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All Collies Great and Small
Love me, love my dog Lassie. Julia McLean offers a hilarious and inspiring look at life with Border Collies. [Read more]
A Simple Smile
Everyone needs a pat on the back now and then. Even a simple smile can make a huge difference in someone’s day. It seems to me that this morsel of truth is becoming lost on a great many of us. As I write this, the title I have in mind is ‘Affirmation’... [Read more]
Notes from the Dirty Wall Project #1: Sleepless in Mumbai…
A year ago Kane Ryan decided to make the change from traveller and observer to someone with the ability to change, however small, the lives of the poor in India. That was the beginning of The Dirty Wall Project, a tiny charity with a very big vision. This is the first of Kane's series of special posts for Life As A Human as he begins his journey back to the slums of India. [Read more]
A Just Assignment
I have always believed there had to be a special place for people who inflicted cruel harm on animals with a personal agenda as the justification. Recently I began to see there may be a correlation between the heartless and a certain member of the animal kingdom that helps make sense of a senseless world at times. And it’s a perfect solution. [Read more]
What To Put On Paper?
After many years of not writing, a man feels compelled to sit down with paper and pad. He reflects on the curious hesitation he feels, is puzzled by the resistance he senses within himself. Is he doubting his talent, or is there something more? [Read more]
The Most Photographed Child in the World
Who is the most photographed child in the world: the Kennedy children, Shirley Temple, or Suri Cruise? In the age of digital photography, does that question have any meaning? [Read more]
Secular Buddhism and Right Association
Aren’t Buddhists all supposed to be sitting alone in caves or lined up like shrubs in some monastery? Rick Bateman explores friendship and communication as a vital aspect of the spiritual life. [Read more]
Girl Meets Canada: Black Prairie
Our traveller shares her drink recipe inspired by Saskatchewan. [Read more]
The Other Side of Me: Dungeons and Demons
Thriving On the Other Side visits a shaman in the Christian tradition who helps release Thriving from the dark entity sapping her emotional and physical strength. [Read more]
Grandmothers as Agents of Change
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa are dynamic activists, awesome fundraisers, and part of a national movement committed to supporting the African grandmothers who are raising their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. [Read more]
