There seems to be a dichotomy set up in some peoples minds between being “nice” and being “honest.” Not in the sense that “nice” people are constantly lying through their teeth, but rather a lot of us seem to...
Three Paradigm Shifts That Will Change Your Approach to Learning
“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge” Tuli Kupferberg What are some of the key paradigms, or ways of thinking and...
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Living Our Freedom Together
To me, the title of this post encapsulates the crux of most modern-day existential and relationship dilemma’s. How do we go...
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5 Reasons Why Bringing Your Kids to Concerts is a Great Idea!
Once upon a time most community events were places where all generations mingled. Elders, youth, children, adults…everybody...
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Everyone has their own process when it comes to writing, be it song-writing, creative writing or writing a thesis. As a self-taught musician I’ve never had a very technical approach. I find a lot of people feel intimidated about getting...
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 and opportunity to mull over ever aspect of language as an element of culture and connection (or disconnection)...
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...
Conscious Birth A couple of years ago I took a two week course on spiritual midwifery with Uva Meiner, a midwife from Costa Rica. She gave the workshop at my mother’s retreat center, Heartroot Farm, in the Eastern townships of Quebec. Though my...