Inequality of well-being among families with children is increasing at an even faster rate than income inequality, according to a new study by Peter Burton and Shelley Phipps, “Families, Time, and Well-Being in Canada”. They find that total family working hours have increased for most families, but not for those at the top of the […]
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Things Are Good: What We Truly Need
Every person has a different take on what one truly needs as opposed to what they want. Over time as a culture we collectively define our needs and those needs change over time. The never-ending question is ultimately what do we need to live and what do we need to be happy.
Obviously, we support looking […]
finding balance
A healthy mind can work wonders on a sick body, and a healthy body can work wonders on a sick mind.J. J. GoldwagSo after being overwhelmed, laid low, sucked dry, feeling poor, cranky, lethargic and just darn well out of sorts…I gotta say I am feeling…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Get Cultured for a Happier Life
People who play an instrument, go to museums, or are otherwise involved in culture are happier than those who don’t according to a new study. This is great news for people who want to feel happier or generally improve your life because all you have to do is essentially go and be entertained!
Researchers led by […]
350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
An Open Letter to All Humankind Please Help Me I am thommo and I am a human being. I write this open request for help to all other human beings on this beautiful planet we share. The world that I am currently living in appears to be broken. It’s …
Continue reading350 or bust: Wrecking This Place Down: How Do We Protect Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis?
Sandra Steingraber is a mother, a biologist, a cancer-survivor, and the author of several books on the dangers we are facing from the environmental toxins that surround us. Her most recent book, “Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in An Age …
Continue reading350 or bust: Love Makes The World Go ‘Round
Hope you are enjoying your Saturday – here’s a cute video that shows mother cat and her kitten snuggling together during a nap. Here’s hoping you fit in some cuddling and napping during your day too!
Continue reading350 or bust: Deadly Tornado In Massachusetts Pulls Water From River, And Other Friday Links
It’s a rainy Friday in northwestern Ontario as we head into a weekend which will include, for our family, watching the second hockey game of the Stanley Cup finals between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins. I know, today is significant …
Continue readingThen they come together again
In June of 2009, I wrote a post called ‘When things fall apart’. It’s the title of a Pema Chodron book, which Jamine lent me. Here is the quote I used:
"Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they&nb…
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I brought children into this dark world because it needed the light that only a child can bring. ~Liz ArmbrusterIt seems that with all the problems that happen as they do…mining disasters, economic mayhem, strange weather, getting older and achier so…
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