Is there really no hope? You be the judge! I was recently gifted tickets to see John Cleese in his presentation titled Why There Is No Hope at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary. I was looking forward to an evening with his wit and humour, but ended up […]
I just watched a 35-minute interview with Dr. Kristin Neff last night on the importance of self compassion. I found it fascinating because it is something that I realize I myself have been struggling with. Often, we have great compassion for others, but do not apply the same degree of […]
Did you know that at the beginning of July, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park/Aisinai’pi National Historic Site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site? It has the highest density of rock art anywhere in the plains of North America and some of the rock art could possibly be up to as much […]
This is part 2 of the key learning that I took away from the Culture Camp for First Nations, Metis and Inuit. What I am about to share is something I feel every Canadian should be schooled on and it is not a comfortable subject to discuss. I was totally […]
On May 31 and June 1, I participated in the Think Indigenous Culture Camp that was sponsored by the Calgary Regional Consortium at Blackfoot Crossing. This will be the first part of the two part series. I truly feel that I was blessed to be exposed to all the wisdom […]
What did you do for Remembrance Day this year? We switched things up and instead of going to the Military Museum ceremony, we went to the Field of Crosses one on Memorial Drive. It was very moving and sobering to see over 3,400 crosses which make up the mock cemetery […]
Yesterday we celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday. We have come a long way as a country, and my hope is that we continue to grow respect for all living things and truly realize how interconnected we are to one another and nature. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Frank O’Dea […]
On Friday, August 5, I had the honour of participating in the Trailblazer on Fire workshop held by Equine Connections. Brigitte Lessard, founder of WomenTalk , took all of us board members to experience this workshop to help identify our leadership styles and see how we could best support one […]
Study after study has proven the healing benefits of nature on a variety of areas of our health. Regular exposure outdoors: Decreases stress levels & depression – Dr.Shimi Kang, a Harvard trained doctor and best selling author of The Dolphin Way from Vancouver BC, works with teens who are stressed […]
I had an article sent to me recently by a friend in the U.K. about taking pictures of bubbles in winter! I loved the magical pictures of the bubbles intermingled with frosted plants and decided that this past Sunday, I would try my luck. As synchronicity would have it, I […]
