A powerful connection that can be had by another person's life is the way we can learn from their stories, their experiences. I listened to a podcast recently where a Senegalese person commented on the passing of someone in their community, "Their death is as if a great library has burned". A great library is lost Each of us carries a great library. Of our stories built and written around our life experiences. Curated and compiled without us aware that we carry them and that

How do we reset after the death of a friend or loved one? When do we call for help when we feel stressed and anxious? Who do we feel safe with in our moments of vulnerability? Why does our life feel harder and more challenged, these days than every before? Photo by Alosh Bennett (Hyderabad, India) These are just some of the questions floating around the conscious and subconscious minds of so many individuals in this day and age. Maybe there are some ways in which we collectiv

I sit and watch the process of blooming. As if nature is unfolding before me. A marker of time as each petal peels itself away from the others and gathers from the center in the reaching outwards. This reminds me of my life, a life unfolding and blossoming. But sometimes not so clear in the unfolding. Recently experiencing fogginess and unclear resolution of my own direction in life, this was a "do-less-moment" of learning for me. Flowers, nature, life, it all happens in ways

Racism is a learned thing. That is a strong statement indeed. But a statement that I truly believe as a learned behavior in our modern world. As far into my past as I can remember, my first memories were of joy, colours, support, caring, creativity and learning. Growing up on a remote ranch in Southern Alberta, some of my first contact with the outside world was through our three channels on our television. Here I was introduced to the likes of Sesame Street (originally the C