We Need To Consciously Spend More Quality Time In Nature
People hurry through life as consumers of everything.
Nature Can Heal Humanity
We've all taken a walk in nature and experienced the relaxing and often regenerating, healing impact it can have on us, right?
Toronto Women's March: I've Always Been Marching In My Own Way
When I first heard about the Women's March on Washington back in November, I felt called to get involved. I've used my words and my voice over the years, but have never physically marched. It was finally the time! I decided to stand with the thousands of other concerned citizens and march in solidarity here in Toronto.
You Say You Want a Revolution...
As astrology predicted, what happened during the conjunction of Uranus and Pluto in the '60s, would manifest globally when these two planets reached their first square. If you haven't heard, we just came out of a three-year period (2012 to 2015) where we experienced seven exact squares of Uranus and Pluto!
My Mother Taught Me Living To 100 Is All About Attitude
When people ask what her "secret" is, she laughs, as she honestly cannot believe she is 100. That's a big part of what aging well looks like, too. Of all the lessons my mother leaves those who know her, is her love of living and desire to be here. To be active, to contribute and to live life to the max, regardless of your circumstances.
New Year's Resolutions: Why We Do What We Do
Making New Year's resolutions originated with the Babylonians, who reportedly made promises to the Gods in hopes they'd earn good favour in the coming year. If health is number one on people's resolution list every year, I was curious what other resolutions people continue to commit to.
No Act Is Too Small In The Fight To End Climate Change
If you want change; be the change. Remember the power of one. If you don't do anything, nothing will change. So do something. Our future depends on it. No act is too small. How will you contribute?
You Should Take Fun Seriously
Although we have more leisure time in our lives, we are having less fun. We could reap the benefits throughout our lives if we would give ourselves permission to indulge in some childlike fun. Realizing that I might not have been taking fun seriously, I'm committed to now share freely my own particular brand of fun without hesitation with anyone who asks.
Spelling it All Out on The Page
At sometime in our lives, many of us have probably stopped to imagine what it would be like to live with unlimited fortune
What Would You Like To See Women Recognized For?
As a writer, I rarely know exactly where my next article will come from. Writing primarily when inspired to, new pieces are
Real Beauty Comes From the Inside Out
What motivates women to spend so much money in an attempt to retain their youthful beauty, when too often the results have them looking like an "unreal" version of their former self? (That's being kind.) Do women <em>really</em> believe beauty comes from the outside-in?
Five Key Lessons the Over 90 Generation Can Teach Us
Documenting and preserving their stories, their legacy, is so crucial now as a way to offer younger generations a chance to learn from them. My fear is they might become a generation reserved for casual historical mentions of the times they lived in, their memories and lessons forgotten and lost forever.
Kafka & Langer: An Unusually Complex Friendship
All any of us wants is to be seen and to be heard. This longing is at the core of our human beingness. Most never get the
Music, Memories and Healing: My Love of James Taylor
It wasn't the first time I've seen James Taylor. In fact this could have been the 10th or 11th or the 20th. I've lost track. I do remember the first time though. And I remember how his music has been a thread weaving together the soundtrack of my life.
Visionary on a Mission - Introducing Saki Mafundikwa
There are people who believe you can't go home again. Saki Mafundikwa isn't one of them. Born in Zimbabwe, he exhibited an extraordinary talent for drawing from an early age, yet his options appeared limited, as the idea of "design" was unknown.
Not a Cat Person
When my brother Niel and I were young, we begged our parents for a dog. After finally wearing them down, they said "yes" and
The Mother of All Mothers
Growing up in the 50's and 60's, my mother Lillian was primarily a "stay-at-home"mother. It's not that she didn't have high aspirations for her future, as she dreamed of being a dancer. However, times required she go to work directly after graduating high school as a bookkeeper for a dress manufacturer, her professional dancing dreams dashed.
Are You Taking Advantage of the Clouds In Your Life?
When you hear the word "cloud", what's the first thing that comes to your mind? In our technology driven world, I imagine
Can a Book Have a Bucket List? This One Does
It's probably not too far a stretch to say that most of us are familiar with the concept of a bucket list. Places we long
Memories, Nostalgia and a Loss of Innocence
November 22, 1963. A day everyone remembers as the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The whole world mourned America's "loss of innocence". For me, it became a pivotal day. A day that changed my life - forever. I experienced my own personal loss of innocence. A loss that would inform the rest of my life.
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