Category Archives: Entrepreneurship & Business

Black Friday … or Buy Nothing Day?

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

I don’t usually do blog posts two days in a row, but a letter to the editor in our local morning paper made me decide to make an exception. Its message is so worth sharing. Full credit to its author, … Continue reading →

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Kindness is key to health and happiness, and it’s free!

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and, just as with Thanksgiving in Canada (which is a little earlier, when travel is more predictable), it’s a time for many people to consider all that they have to be thankful for and … Continue reading →

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Making the Human Race Whole

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

From Barry Hopewell’s blog I Can’t Believe It!, with thanks. A poem from Steve Taylor‘s November newsletter, with permission. Make as many connections as you can so that this broken world can become whole again. It’s your responsibility to radiate … Continue reading →

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We can’t just stand up for our values when it’s convenient

Posted on September 27, 2019 by

Canada is in the midst of an election (of 6 weeks duration rather than 2+ years) and as most people know, our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has gotten himself into an unwanted controversy due to some pictures of him in … Continue reading →

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Let’s hear it for our youth, the adults in the room for fighting the climate change crisis

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

Today, September 20, 2019, literally millions of young people worldwide are participating in a strike for climate change, organized by themselves. They are fighting for the survival of our planet. They are fighting to convince all of those of us … Continue reading →

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Pressure is a privilege – really?

Posted on September 10, 2019 by

We have just finished spending more time than I should admit watching one of the best US Tennis Opens ever. The quality of the tennis and the remarkable level of the young emerging tennis players was something to behold. Energy, … Continue reading →

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Trump lands on Greenland, offers to trade for Puerto Rico and 3 golf courses

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Maybe Trump thinks world domination is like Monopoly or Ticket to Ride. He wants to buy Greenland? BUY Greenland? In 2019. The colonialist mentality just doesn’t end, does it? Does President Trump know that nearly 90% of Greenland’s population is … Continue reading →

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