a few weeks ago, i polled my readers what they thought were my best posts. here is what they came up with: creativity: the murky mind ernesto cardenal: verses from the pluriverse recovering from anorexia: 10 activities a buddhist carnival sex trade workers and free will this is an entry for my participation in the… Continue reading blogathon: my 5 best posts, according to my readers
Month: July 2008
blogathon: 15 books i treasure
this is an entry for my participation in the 2008 blogathon, a 24-hour marathon of blogging. please support the cause and donate – however much, however little – to the canadian mental health association (vancouver/burnaby branch). to donate, email me or use this URL: www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d2252. you should be able to get there by clicking the… Continue reading blogathon: 15 books i treasure
blogathon: mental health support in churches
in my announcement of this blogathon last week, i mentioned marja bergen, the founder of the living room, a church-based support group for people with mood disorders. let me give you a few excerpts from her new book, a firm place to stand, where she describes the birth of the living room. marja’s experience stands… Continue reading blogathon: mental health support in churches
blogathon: arts in vancouver
this is an entry for my participation in the 2008 blogathon, a 24-hour marathon of blogging. please support the cause and donate – however much, however little – to the canadian mental health association (vancouver/burnaby branch). to donate, email me or use this URL: www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d2252. you should be able to get there by clicking the… Continue reading blogathon: arts in vancouver
blogathon: what happened to SFU’s seniors’ program??
it used to be when you turned 60, you could go to university for free. a wonderful tradition and one that, i’m sure, didn’t cost the university very much at all. and then one day … well, read on. this is a letter to the editor by my friend ruth. on january 1, 2008, i… Continue reading blogathon: what happened to SFU’s seniors’ program??
blogathon: the temple of my familiar by alice walker (a book review)
copyrighted in 1989, alice walker’s the temple of my familiar is anything but new, at least to our way of thinking. to miss lissie, one of the book’s main protagonists, the 19 years that have intervened since then would be but a barely noticeable blip, seeing that she can remember lives back to the times… Continue reading blogathon: the temple of my familiar by alice walker (a book review)
blogathon: a piece of novel
this is an entry for my participation in the 2008 blogathon, a 24-hour marathon of blogging. please support the cause and donate – however much, however little – to the canadian mental health association (vancouver/burnaby branch). to donate, email me or use this URL: www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d2252. you should be able to get there by clicking the… Continue reading blogathon: a piece of novel
blogathon: about poetry
this poem about poetry is a contribution from susan trapp: what poetry should be susan trapp poetry should sing the song that needs to be sung in our hearts. poetry should celebrate our successes and our failures. poetry should be the prayer our soul needs to pray in the darkest moments of our lives. poetry… Continue reading blogathon: about poetry
blogathon: choosing a therapist
this is an entry for my participation in the 2008 blogathon, a 24-hour marathon of blogging. please support the cause and donate – however much, however little – to the canadian mental health association (vancouver/burnaby branch). to donate, email me, use this URL: www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d2252. you should be able to get there by clicking the link;if… Continue reading blogathon: choosing a therapist
blogathon: buddha in burma
(buddha image by kris b)