International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day invites reflection and celebration about who and where we are today, at home and around the world, on the status of women, gender issues, respect, equality… Here are a few musings that come to mind for me. Enjoy, share, add your own. Here’s a Canadian perspective: Each year, March 8 is an opportunity...
News Headlines Give Me a Headache!
I’m doing pretty well in my personal life — generally a reasonably healthy and rich balance, joy, connections, commitment. Many inner and outer resources are available to deal with challenges. But oh my goodness, news headlines give me a headache… and a heartache…and a bellyache! I hardly even read the news these days, but enough...
No action to protect wild salmon — one full year after
Today is the one year anniversary of the report of Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River. The government has done virtually nothing to address the many critical issues that the Commission uncovered: 2,145 exhibits. 892 public submissions. 179 witnesses. 26 million dollars. The Commission took all the information and...
Celebrate Earth Day with Gratitude and Action!
It’s Earth Day. And a glorious day it is here on the west coast. The leaves are in that magical state of opening that maximizes the luminous, bright greens. I’m dazzled as the light shines on and through the partially opened leaves to the blossoms and ground below. The herons are busy nesting in their...
Deep inspiration — renewed motivation!
I had the privilege yesterday of attending a workshop sponsored by Be the Change, partnering with the Pachamama Alliance. The titles of the components of the day were Where are we? How did we get here? What’s possible for the future? and Where do we go from here? The first two sections are sobering, to...