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Living On Purpose: Yoga & The Meaning Of Life

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Living On Purpose: Yoga & The Meaning Of Life

It was a rainy winter day. I hadn’t slept much the night before, having had afternoon tea with friends an ...

It was a rainy winter day. I hadn’t slept much the night before, having had afternoon tea with friends and forgetting that caffeine would keep me awake all night! When I finally did get to sleep—after ...

December 30, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

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Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my ...

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my life to do just that. But there have been times when I was living out someone else’s purpose, ...

October 27, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us ...

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us can do it alone. We need support, guidance, acceptance, challenge, laughter, and the camaraderi ...

August 31, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Summer Book Reading With A Purpose

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Living On Purpose: Summer Book Reading With A Purpose

Three books I recommend for your summer reading are “Muddy Water” by Allen Tysick, “A Turn of Attention: ...

Three books I recommend for your summer reading are “Muddy Water” by Allen Tysick, “A Turn of Attention: Journeys into Mediumship” by Debra Doerksen, and “The World So Wide” by Zilla Jones. All three ...

July 01, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your lea ...

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your leaky faucet or the peeling paint, your arthritic knees, current events, or money problems. Photo: ...

May 01, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

February 28, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard ...

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard all my life...why would I want to have priories? And you settle into the pile of books and maga ...

January 01, 2025
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Living On Purpose: I Can and I Will

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Living On Purpose: I Can and I Will

Not all of retirement, or even life, is good news. Not every day is the best day ever. But having the wil ...

Not all of retirement, or even life, is good news. Not every day is the best day ever. But having the will and desire to make the most of any situation goes a long way in surviving any crisis. In the ...

November 01, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great g ...

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great granddaughter (grade two already!), it’s the time to go back to school. Photo: Barbara Risto Sep ...

September 01, 2024
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Inspiration By The Sea

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Inspiration By The Sea

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for jog ...

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for joggers, dog walkers, bicyclists, kite flyers, and even picnics before the land falls down the cli ...

July 03, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several write ...

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several writers’ groups, I have discovered a whole new library of authors, expanding my reading choices from ...

July 03, 2024
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Living On Purpose-Downsizing or Bust

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Living On Purpose-Downsizing or Bust

Our grand plan of wintering in Mexico and the rest of the year living in a condo in our hometown of Victo ...

Our grand plan of wintering in Mexico and the rest of the year living in a condo in our hometown of Victoria, BC was put on hold when the pandemic hit. But by the summer of 2022, we were s ...

April 30, 2024
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Living On Purpose: Afternoon Tea

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Living On Purpose: Afternoon Tea

It all started in 1840, when Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, couldn’t wait for the traditional 8 pm ...

It all started in 1840, when Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, couldn’t wait for the traditional 8 pm meal, so she started having afternoon tea and sweets at 4 o’clock. Since my mother bough ...

February 29, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Pep Talk

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Living On Purpose – Pep Talk

I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk. You can listen in if you want. So, La ...

I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk. You can listen in if you want. So, Laurie, it is the New Year and you’ve just had a birthday. You are now 72 years old. It’s n ...

January 01, 2024
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Living On Purpose

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Living On Purpose

Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the ...

Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the holiday season, you’re in good company. For many years, I participated in a very merry season, ...

October 30, 2023
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