As consumers, we have significant power in creating sustainable change in the way we use our money. The most common way is by the choices we make during our regular purchases like food, household goods, vehicles and others. I would define these as direct expenditures. But, we also have an opportunity to encourage sustainable change […]
Category Archives: MINDFUL LIVING
Compassion Farm Update: July 2013
After almost three years of standing our ground, with the majority of the community of Lantzville backing us, for the right to grow food (including for sale), we have decided to sell our home and two and half acres and leave Lantzville. The campaign of ‘selective enforcement’ against us, and the $80,000 to $100,000 spent […]
Colliery Dams – Democracy?
Frequently I hear that politicians are trusted about as much as used car salespeople. Politics can be so dirty! Yes, democracy is a messy business—especially when it’s actually practised. Which is why the decision to remove the beloved Colliery Dams could be seen as the worst example of democracy, or the best. The mess began […]
It’s All Fun and Games
The customer waves me over. Sizing me up he says: you’re new here, aren’t you? No, I say, almost a year. Hmmm, don’t know ya, but that’s okay, got something to tell ya. My name’s John. I nod as he settles into his story. You see, I was sitting outside my porch the other day […]
Changing Vocabulary To Avoid Judgment
Make a good first impression. Like a mantra, this thought gets chiselled into our minds from a young age. So when we don’t land the job, don’t seal the deal or don’t get the date, so often we blame it on making a bad first impression. And since we invest so much importance on these […]