We live in an ”i” world. Our priorities are often materialistic and self-centred. We desire the ipod, the ipad, the iphone, the iapp the I,I,I,I,I, and what the “I” wants the “I” should have. What about the “we?” What about the “us?” The only “we” that seems important today is the Wii and even that […]
Archives for 2012
Tarmac Meditations #79: Roll On – Part One
Now sometimes tomorrow comes soaked in treasure and blood. Here we stood the drought, now we’ll stand the flood. There’s a new world coming, I can see the light. I’m a Jack of all trades, we’ll be alright. – Jack of All Trades – Bruce Springsteen 2012
The Broken Window
I cried on and off for reasons that usually stay hidden. I cried because I cannot bear the damage and pain that people feel forced to inflict upon themselves and others. I cannot bear that more and more children are being infected by the apathy virus.
Minute to Freedom #32: Dependent Personality
Today let’s talk about being a dependent personality. Have you ever felt like your world rotated around someone else, and that person had the ability to determine your happiness
Arnhem Land – Part 2
Not far from the comforts of modern life in the mining town of Nhulunbuy in north-east Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory – where the town ends – nature takes over.
Learning Life
For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to learn to play the cello. There’s something about that instrument that ravishes me every time I hear it. I feel it first in my belly as its notes swell with passion, then it traverses the length of my body as if I were being played by the master as well.
Mysticism and Pragmatism In Dog Training
One of the things I say frequently about dogs and their owners is , “You can’t tell someone how to raise their child and you can’t tell them how to raise their dog.” Like politics or religion, a discussion about how to train or raise a dog can invoke strong emotions and strong opinions across a pretty wide spectrum. Everyone seems to have their preferred authorities and philosophies.
Top Five Ruined Castles in Europe
For me, visiting a castle is an enchanting treat … and when I say enchanting I mean that I gaze off over the ruined ramparts fantasizing about what it must have been like in its glory, centuries ago.
Minute to Freedom #31: Not Being A Victim
Today let’s talk about not being a victim. Have you ever felt like a victim? Like everyone was out to get you?
Bravo Sir Knight
Many have seen the articles in the Canadian press regarding Vincent Gabriel Kirouac. He is our Canadian Knight errant traveling across the vast expanse of Canada in his knightly garb riding his gentle steed Coeur-de-Lion (Lionheart).
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