What it Feels Like to Be Alive
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive…” Joseph Campbell This...
View ArticleYou Should Be Grateful
All of the positive psychology research agrees on one point. Gratitude is central to our happiness. And one of the fastest ways from here to happy is to reflect on those things and people we are...
View ArticleDeeply Fascinating
I’m a big fan of Hugh MacLeod over at Gaping Void. His daily cartoons make my day. I have a print of Hugh’s over my desk. It says: I’d love to help you out but sadly that week I’m going to be deeply...
View ArticleI Call Her a Mouseketeer But I’m Jealous
When I first saw Marie on video, I dismissed her as a “Mouseketeer.” She looked to me like she was playing a character from one of those YTV series for tweens, complete with sparkly reminders appearing...
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Mind Shower
Hamilton has been called the city of waterfalls. Circled by the Niagara Escarpment, there are over 100 waterfalls in the greater Hamilton area. Several of them in walking distance of my house. This...
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Rescue a Moment
Life is short and time flies. One moment falls into another and after a while they all seem to blur together and before you know if you are looking back on a decade and asking, “Where did it go?” The...
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Her Happiness Lives on the Wing
People remark lately on how happy I am. And it’s true. I pretty much radiate happiness these days. Even when I am tired or sick or confused or anxious, I can feel the happiness like a rebounder...
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A Timeless Way of Living – Episode Two of Feet in the Ground
A Timeless Way of Living “There is one timeless way of building. It is a process which allows the life inside a person, or a family, or a town, to flourish openly, in freedom, so vividly that it gives...
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Do Nothing – Episode Five of Feet in the Ground
Do Nothing “If we had keen vision and feeling for all ordinary life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of the roar which lies on the other side of...
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Crazy Mind – Episode Six of Feet in the Ground
Crazy Mind “Somewhere in this process, you will come face to face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels...
View ArticleHello Spring!
Where I live we observe Daylight Savings Time, turning our clocks forward by an hour in the spring to take advantage of the light. It takes some getting used to and there is some whinging about that,...
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