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Category Archives: Just wondering
My self-imposed challenge: who have been the most significant contributors to making the world a better place to live
I have to admit it; once I began my exploration of which individuals throughout history might qualify as candidates for the quest I described in my post last week [The greatest _______ (fill in the blank); how do we decide … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering, Women
Tagged Eglantyne Jebb, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Emmeline Pankhurst, greatest contributors, inspiration, Janusz Korczak, Kate Sheppard, Malala Yousafzai, Nellie McClung, rights of children, rights of women, Save the Children, sffrage movement, suffragettes, Susan B. Anthony
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The greatest ___________ (fill in the blank); how do we decide who or what is most important to count?
Last week I shared the Charles Schulz’s philosophy on what’s most important to us all. The piece starts with a list of what defines success to many people: extreme wealth, winning pro athletes, beauty pageant winners, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading
Our relationship with food
Food can be your friend and food can be your enemy. Food provides us with the nutrition necessary for survival and good health. Mind you, this requires that we have access to nutritious food and then that we actually choose … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged apple pie, comfort food, favorite foods, favourite foods, food, Italian food, lemon meringue pie, nutrition, pies, pizza, world cuisine
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Growing old … two sides of the coin!
So often these days I hear, “Getting old is not for sissies”. Personally, I prefer the competing concept, “Growing old is a privilege denied to many”. But there’s no doubt that there are many perspectives on the subject. We talk … Continue reading
Instead of achieving the good life, how about a good-enough life?
My philosophy discussion group has been pursuing the topic of what constitutes a good life. We started our quest with a look at ethics and moral philosophy. Wow. In case you’re wondering, there are no real answers in the realm … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged good-enough life, moral philosophy, morality, philosophy, the good life
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To be nice or to be kind, that is the question
The other day an article in the Globe and Mail caught my attention because of its intriguing title, Canada is fighting Covid-19 with niceness … and losing, by Tenille Bonoguore. The premise of the article was that in trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Thoughtful Thursday
Tagged COVID-19, government policy, kindness, niceness, tough love
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Embracing those 20 bonus years? How about 50 bonus years?!
Pretty well exactly a year ago (seems like a lifetime ago), I wrote a blog post called “Embracing those twenty bonus years“. I’ve borrowed the same cartoon for this post because its message seems to say it all; at some … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged ageless, aging, Andrew Steele, biogerentology, David Sinclair, employment, health, humor, humour, lifespan, Methuselah, Retirement
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