A couple weeks ago, I noticed several thousand extra dollars in my bank account. For a split second, I thought maybe there’d been a happy accident, and wondered about ways to ethically keep the money. Then I realized it was actually mine, from the sale of my condo. I’d been so consumed with the hateful …
On my walk to work every morning, I pass through a playground. On the day after the Alberta election, I took the above photo for this post; the kids’ chalk drawings reminded me of the phrase, “everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten.” If you read my last blog post, you can probably …
I’ve never voted for the NDP before, but I will in this election. That might turn some of you off, but bear with me for a minute. I said in my last post* that I wasn’t feeling brave enough to write about the Alberta election scheduled for April 16. Maybe you’re wondering: what’s to be …
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When I set up this blog, I deliberately didn’t say how often I’d post to it. I did say that one of my hesitations was related to whether I’d be committed enough to keep the blog going. In my head, I told myself I’d try to write something about every two weeks. According to that schedule, …
I saw Barack Obama speak in Calgary earlier this month. Dave Kelly, a local personality, had the honour of interviewing the former U.S. president, and started the conversation by asking what advice Obama has for parents trying to teach children how to be kind – especially as the “leaders” around us are often behaving anything …
My grandma likes to talk. In our society, we often gather together for birthdays, funerals, weddings, graduations, and so on. It feels nice to celebrate the good times together and to offer comfort during the hard times. But my grandma lives by that philosophy every day, not just the milestone moments. She's not from a …
If Wikipedia is to be believed, the first Valentine’s Day celebration was held in the year 496, and it wasn’t until the 18th century that the day became an occasion for couples to show love for one another. So, it’s maybe safe to assume there have been many variations in how to acknowledge (or not acknowledge) …
I didn’t realize how important my job was to my identity until I changed jobs in 2015. And I’m still a bit embarrassed about that. After all, it’s a person’s character, values, and interests that are important — not their job…right? For a little more than a decade, I worked in corporate communications, and for …
With the women’s march coming up this weekend in Calgary, I thought it worth taking a minute to share about another type of march I recently learned about. On a recent visit to Buenos Aires, I became fascinated by the story of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo. In the late 1970s and early 80s, …
Earlier in the year, I was in a class where discussion turned to a sensitive topic. As various Canadians’ views of the issue were dissected, I saw one of my classmates become upset. I asked her during the class break if she wanted to talk. Her family lives in a similar region of the country …
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