Sandra and John Nowlan travelled with famed environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau along the Amazon. They profound beauty and deep threats to a river that holds more than a fifth of all the fresh water on earth.
Archives for October 2010
Random Love and X-Rated Orcas
When Neil Johnston heads off whale watching in the waters off Vancouver Island, he is in for a bigger surprise than he ever bargained for.
Even Donkeys Get Drinking Problems
What’s a man to do when he adopts a pet with a drinking problem? A humorous look at an unusual friendship in a culture few get to see and even fewer understand.
This Body Will Be a Corpse
When t-shirts and other products carry words of profound wisdom, is this a good thing or is it just that thing consumerism does — turning every last word, object, and experience into a product for purchase?
Crashing into Puberty in the Age of Facebook
I wrote on this site most recently about bullying against LGBT children. I expressed my fear of having a child bullied or be a bully. All of the things I thought, deep in my heart, that I had taught my children — empathy, understanding, acceptance — were erased by my son writing one little word on the internet.
Michelle L’amour Teaches the Fan Dance
Rosie Bitts catches up with burlesque star Michelle L’amour teaching the fabulous fan dance.
My Buddhist Practice Meets the Specter of Death by Cancer
When Rick Bateman discovers a tumor in his leg and faces the prospect of cancer and possibly death, he explores the nature of his suffering and is reunited with the premise of Buddhism.
Just Saying: Quotations On Being Yourself
Your Life As A Human team has handpicked some inspirational quotations on being original, being yourself, being true to who you are.
Writing for What You Want
George Burden has a life most writers would envy. To date he’s written his way to a private audience with the king of the Ashanti, cruised the Nile, attended the Imperial Ball at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, hiked the Grand Canyon and celebrated the advent of the Year of the Rooster in Hong Kong. So far he’s visited six continents with plans to see the last on his list, Australia, in the near future.
Changing Seasons and Creativity
There is a part of me that wonders if my creative cycles are a result of the extreme distinct nature of the seasons or if it is a deeper moon pull, a memory of childhood that untangles like a loose thread. Regardless, I am surrendering to the deep longings that dance about like the last of the leaves…
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