War of Art (Break Through Your Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles) by Stephen Pressfield can make you better.... Geared … Continue reading #WellnessReads2015: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Wellness Almanac 