Some stats show change can happen

Hi friends,

Late on a Thursday night, I found myself sitting in my living room surfing the net. Every once in a while I hit the right flow of websites, one leading to the next … read more




Stories to Share with Our Children

Hey Parents,

Before having kids, I loved to read before going to sleep. Now, as the mother of two, getting through a magazine is my dream. … read more

 

Calming the Engine of a Material Lifestyle

Hey Folks,

There is a great opportunity for us to move from ‘me’ to ‘we’ almost instantaneously, and it’s easy too. It’s a look into what we can do in our daily lives to … read more

The Power of Forgiveness and Empathy

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As most of you already know, nominations are currently open for the 2007 Canadian Living Me to We Awards. Every year, we get to shine the spotlight on some phenomenal people. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about one of the amazing individuals who won last year. … read more

 

Changed Tire, Changed Perspective

Hi everyone,

Last year I travelled to the States with a friend. It was a road trip with a mission: we were going to give a speech at a club that supports Leaders Today and our partner organization Free The Children.

At 6 o’clock in the morning we hopped into my car and started making our way to the border. … read more

A Thank You to Air Canada

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Today, I’m thinking about how great it is to have this medium, an online blog, to say thank you.

And today, I am actually going to say thank you to Air Canada. In a time span of less than five days, the employees at that airline helped out Garry and myself so much, and truly went above and beyond the call of duty. … read more

 

All hearts for mingas

Hi everyone,

I recently had the intense pleasure of participating in a series of mingas. I was on a volunteer trip to the Central Andes of Ecuador with an amazing group of students from Grand River Collegiate in Waterloo.

Together we volunteered at schools in two communities: … read more

Taking a closer look around your neighbourhood

Hi friends,

Ever wondered what goes on in your neighbourhood while you’re at work? If you’re not sure, ask a mom.

When I took a few years off work to have my children, I was introduced to the daily rhythms of my street.  I found out exactly … read more

 

Questioning answers

Hi all,

I’m a big fan of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. It’s a comedy news show that often has more substance than anything else that claims to be the news. For the first time last week, I finally saw the now-infamous clip of Jon Stewart’s appearance on CNN’s Crossfire—a half-hour nationally-televised debate show that has since been cancelled—where he took the reputed hosts to task for … read more

Taking care of ourselves to live Me to We

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The last month, things have been really busy at the office with a lot of new developments to our various ongoing projects. This has also brought a lot of added responsibility and, occasionally, a bit more stress.

I am generally very good at … read more

 

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