It’s creeping closer…my 50th birthday. In July, 2014, I will have been on this earth 50 years. This feels significant to me and I don’t want it to slip by, unnoticed like most of my birthdays. I actually don’t like … Continue reading →
Have you ever learned a profound lesson while in nature? I am constantly looking for insights and life lessons that are available in the natural environment that help me reflect on what’s going on for me at a particular moment. … Continue reading →
For almost twenty years I worked with youth-at-risk who were part of the child and family services system. As a therapeutic recreation specialist, my passion was to help these kids see themselves as valuable, loveable, and beautiful through all their … Continue reading →
There was something so cool about my walk this morning. About half way into it, I noticed how light I felt; like I was gliding over the ground effortlessly. Then I really started paying attention. What were my arms doing? … Continue reading →
I just read about a course that is taught at Stanford University that discusses the mind/body connection and its relationship to stress and disease. The head of psychiatry at Stanford shared that one of the best things that a man … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe that this beautiful summer is continuing into September. I don’t think I can remember a summer that has had such warm temperatures consistently without rain. And, the absolute icing on the cake has been the lack … Continue reading →
My last blog article, Living Vertically in a Horizontal World, encouraged folks to pay attention to what’s in their own backyard and realize they don’t have to always be looking so far down the road to be fulfilled. Well, in … Continue reading →
I had a great vacation at the beginning of the summer, doing a road trip with a friend to Utah. It is an area that I have travelled to many times over the last twenty years. I am in love … Continue reading →
Having been an athlete for most of my life, my physically activity typically consisted of full speed, high intensity, and competition. Anything less just didn’t seem like it was doing anything beneficial for me. Walking was definitely not something that … Continue reading →
OK, so not literally to have the odour of a dog because let’s face it, dogs are pretty stinky most of the time. But have you ever noticed how intently dogs sniff and smell their environment? They can easily spend … Continue reading →