Apparently I will do anything not to write including eating, reading the newspaper, cleaning the office …
Archives for 2012
Outers In A Canoe
Someone’s idea of fun in October in Northwestern Ontario: portaging a 250-pound canoe up a mountain, then paddling (off-course), at night, in the snow, fighting exhaustion all the while.
Minute to Freedom #89: Feeling Different
Have you ever felt like you’re out of step with the world around you?
The Plant Woman
“Sagaligesw” means “family doctor” in the Mi’kmaq language. Well okay, it actually means “Plant Woman”. But the Plant Woman once filled very much this role in the life of members of the eastern Canadian communities of the Mi’kmaq. Although fewer have chosen this path in recent years, Jeorgina Larocque, a Mi’kmaq elder and medicine woman […]
The Faithful Pray For Rain
We take so much for granted and far too often demonstrate a lack of understanding and sympathy for others. In time, the meek shall inherit the earth…
The cellar room
Siege of Budapest Christmas Eve 1944
Never Say Never, Part Two
In part 2 of a three part article, Author Randi G Fine tells her compelling true story about her 1980 rape, her survival, and the miracle that occurred after thirty years.
Grandmother
Grandmother is a poem about heritage, the connection to poverty and the struggle to transform through learning. I write with her in mind at all times as the source of understanding and grace that is predominant in all cultures. The ever giving hand of calmness over a troubled existence.
The Quest for the Magical Dog
We have all seen those marvelous, wonderful dogs at the movies or in books. The ones who are the heroes. The ones who always obey their owners. The ones who are never the “bad dog.” We all sometimes wish we had THAT dog. The truth is, we probably do. We just have to see their potential and work with them a little each day.
Minute to Freedom #88: Controlling Behavior
I was trying to control my world like I couldn’t control the alcoholic family of my teenage years.
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