by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 29, 2021 | Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder “When day comes, we step out of the shade…” is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration. This phrase landed with me and then rippled out. It does seem like we are stepping out of the shade...
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 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 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...
