After making our change to positive training, my wife and I decided on a new motto for ourselves. “Each dog better than the last.” Before we moved to training our dogs with behavioural science and positive methods, our approach consisted mostly of trying to keep unwanted behaviours in check and get a standard set of behaviours in place. We didn’t really have much more of a goal that just a dog that didn’t disrupt things too much and provided us good companionship.
Archives for 2012
Minute to Freedom #40: Low Self Esteem
Today let’s talk about low self esteem. Have friends ever told you to give yourself a break? Did it ever seem like you didn’t think much of yourself?
Repercussions of Gluttony – Part 1
Recently I was reminded of the excesses of my children’s childhood – a picture of a toy room filled with toys, gifts from generous family and friends, but with which my children rarely played. From a very early age we are taught that more is better and to consume, consume, consume. We are bombarded with […]
What is Truly Necessary for a Liberated Life?
“We should not have anything that is not necessary.” San Francisco Zen Center founder Suzuki Roshi. This quote got me thinking about stuff. Literally the things we claim ownership over. What fills our houses and apartments. And what often gets in the way of our liberation work. I was a collector when I was younger. […]
View From the Top
The Tour Eiffel [Eiffel Tower] with its brown paint and stature lends itself to be one of the “must see” attractions for most people traveling to Paris. I beg to different; the Arc de Triomphe provides a breathtaking view of the city and is the second tallest building in Paris and its history is fascinating. […]
Tarmac Meditations #81: Writing Not Running – A Love Story
I woke up this cold summer morning in the arms of a nightmare. The taste of last night’s crack cocaine still rancid in my mouth, the smoke drifting across the dust in the morning light, I was right there, right back where I used to be every morning in those endless years. These days I […]
In The Company of Trees
Guest Author Joanne Marks writes about opening to the subtle realities of nature, based on her experiences with a grove of trees she’s come to know over a 7 years period of harvesting there medicine.
Minute to Freedom #39: Being Gentle With Myself
Today let’s talk about being gentle with myself. Have you ever felt like you’re too tough on yourself?
Who Dies? – Part II
For those of you who read Part I of this article and are dying to know how it ends (sorry, double pun), welcome back. For new readers, let me summarize the previous piece. The question “Who dies?” asks us to examine what it means to die. It’s an activity, something we are asked to be […]
These Little Things Called Rare Earths Are Everywhere!
They are already in many of the technologies you use on a daily basis. And they are likely to be even more ubiquitous and omnipotent in the decades to come, notably fostering the development of green power. Strangely enough, the odds are that you have never or seldom heard about them. They are called rare earths.
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