by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 22, 2020 | Developing Resilience, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections
by Stan Hirst Another year almost gone. Only 7778,582 seconds left to the end of 2020 says the doomsday app on my computer screen. There is a morbid fascination in watching seconds tick away on a coloured clock face. To think that somebody actually took the time (ha!)...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 13, 2020 | Green Perspective, Intergenerational Story Project, Personal Reflections
by David Suzuki My seven-month lockdown to avoid COVID-19 brought my life to a screeching halt which was a gift, an opportunity to reflect on what really matters in life. By sheer luck, my wife and I were at our cabin where we hoped to kick off Spring Break with our...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 10, 2020 | Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder Finding balance amidst the tumult – a challenge at any time, and particularly now that we are into the year-end holiday season and also into almost a year of Covid. The countless roller coaster restrictions affecting many people and many countries are...
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 24, 2020 | Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder We all know that gratitude is transformative but it sometimes seems particularly challenging when there is so much deeply amiss. COVID drags on and on with all its attendant problems, restrictions and consequences. It sure seems hard to call up...
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 12, 2020 | Intergenerational Story Project, Personal Reflections
by Diana Ellis November 11 2020. The 7 year-old-grandboy has questions about war – his first ones. We are at Iona Beach today – one of our favourite spots to hang. He calls it Jetty Beach because of…well, the jetty. Samuel starts to draw in the sand (who...
by suzukiwebmaster | Nov 3, 2020 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder Our southern neighbour is in the throes of a vital election which affects almost everyone on the planet and has created a lot of uncertainty. In addition it’s a hugely challenging time for many of us in Canada and elsewhere. There are risks of...