There’s a struggle going on between Big Agriculture and small, family owned farms. It doesn’t get much coverage on the news, but the family farm as we grew up to know it is disappearing. And with it, not only is a way of life being left behind,
Read more →One of the more interesting elements of human thinking is our tendency towards optimism. The vast majority of emotionally healthy individuals exhibit a strong bias of believing that things are going to turn out for the best. Regardless of whether that be getting a promotion, not getting
Read more →If you’re at all like I am, I grew up having friends and family in the farming community. I got to hang out with cows in the pasture, was chased by geese while trying to cross the yard, drove tractors and simply enjoyed the freshest produce possible.
Read more →A lot of us have been taught that our emotional state is entirely dependent upon our thoughts. This belief has many of us completely ignoring our physical health even as we’re concerned with improving our emotional well-being. That separation of thinking stands in stark contrast to the
Read more →When I was growing up, I was fairly patriotic. I loved Canada and felt a very special connection with its vast wilderness, incredible biodiversity and beauty. Somewhat naively, I assumed that most Canadians felt this way, especially politicians, who arguably had good reason to protect Canada’s precious
Read more →A long, long time ago, I read Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. For me, it was a seminal book in terms of my personal outlook on life. For those who have never read the book, it is an exploration into the metaphysics
Read more →Franke James is a Canadian artist and environmental advocate who was blacklisted and censored by the Harper government over her work. Yes, folks, even Canada gets to enjoy censorship of its vocal minority. James put together a beautiful set of 60 images that depict a stark view
Read more →I’m reposting this from a Facebook article I wrote today. Instead of just leaving it there, I thought it deserved a wider audience. Moreover, I do think it’s relevant to Living Intentionally. My apologies for those of you seeing it on both sites. All one really needs
Read more →It’s a dog-eat-dog world. Or so I’ve heard. A lot of us face constant pressure to perform better. To handle ever increasing workloads and cut through huge streams of data coming in to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff. As such, many of us tend to
Read more →How many of us grew up in families where one or both parents were “fix-it” types? I know I certainly came up in such an environment. It should, therefore, come is little surprise that the first few years of parenting (and partnering) were filled with fix-it answers
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