I just ordered a book by Calgary author, Nell Smith. Fun fact – whenever I read the word “retire”, I replace it with “rewire”. I am excited to meet Nell Smith through [...]
American professor of Geography and Pulitzer prize winning author, Jared Diamond wrote an opinion piece in last weekend’s Globe and Mail, suggesting that Americans use July 4, 2020 as a [...]
Image credit: “Hands Up for Peace!” mural in St. Louis, Missouri. Credit: Paul Sableman, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) – image taken from the internet. On June 6, I attended the Black [...]
Note: The time has been changed to 11AM Thursdays for The (Re)Connection Series. Psychologist, gratitude researcher and author Robert Emmons states, “The act of writing your blessings [...]
I am so grateful for grassroots leadership that is showing up across the country. Leadership is demonstrated when someone sees something that needs changing – and they find a way to take [...]
It’s hard. Actually, it’s really hard to have been in a position where I knew I could help leverage resources into our community and now to be sitting as a spectator during this [...]
Covid 19 is exposing numerous cracks in our social fabric. The future for community groups and the social service providers is full of uncertainty and precarious plans. But, as national poet [...]
“You’re grounded!” When I was a teenager, this was the biggest punishment that a parent could shout. If teenagers in the 70’s stayed out too late, came home drunk or took the car keys [...]
This a personal story and also a cautionary tale. The story relates to motherhood. The tale relates to change, unexpected turns of events and shifts that spin a person’s moral compass. First, [...]
The date for the Jon Whyte Spelling Bee and Trivia Challenge is February 4. I’ll be out of town that evening, but I imagine a room full of laughs and groans and deep frustrations as the correct [...]
