I remember so clearly tentatively entering the room for our first cross-country team meeting at university. I had flown across the country on invitation to join the national middle-distance running program at the University of Victoria. From a small, protected pond of Leaside to the...
I'm a sucker for serendipity. I absolutely adore stories of "happy accidents" that defy simple odds or logic for that matter. A particular form of serendipity that pleases me to no end is when I see/hear/read the same message a variety of times over the course...
We were sitting in a parking lot, of all places, blissfully unaware of the magic that was about to happen. It was the Blues Festival that was being held in Orillia and the first time we had the pleasure of listening to Shakura S'Aida. Wow. She...
Kula really loved being an "only dog." It suited her well. She had our undivided attention and ruled the roost. Her world came tumbling down when Ziggy the wonder dog joined our family. To say she was unimpressed would be an understatement. She has always...
A few years in to my yoga journey, I was having a talk with my boys about my experience with yoga thus far. "I find that yoga has helped me get stronger and softer, too." Fully anticipating that my statement may have sounded contradictory, I...
I have thoroughly enjoyed the Aging Successfully lecture series recently held by Lakehead University. It was wonderful to "see" the featured speakers that I have long admired for their important work. It was a welcome nudge and acknowledgement that the foundation of all that we...
Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan is what happens when self-help meets memoir in the literary world. It's a treasure that is honest, often raw and frequently laugh-out-loud funny. It's a collection of stories revolving around the theme of "the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to...
One of the ways I demonstrate my love for my boys is through food. Nothing fills me with greater joy than to prepare something they love and watch them enjoy it. They're a little big to sit on my lap now and they get a...
Have you ever experienced that awful sensation of having a big task begging for your attention, yet it seems daunting and out of reach? It could be anything from that "junk drawer" bursting at the seams to perhaps a more pressing, urgent matter that, for...
No doubt, you've heard of the health benefits of Vitamin D, especially in Northern climates, but are you getting enough Vitamin E? To be clear, I'm not talking about the supplement purchased at your local health food store or pharmacy. The Vitamin E I'm talking about is...
Perhaps it's due to our recent move to Horseshoe Valley, or perhaps it's the accumulation of well over a decade of yoga, or, more likely, it's a combination of factors that has me more alert to the goodness that surrounds me. Every day, while out...
