Merry Christmas to All!

Will you give me yourself? Will you come travel with me? Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?

So sad to watch the local news this morning and hear about the untimely death of a 2 year old toddler, yesterday. A mother left her car parked and engaged whilst she raced quickly into her Calgary workplace, leaving her two small children in a running car. Somehow, the toddler managed to trap her neck…

Saw a movie called “If the mango trees could talk” or something along that lines. It was a 1 hr documentary (Canadian-made!) telling the story of the Guatemalan Armed Conflict from the eyes of 10 children, deeply affected by the Civil War, who are scattered throughout different Guatemalan regions. What continues to haunt me is…

It’s been interesting shopping here in Calgary, discovering the price differences between food back in Ontario vs in Alberta. I’m discovering that the local Community Natural Health Food store has really comparable (and sometimes cheaper) prices for their organic food, compared to that of the normal produce, say at Safeway (god forbid that I should…

To balance my previous posting, I wanted to pass on this marvel of a kindred affectionate responsible human being. The serial hugger Juan Mann (love the play on words) rocks; he is my definition of goodness in the world …..