by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 21, 2018 | Intergenerational Story Project, Our Changing World
by Paul Gregory As a civilian meteorologist in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia I kept track of the weather from March 1986 until May 2009. I still live in the area. During all those years I stepped outside to check the clouds, winds, precipitation, and...
by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 21, 2018 | Advocacy, Intergenerational Story Project, Personal Reflections
by Patricia Grinsteed *********************** Trees I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, and lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree who...
by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Our Changing World
by Bob Worcester “Thoughts and prayers” are a common response to tragedies like hurricanes and school shootings. For some it is merely perfunctory, for some it is genuinely heartfelt, and for others it seems to be a pale substitute for substantive action to address...
by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 4, 2018 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
By Lillian Ireland Some of the deepest and most meaningful times of healing my soul have been sitting on the well-worn rocks in the middle of the Chehalis River. I was often “called” there when grief overtook me and I needed a quiet place to just be. Yet,...
by suzukiwebmaster | Sep 26, 2018 | Developing Resilience, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst During the run-up to the 2015 Canadian federal elections a total of 164,704 respondents reacted to the simple online question “What issue is most important to you in this election?”. The largest proportion of respondents (36%) said...
