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...
Are you Blocking Your Own Creative Flow?
I’m writing about this because one of the biggest, baddest monsters under the bed of most creative writers is the desire to...
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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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What it Means to Be a Spiritual Activist
To Do or Not to Do To put it mildly, there is a bit of an obsession with “doing” in the current market culture. Productivity...
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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...
The majority of us living “modern” lifestyles struggle to maintain a healthy balance and connection to our bodies. We move less, spend less time outdoors and consume things like sugar, conservation agents and caffeine in amounts never before...
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...
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...