Recently, one of my posts regarding censorship of information and information stealing, mysteriously vanished from my wall. I ‘used my inside voice’ to thumb my finger at those who might wish to silence me and they in turn reminded me that my freedom of speech is limited as it’s their show. I am minimized and […]
Minute to Freedom #38: Learning to Feel Joy
Today let’s talk about learning to feel joy. Has it ever seemed like it’s hard to feel happiness or joy? Easy to feel pain, but tough to feel excitement?
Post It Like You Mean It – Part 1
Recently, a friend of mine posted a status on Facebook, which on the surface seemed non-adjacent to her usual upbeat, forward thinking ones. My friend is a wonderful mother, Mastered in Education, a lovely person, a fierce political debater and always brings light to every table. I say that with all impunity. In hers and […]
To Be Or Not To Be? – That’s A Stupid Question
Human beings are obsessed with two things – Life and Death. After all, what else do we truly have? The death part is a consideration that varies widely, depending on what your beliefs are – for some, death is the reward for living. And for others, death is the tragic end they either refuse to acknowledge or dread with a daily fear.
Minute to Freedom #37: Owning My Talents
Today let’s talk about owning your talents. Have you ever felt like you can’t appreciate your talents the way you could for someone else?
Who Dies?
Last week I went to a screening of the film Griefwalker, a National Film Board documentary featuring the work and words of Stephen Jenkinson. I’ve heard him speak to crowds of grief hungry people on living well and dying well. The other night he offered us a riddle posed to him by a medicine man … Who dies?
Wasting Time
People, myself included, seem to do everything in our power to resist liberation. It’s like we are addicted to punishing ourselves.
Minute to Freedom #36: Denial
Today let’s talk about denial. Has it ever seemed like you had blinders on about your world?
The Book Keepers
If you can’t find happiness in the silence of your thoughts, you will never be able to find it with another.
How To Be Human
Author Nick Bantock reminds us that we all have the capacity to be more compassionate but that occasionally, we need to be reminded.
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