Tag: Pat Nichol | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Conscious Connections

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 01, 2019
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Conscious Connections

For me, September has always felt as much of a new beginning as January. To that end, I would like to sha ...

For me, September has always felt as much of a new beginning as January. To that end, I would like to share some ideas for a new beginning by unlocking the amazing power you carry within you. None of ...

September 01, 2019
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Artful Islanders

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: August 01, 2019
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Artful Islanders

I recently spent a month living on Salt Spring Island. I met people with unique abilities and talents. Se ...

I recently spent a month living on Salt Spring Island. I met people with unique abilities and talents. Several caught my fancy. I asked if I could interview them and learn a bit more about that they d ...

August 01, 2019
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The Road Ahead

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: June 01, 2019
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The Road Ahead

As I wander down the streets of my life, I look back over my shoulder and see that nearly everything I wa ...

As I wander down the streets of my life, I look back over my shoulder and see that nearly everything I wanted, I got, and nearly everything I wanted to do, I did, almost exactly as they were laid out ...

June 01, 2019
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Sorry Not Sorry

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Sorry Not Sorry

“You must be Canadian,” I often comment laughingly when someone apologizes for what doesn’t seem to need ...

“You must be Canadian,” I often comment laughingly when someone apologizes for what doesn’t seem to need an apology. As Canadians, we have a chronic need to apologize “all the time.” Due to the number ...

May 01, 2019
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Compassion For Self

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: April 01, 2019
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Compassion For Self

Last November, I spent four days on Bowen Island with 60 other people learning about and sharing compassi ...

Last November, I spent four days on Bowen Island with 60 other people learning about and sharing compassion. Compassion for self, for others, for nature. I have already written about nature, so I thou ...

April 01, 2019
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Adventure Awaits in Costa Rica

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|Date: March 01, 2019
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Adventure Awaits in Costa Rica

“Costa Rica is different from any place I’ve ever visited,” says INSPIRED Magazine columnist Pat Nichol. ...

“Costa Rica is different from any place I’ve ever visited,” says INSPIRED Magazine columnist Pat Nichol. Along with Collette and a group of fellow adventurers, Pat will travel to the Central American ...

March 01, 2019
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From “Hip Chick” to “Hip” Chick

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: March 01, 2019
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From “Hip Chick” to “Hip” Chick

Shortly before Christmas, I was happily going along, caring for a dog and a house, when my life became ex ...

Shortly before Christmas, I was happily going along, caring for a dog and a house, when my life became extremely complicated. After helping a neighbour, I was heading back to my car to run some errand ...

March 01, 2019
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Learning From Nature

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Learning From Nature

During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ours ...

During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ourselves (a tough one); and compassion for others, those close and far away. We also studied compa ...

February 01, 2019
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Music, Music, Music

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Music, Music, Music

What does music do for you? To you? Do you find yourself bouncing in your seat, or feel your feet twitchi ...

What does music do for you? To you? Do you find yourself bouncing in your seat, or feel your feet twitching to get up to dance when you hear some fun, funky jazz? Are there pieces of music that make y ...

January 01, 2019
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If I Could Save Time in a Bottle

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: December 01, 2018
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If I Could Save Time in a Bottle

“If I could save time in a bottle… If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true ...

“If I could save time in a bottle… If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then…” As we move once again through the last month of ...

December 01, 2018
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Living Legends

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Living Legends

Legends are living among us! Over the past year, the James Bay New Horizons Society (JBNHS) hosted a seri ...

Legends are living among us! Over the past year, the James Bay New Horizons Society (JBNHS) hosted a series of coffee chats with 24 “Living Legends” in Victoria. Funded by Employment and Social Develo ...

November 01, 2018
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Courageous & Outrageous – October 2018

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|Date: October 01, 2018
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Courageous & Outrageous – October 2018

In the column this month, I’d like to share a freestyle poem written by my daughter. Recently published i ...

In the column this month, I’d like to share a freestyle poem written by my daughter. Recently published in her book of poetry, Mechanics of Dreaming, it called to me as I had been looking at my hands ...

October 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victori ...

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victoria, you may have wandered around the annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In (formerly the Moss Street Pa ...

September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident ...

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident Tasma Lee Lacroix is always up for something new. When INSPIRED columnist Pat Nichol gave her a ...

September 01, 2018
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Thank You Notes and Love Letters

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Thank You Notes and Love Letters

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to check your mailbox and, instead of a window envelope or one addressed to “res ...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to check your mailbox and, instead of a window envelope or one addressed to “resident,” there was a coloured envelope with your name handwritten on the front in ink? While I l ...

August 02, 2018
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