I am obsessed with chickens of late. I find myself setting the alarm a half-hour earlier to sit with my chickens for a morning cup of coffee. It is a delight to watch them run around and stretch their wings when I open the door to their coop in the morning. They are much more interesting […]
Category Archives: MINDFUL LIVING
Relax And Reduce Stress With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Research suggests that up to 90% cent of all medical conditions are stress-related, which would easily rank stress as the world’s #1 killer. With mounting evidence backing up this claim, it’s no surprise that stress-reduction programs have been popping up all over the place. One such program, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), has a solid track record. […]
Disengagement is Fundamental to Engagement
Years as ago, I worked as a professor in the psychology department of a Canadian University. The morale was poor amongst the faculty. Except for the actual teaching, I didn’t feel connected to what I was doing. Whether I did a great job or a mediocre job didn’t seem to have any effect on job […]
Ramblings of an Old Flower Child: Conscious Engagement
What’s important to you? How are you spending your precious time? When did you come up with a plan for your life? Who are you becoming? In the face of the mounting forces (like the destruction of the environment) and pressing causes vying for your attention (including the erosion of personal freedom), what is left […]
Mr. Coleman’s Bad Idea To Export More Gas
A fossil fuel corporate giant, Petronas, plans to build new natural gas (LNG) terminals on BC’s west coast. And sure enough, our new Minister of Energy and Mines, Rich Coleman, was on CBC and elsewhere promoting the export of gas—he was saying that: gas is good, gas is clean, gas will create jobs. Sorry Mr. […]