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Dispatches from Down East: Seeing the Best in People

Lori Gard | Posted 12.27.2012 | Canada
Read More: Philosophy, Positive Outlook, Positive Thinking, Prince Edward Island, Positive Attitude, Validation, Seeing the Best in People, Video, Canada News
Lori Gard

Sometimes it is hard to see the best in people. It is hard to see the best in a spouse, friend or colleague who doesn't live up to the expectations set. Who views the world through a different lens or view point. Who doesn't share one's passion and goals. Where would I be if the ones I love hadn't taken the time to see the best in me?

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When Philosophies Converge (Because Good Mothers Show Up)

Lori Gard | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Motherhood, Philosophy, How to Be a Good Mother, Good Parenting, Children, Mothering, Perspectives, Parenting Philosophy, Canada Living News
Lori Gard

Being a mother is just part of a woman's persona, not the be all and end all of a woman's life. Mothers need not check their goals, dreams and aspirations at the hospital door when they go to deliver. And for one to suggest that you might have days where you'd rather not be around your children -- and actually admit it out loud -- is okay. Most importantly, moms don't always have to like the job of being a mother. Because quite frankly, many don't.

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Rafael Nadal's Platonic Courage

Marko Sijan | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada
Read More: Sports, Rafael Nadal, Socrates, Plato, Philosophy, Novak Djokovic, Nadal Djokovic, U.S. Open, Men's Finals, Tennis, Video, Canada News
Marko Sijan

Like an ocean tide, the court lifted Nadal higher toward who knows where. His defeat took on the grandeur of a victory that outstripped the baser limitation of our terminal obsession with "winning."

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