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The temperatures have dropped in my home town and the cold is all we can think about. Frozen pipes. Frozen eyelashes. Frozen batteries. Frozen ski lifts. As for writing and looking in the rear [...]

Savouring the Season takes lots creative pauses along with self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-discipline, and self-control. As you ride this end-of-year-pendulum swing of expectations, [...]

Local community advocate, author, and master journal writer, Lorraine Widmer-Carson combines experience and expertise in her latest book, Gratitude Ignition Guide: Notes for my Leadership Self, a [...]

Established through a Statute in Canadian Parliament, National Philanthropy Day takes place each year on November 15… For almost 20 years, I have been working to promote the idea that [...]

I love mornings. I also love my morning ritual with a kind of fierce passion. For thirty years, regardless of the season, regardless of surgery dates or where I am waking up, regardless of my [...]

Grassroots Gratitude has recently revised its mission: Fostering gratitude as the secret strength of everyday leadership. Every day. Gratitude Ignition Guide: Inspiring thoughtful writing my [...]

Following the conclusion of the Winter 2023 Gratitude Trifecta series, community members met for a March Morning Mixer at Cascade Ponds. We gathered around a campfire on a wintry morning and [...]

In her own words, this month’s Guest Columnist Alyssa Nebel introduces readers to her Reflection Essay: Learn by Heart enviro_educ4374_learn-by-heart_alyssa-nebel Preamble... In the final [...]

Weightlifters know that before lifting a heavy bar, it is essential to get the weights balanced and establish your centre of balance – feet, hips, shoulder, hands, head.  Chin tucked in. [...]