"Come in, come in,” invites Kristeen Verge, waving me into her Nanaimo studio with the wet end of a loaded paintbrush. "I’m doing a red wash,” she divulges, grinning...
From Good to Great
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Niels Gram sees the truth of this old saying played out weekly at Community...
Thunderstorms and Rainbows: The Extraordinary Life of a Child with Behavioural Challenges
I am the single mother of an extraordinary boy. He arrived in this world on May 27, l997 at 2:30 a.m. after an interminable amount of hard work and coaxing, an attitude, I must confess,...
Book Review: Happier Than God
HAPPIER THAN GODTurn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary ExperienceBy Neale Donald WalschISBN 978-1-57174-576-7 HCISBN 978-57174-580-4 PB Happier than God? A title that I couldn’t...
Living Large
For whatever reason, I have always been fascinated by the apparent contradictions I encounter while learning to live a life of spirit. Exploring how they come together and resolve,...
What is Spirit?
What is Spirit? Is it the inspiration you get when you are trying to accomplish something that you haven’t done before, and you ask in the middle of doing it… "How do I...
Stop the Housework! My World has Turned!
Stretching, I poked the feather duster into the furthest reaches of the cobwebby shelf above my armchair. Caught off-balance, I toppled into the chair. I saw a book launch itself off...
Alternative Investments
The problem with alternative energies is that most people can’t afford them, while as a society we can’t afford not to have them. Fortunately, as the technologies progress...
Freedom from Bondage
I’ve been thinking of things that human beings are addicted to or conditioned to in their lives. Things like stress, worry, guilt, shame, drugs, alcohol, sex, body image, food,...
A Variety of Books Offer Wisdom
Books on how to write and journal, books that focus on the process side of things, aren’t necessary, but I’ve used them for many years and have developed my favourites....
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