When I was a kid I had severe allergies. This was at a time before allergies were common knowledge (yes…I am that old). Some were to food, but the most deadly ones at the time were to grain dust. Now, growing up in rural Saskatchewan, one would think that you would build up a resistance […]
Playfulness
When I was a teen I was very much into play. I would not play the games of children, but I would play at different things. For example, if I was shopping with my mother in a grocery store I would pull random things off of the shelves and put them in the shopping carts […]
Waving our Flags
It is estimated that in the twentieth century alone, human beings managed to kill more than two hundred million other human beings in wars and through genocide. Human beings seem to be unique among the planet’s organisms in that we harm and kill other humans not just to protect ourselves physically, not just in pursuit […]
Acceptance
So many people have difficulty with the concept of acceptance. They think that it means that they must accept absolutely everything that is thrown at them, whether it is nice or abusive or anything in between. Acceptance does not mean that we have to put up with horrible behaviour from others in our lives. To […]
Legacy
“The only legacy we truly leave is what is in the hearts of those who are left behind.” Trent Deerhorn I remember a number of years ago I was asked by my sister (#3) how I would want to be remembered after my death. My answer was typical for me, “I don’t really care. […]
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