by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 12, 2018 | Intergenerational Story Project, Personal Reflections
By Phillip Hewett It was my great good fortune to have spent the first decade of my conscious existence in a small village of about 150 inhabitants in the depths of the English countryside. The world as a whole was in a devastated and unpromising state in the...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 21, 2018 | Advocacy, Opinions, Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder Never Give Up has a strong ring. It’s full of courage, determination, perseverance… Never Give Up need not be callous, hard-hearted, without compassionate, rigid, or inflexible. It gives us guidance on our journey, can offer advice when we’re...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 6, 2018 | Opinions, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
by Stan Hirst Even though February was the shortest month of the year, sometimes it seemed like the longest -J.D. Robb From my perspective on a dark and gloomy Vancouver North Shore being assailed by interminable chilly rain February absolutely seems like the longest...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 13, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
by Jill Schroder Instead of making New Year’s resolutions and then not keeping them, what if we decided to pick a mantra? The current issue of Future Crunch, my favorite good news publication and source of much valuable and encouraging information, suggests just that:...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 12, 2018 | Personal Reflections
by Stan Hirst Misty sun breaks through rising seafog. Chilly breeze stirs from the Salish Sea, whispering messages from distant island forests. Gulls rise; eagles search; scaups bob and scuttle, crows lay low and caw. Take the Seawalk. Sun behind us. No oil slicks....
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 19, 2017 | Personal Reflections
by Lillian Ireland and Rob Dramer ‘Twas a week before Christmas and all through the town, Shoppers were busy up one street and down. Hunched in the driver’s seat, patience grew thin, As people were hustling, out doors and in. The snow started...
