I am very happy to share my story of how I came to be a bicycle-riding enthusiast. It all happened in bits and pieces: serendipity, if you will. A friend’s daughter’s husband had trouble with his car and had to somehow meet up with a work-buddy to get to a job site. His solution was […]
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Trauma Out Of Time
It is only fairly recently that the idea of transgenerational recovery has made its way into therapeutic fields. The critical need to look back, in order to move forward intelligently, consciously and innovatively, is becoming more apparent. Simply, we can say that in utero and in childhood, a child receives a certain number of messages. […]
Ramblings: Of Two Minds
Inside of you is a happy person just itching to come out. Much like the form in the marble that Leonardo Da Vinci was able to masterfully liberate, so too the awakened, healthy personality exists as a pregnant possibility within us. We are born with it, lose the deep connection with this initial zone as […]
Message From Compassion Farm
Many people have asked where our 16 month legal battle with the District of Lantzville is at. For those who are new to the issue here is a bit of background: A year ago September — now, ex-Lantzville city councillor — Doug Parkhurst, lodged a formal complaint against us under the “Unsightly premises bylaw”. This […]
Changing the World, One Town at a Time
Find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there. ~Gary Snyder Municipal governments take care of the details. They build skate parks, protect or develop land, and invest in infrastructure (or not). They decide if you can raise chickens in your back yard, whether or not you can spray pesticides, and how […]