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September 11th is a reminder: be everything that you can be. Be grateful for every ordinary and extra-ordinary day, and realize how precious and fragile life is. Engineer you own happiness, your own peaceful world. As Goenka G subscribes: It can change; it will change. Ever-changing. Life-changing.

My poor baby … slaDE~ had three teeth extracted today and a root canal plus fillings drilled into his jaw. He lost his two front teeth several years ago playing hockey, and at the time, opted not to have anything done to fix the gap in his mouth. But a terrible tooth ache forced his…

Heidi had a bad experience last night seeing a homeless crippled woman lying (dead??) on the street, right at the foothold of her homestay. No one cared or helped her. Two hours of waiting … No one wanted to become involved and her Housemother got very angry when Heidi used a blanket to cover this…

What a lovely way to spend a Monday evening …. dinner with newfound friends, our neighbours Joy and John. Lovely conversation, enjoyable company and the elegance of our warm surroundings made for a cozy experience :). Out of our similarities, I think I found myself a new morning walking partner in Joy (formerly a National…