“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.” Rosa Parks *Note: for those of you feeling oversaturated with content and looking for something actionable, please scroll to the end where I’ve written a summary and bullet point process you can...
How Learning Languages Promotes Peace
Language has been a hot topic in Quebec (where I was born and raised) for as long as I can remember. I’ve had ample time...
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5 Great Ways to Get Grounded
The majority of us living “modern” lifestyles struggle to maintain a healthy balance and connection to our bodies. We move less...
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Are Being “Nice” and Being “Honest” Really...
There seems to be a dichotomy set up in some peoples minds between being “nice” and being “honest.” Not...
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I come from a mixed heritage background. West-Indo-European would be one simplified way of describing it. On my mother’s side Irish and Scottish meet Trinidadian-Indian and on my dad’s Welsh, English and roots somewhere in Scandinavia add to...
Sometimes the universe conspires for certain things to cross our paths. This was the case for me with John O’Donohue’s book “Anam Cara.” The book poetically explores a whole slew of ideas stemming from the Irish/Celtic concept (anam cara) which...
I was sitting with a philosopher friend of mine discussing life and its many joys and trials when he came out with something along the lines of “anxiety is actually just grief that we’ve had to try and deal with in isolation.” “Now...
Once upon a time most community events were places where all generations mingled. Elders, youth, children, adults…everybody had a place in the circle when it came to celebration! These days it seems more and more spaces are anything but...
To me, the title of this post encapsulates the crux of most modern-day existential and relationship dilemma’s. How do we go about balancing this, relatively recent, cultural obsession with personal freedom with the unavoidable reality of...