in my internet travels, i have occasionally come across white bison, a recovery initiative particularly geared towards native americans, or first nations people, our term here in canada. today i chanced upon one of white bison’s premises: “a spiritual person is one who screws up everyday and keeps coming back to the creator” what a… Continue reading screwing up
Month: June 2007
nutrigenomics, diet and obesity
in continuation of a post the other day on the need to respect individuality in therapy, i came across toronto nutritional sciences researcher ahmed el-sohemy’s work on the difference between men and women in reacting to caffeine. nutrigenomics – matching nutrition to your DNA his research is connected to the field of nutrigenomics, a new… Continue reading nutrigenomics, diet and obesity
hi dad!
remember the inspiration post? you never know what’s going to inspire you. i just found a new blog that i’m going to try and follow, written by a venture capitalist in new york, and his blog entry for today was very short: i just called my dad. got voice mail. wished him a happy father’s… Continue reading hi dad!
14 ways to quit smoking
one of my favourite magazines is visions, BC’s mental health and addictions journal. it always has a great cross-section of mental health “consumers” (isn’t that a strange term?) and professionals writing about issues that directly impact people with mental health concerns: from those who are living with schizophrenia, to parents of youth battling with bipolar… Continue reading 14 ways to quit smoking
international webloggers day: solidarity
from darfur to duesseldorf, from iceland to isla negra, from barcelona to benares, happy international weblogger’s day! rio akasaka brought this event into being a few years ago, and even though it doesn’t have such a large fellowship yet, i still like to participate in it. maybe it’s because i’ve lived in a number of… Continue reading international webloggers day: solidarity
fear of flying
three years ago, coming back from a stressful visit to germany, i experienced the most terrifying nine hours of my life. i had an intense attack of fear of flying, the culmination of increasing unease i had experienced over the last few years whenever i was in a plane. last week, i was in an… Continue reading fear of flying
5 energizers
my blogging friend pamm from my secret spiritual dance tagged me with a meme about energy. it was started by cardin at optimistlab. so what are my five favourite ways to increase energy? i think i’ll just list the first five that come to mind. dancing! dancing always makes me happy and feel alive. sometimes… Continue reading 5 energizers
depression – 120% cured!
“i have the solution for depression!” “i’ll give you the best addiction treatment ever!” i wish i could say that. unfortunately, i can’t. but. if you need help with addiction, want to discuss what you think are signs of depression, or would like some help with getting your weight under control, we will get together… Continue reading depression – 120% cured!
of tractors and violins
well, we’re back from alberta. we went there for my graduation from the master of distance education program at athabasca university. it was a nice ceremony but the best part was when i came home to a letter from the university, telling me that i had won the annual tim byrnes scholarship for “combining academic… Continue reading of tractors and violins
athabasca, here i come!
just wanted to let you know, my good readers, that i will be away for a few days in beautiful athabasca. it’s 150 km (95 miles) north of edmonton – quite a ways up north, so i’m really looking forward to loooooong days. be back on sunday!