It is often heard from Buddhist teachers that this life is nothing more than a dream and awakening, no different in either case. Having studied lucid dreaming in a dedicated way for about two years Rick Bateman would have to agree. So if we can become lucid in our dreams, can we awaken to the dream of so-called real life?
Girl Meets Canada: Pirates and Unicorns and Friends of Yore
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. Whoops. Where has the time gone? Here I thought that I’d be all good and post regularly and then, BAM! Days and days (and DAYS) go by and I give you nothing. You have my deepest apologies, interweb. Apparently I […]
The Weather is Bigger Than Us
What’s the weather doing in your part of the world today? Rain, drought, cold, heat, winds? Unexpected sunshine? In the absence of weather, small talk would be severely compromised. “It’s another day, isn’t it?” the neighbor would say. “Yep, sure is a day,” we would reply. Farmers would have nothing to complain about except, of […]
Essential Listening: Gordie “Grady” Johnson — If I Was King
From Canada to the Southern States, from Big Sugar to Grady, Gordie Johnson has created a unique sound transcends borders and inspires his fans and other musicians alike.
The Blogging vs. Writing Dilemma (There Is One)
Ali Dubrow ponders the difference between blogging and writing and ends up blogging when she wants to be writing…or is that writing when she wants to be blogging?
DO Something: When Crowds Ignore Rape
Indifference? Pack Mentality? Stupidity? Fear? Margaret Blackwood asks how a recent gang-rape in BC could have been allowed to occur — and why no one intervened.
It’s ALL About You, Baby!
Mary Black Bonnet writes about her connection to Bethanny Frankel of Real Houswives fame, her deep love for her daughter, Turtle,
Adventures in Puppyhood: Nature and Nurture in Dogs
Is your new puppy’s personality all do to genetics and breeding or does the way he is raised determine who he will become? Eric Brad — currently immersed in raising his own puppy Rizzo — explores the link between nature and nurture and how to help your puppy grow to be the best he can be.
Welcoming Autumn
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness of it — the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it — the whole story doesn’t show.” —Andrew Wyeth The first days of autumn are here and the rain falls wet on leafy gold lined streets. The […]
Awareness: Is it Really Half the Battle?
With awareness comes change and change is seldom easy. However, I believe that we tend to make things much more difficult for ourselves than need be. Too often we see change as a bad thing. In the case of tragic events that inevitably occur in life it is almost impossible to fathom there being something good to come of it. However, a mere alteration in our perception of these events can be the difference between giving up on life and falling into deep depression or seeing them as opportunities to learn and move forward in a positive way.
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