on friday i went to a highschool graduation ceremony – my first one! not having grown up in north america, and my older children having decided to skip grade 12, i had never been to one. my first impression were the beautiful clothes everyone was wearing. where did all these gowns come from? well, some… Continue reading the cinderella project
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taking a stand: what does it take to make a difference?
my last post was inspired by the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. in it i was musing about what it takes to stand up against whatever oppression we’re experiencing, be it political or in a smaller social environment. making that decision marie reflected: “i guess it’s a matter of deciding what is more… Continue reading taking a stand: what does it take to make a difference?
tiananmen square – standing up
the twentieth anniversary of tiananmen square. i sit at the mall in richmond centre as i write this. richmond, we sometimes say, isn’t vancouver – it’s part of china. if you want to get a job here, it really helps if you speak mandarin or cantonese. so there are a lot of chinese people here… Continue reading tiananmen square – standing up
isle of skye on a wordless wednesday
image by jvhemert
self-discipline
kerr cuhulain is my favourite wiccan author so i was delighted to find out he now has a blog. kerr cuhulain believes in cultivating virtues (he calls them codes of chivalry), and proposes to focus on a specific one every month. may is related to self discipline. in thinking about that, i looked around the… Continue reading self-discipline
morita therapy, the psychology of action
once in a while i tell people that the name of my company is moritherapy and they say, “oh yes, i know moritherapy!” what they usually mean is morita therapy. it’s about time i explore what that is. the information here comes from the ToDo institute. morita therapy is sometimes referred to as the psychology… Continue reading morita therapy, the psychology of action
wordless wednesday willow
image by zenera
in defense of “trying”
the word “trying” has a bad rap. why? yoda said, “do, or do not. there is no try“. there is the idea that “trying” is associated with excuses, that trying comes just before failing, that trying implies no commitment, etc. fair enough. here are my points: what does try mean? let’s start by looking at… Continue reading in defense of “trying”
saying grace
there were a number of posts recently about saying grace, for example at maggi dawn’s blog. “why say grace in a world without god?” seemed to be one of the questions. also, “how to say grace without thanking god?” for today, i will spare you my grumblings about interpretations of who or what god is.… Continue reading saying grace
transitions
earlier this week, i had the pleasure of guest blogging for strawberry ghetto (here), a lovely fellow vancouverite whom i met last year during the blogathon. the topic of the post is transitions. one of the things i talk about there is the time i lived a double life. like this: images by bill barber… Continue reading transitions