Do you agree with Chief Seattle's comment? It is supposedly based on a speech made by the Chief in 1854. This is an opportunity to have a debate and discussion.: Personally I think it is both. We borrow it from our children. AND We inherit it from our ancestors who cherished it, with the understanding...
How do I tell a story that enrolls you in a journey to be taken together? A journey to save the water, and offer it as the same elixir for our children that we knew as kids? This poem, by spoken word artist Rudy Francisco has taken up significant real estate in my...
We protect what we value. Take time to list the natural treasures of what we care about Fireflies, stars I looked up at the night sky. Mottled cloud ‘Look, fireflies’ my husband whispers. Fireflies? In Ontario? Impossible! But here they are 15 years later with global warming. The odd one flickering by the neighbour's elm, now atop their cedar. Oh! I've...
It is my simple commitment for July: Post something daily related to the environment. Today the focus is on my regular Call to Action: Make. Take. Talk. Select whichever applies to you. Mix and match. Make up your own. But please pick one each day: Make: up your mind to participate a decision...
Get creative in your COVID job hunt. Could a previous employer or manager be the answer to your job quest? Creative job hunting means becoming inventive in your ideas. This video explores positioning yourself to be aware of, and taking advantage of opportunities that may arise. Start looking around for patterns, because...
Is it time for a TILT date? Where do you stand against your 2020 goals at this moment? If you, like many of us, are looking at dramatically different progress reports then it is time for a Tilt date. Pick a day and revisit those goals. Choose to throw out the goals that...
What is Quarantine Phone Calls? As the world went into Quarantine and lockdown, a group of remote-workers gathered in a virtual co-working space set out on a mission: To record uplifting, interesting phonecalls with people from all over the world and put it into a podcast. The result is the Quarantine Phone Calls...
This episode was taped for Simon Ratcliffe, host of the podcast Turning the Tables. He invited a number of podcasters from across the globe to submit their thoughts on how we have turned the adversity of this COVID-19 experience into an advantage - a core and recurring theme in his...
E45: Recalibrate We use low points and pockets of time to confirm or change the direction of our lives - to recalibrate. But why wait?Can we schedule in regular checkpoints that will allow us to make these pivots earlier in the process? I found this little piece of audio taped in early January...
E44: You have permission We use low points and pockets of time to confirm or change the direction of our lives - to recalibrate. But why wait? Can we schedule in regular checkpoints that will allow us to make these pivots earlier in the process? What would you do if you knew you had...