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A Home for One and All

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A Home for One and All

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old ...

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old – in Victoria and Vancouver, the concept of having a secure place to live is becoming an unatta ...

April 01, 2018
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Find Pleasure Everywhere

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Find Pleasure Everywhere

Learning to cultivate pleasure and invite it into all areas of our lives – no matter what else is happeni ...

Learning to cultivate pleasure and invite it into all areas of our lives – no matter what else is happening – is a skill. Sometimes, when life is bearing down, it can be difficult to seek out pleasure ...

March 01, 2018
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A Love Story

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A Love Story

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from ...

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from a distance. On a brilliantly sunny day in December, I was on Salt Spring Island, a 45-minute fe ...

February 01, 2018
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The Gift of Friendship

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The Gift of Friendship

During this Christmas season, keep this thought in mind: material gifts are immaterial. Often the best pr ...

During this Christmas season, keep this thought in mind: material gifts are immaterial. Often the best presents we can give to each other are a willing ear, an open heart and shared laughter. The gift ...

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Opportunities

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Opportunities

Growing older is inevitable (if we’re lucky). But letting go of outdated ideas about later-life potential ...

Growing older is inevitable (if we’re lucky). But letting go of outdated ideas about later-life potential means you don’t have to grow old! ...

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In Giving Thanks, We Give Ourselves

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In Giving Thanks, We Give Ourselves

Be grateful for who you are, for what you can do, for where you are privileged to live and share that gra ...

Be grateful for who you are, for what you can do, for where you are privileged to live and share that gratitude in giving thanks this month ...

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Bummers Can Bring Blessings

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Bummers Can Bring Blessings

Sometimes, change can feel like a real bummer, especially when it seems to attack us all at once. Reflect ...

Sometimes, change can feel like a real bummer, especially when it seems to attack us all at once. Reflect on a moment in life that, at the time, seemed unpleasant and somehow turned out to be a blessi ...

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A Joyous Journey

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A Joyous Journey

Thirty-four years ago, I set out on the road I am now travelling. I was about the age then, that my daugh ...

Thirty-four years ago, I set out on the road I am now travelling. I was about the age then, that my daughters are now. ...

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The Time for Spontaneity is Now!

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The Time for Spontaneity is Now!

When was the last time you did something spontaneous? The time to be courageous – and a little outrageous ...

When was the last time you did something spontaneous? The time to be courageous – and a little outrageous – is now. ...

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Let Your Life Force Shine

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Let Your Life Force Shine

In order to change my life, I must begin immediately. This is not the time to be shy, to stand back. I mu ...

In order to change my life, I must begin immediately. This is not the time to be shy, to stand back. I must do it flamboyantly with no exceptions. ...

May 01, 2017
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Helen’s Hats

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Helen’s Hats

My late friend Helen Martin spent her lifetime collecting hats. But Helen’s hats were not just caps, toqu ...

My late friend Helen Martin spent her lifetime collecting hats. But Helen’s hats were not just caps, toques or chapeaus, they were HATS ...

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A Journey to Self-Care

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A Journey to Self-Care

When was the last time you walked through the door of a gym? ...

When was the last time you walked through the door of a gym? ...

March 01, 2017
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Co-Housing for Baba Yagas

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Co-Housing for Baba Yagas

Co-housing is a style of living that has been slowly working its way into our society. ...

Co-housing is a style of living that has been slowly working its way into our society. ...

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Dust Off Your Dreams

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|Date: January 01, 2017
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Dust Off Your Dreams

How many of your days have gone astray and what are you going to do to make sure the upcoming days don’t ...

How many of your days have gone astray and what are you going to do to make sure the upcoming days don’t get the opportunity to do so? Here is a suggestion to take up so the year does not get away aga ...

January 01, 2017
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