Take Your Pick
From a very, very young age we’re taught that choices are important. Whether it’s deciding what color shirt to wear, or what to major in in college, choices, we’re told will have a profound impact not just on what we do but on who we are.
Ask any two year old to put on a pair of shoes without consulting... >Read More
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Avoiding Divorce
We’ve all heard the stat that 50% of marriages end in divorce. It’s a horrible number, so much heartache in that one statistic. But researchers are now saying that there’s more reason to hope. Walking down the aisle doesn’t have to feel like flipping a coin.
Jennifer Baker, the researcher who is credited, erroneously she claims, with...... >Read More
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Looking for Solid Ground
We’ve all had moments when we’ve wished the ground would open up and swallow us. For one family in Quebec that’s exactly what happened. According to reports on CNN.com a 500 yard sinkhole opened up threatening five homes in the town of Saint-Jude. One home was sucked into the hole and a family of five lost their lives. They... >Read More
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Disabled, Not Broken
From a distance, “disabled” always seemed like an innocuous word. It was simply an adjective that described a set of physical circumstances. It’s a word I’ve often used, never aware of its power. But when a friend used that word to describe someone that I love I had a startling realization. Up close, “disabled” sounds an awful...... >Read More
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Hockey Hero Is Unafraid
There’s been a lot of talk of hockey this week. The US Olympic men’s hockey team beat Canada for the first time since 1960. I know we Canadians are a polite bunch, but that’s going to sting for a while.
It wasn’t the first time the country was united behind a single game and it won’t be the last. Ask... >Read More
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Gadgets on a Plane – Are you packing?
Commercial flights aren’t as comfortable as they used to be. With meals and those little packs of peanuts a thing of the past, today’s savvy flyer has to take his or her comfort into their own hands. The in-flight movie is one of the last comforts still left on commercial aircrafts. But if you’re relying on the movie to... >Read More
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Summer Reading
On the side of the library in White Rock, BC they have a quote from William Butler Yeats in foot-high letters. It reads, “Take down this book and slowly read”. It’s such excellent advice, especially for summer.
There is something about the slow days of summers that just begs for the pages of an open book. For some of us,... >Read More
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Hey Mom, Can We Talk?
Growing up my Dad always made a point of telling us that... >more
Is Porn Replacing Sex?
I was both surprised and deeply saddened by a video on CNN... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)