On Marine Drive, one block past Capilano Road, is a sign: Hope Road Closed. The street in question has not been open for years yet the sign always makes me smile. It reminds me of Anne Clark’s old song, Hope Road, which concludes with the line: There was no place called Hope Road. I remember […]
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Food: Learn who to trust about our food supply
Recently I had the honour of attending a special convocation to honour the work of Dr. Vandana Shiva, seed-saving activist and advocate for sustainable farming. She was awarded an Honorary Degree at the University of Victoria, in a packed hall of hundreds of admirers who gave her three standing ovations. The program biography reads as […]
Between Darkness & Light
As novelist Paulo Cohelo put it, “Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing is the worst kind of suffering.” When you’re in the dark, contemplating your mistakes, the magic in life seems to be a distant sparkle that’s lost its strength. No matter how many colours you surround yourself with, things still […]
Self Trust
Self trust is an interesting concept: widely assumed yet, unfortunately, not so widely practiced. It is also the foundation for leading competent and fulfilling lives. Self distrust (or self doubt), on the other hand, feels more prevalent. It piggybacks on the feeling that there is no safety, external or internal, and can manifest in several […]