In order to discover what his constituents’ health concerns were, Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon General, went on a “listening tour” to many of his American communities. The stories he heard, in answer to his question “How can I be of help?”, uncovered what Murthy coined as a loneliness epidemic.
In these days of “hurry up to catch up”, taking the time to treat ourselves with physical and mental relaxation and deep rest is often
Alas, once again a militaristic, command and control style of governance is prevailing over Indigenous and Canadian relations. Early Monday morning, the Ontario Provincial Police
Peak spiritual experiences are states of oneness, bliss or non-duality where we feel completely connected with everything and everyone around us. This is not a
Harry Chapin: image by Cindy Funk All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. Bill Hicks Brian Wilson‘s 1966 song lyrics, “I’m pickin’ up
image source: CBC Recently, I wrote a blog titled “Lessons on Love” in which I implied a correlation between a country’s culture of loving kindness
The fundamental reason for the epidemic rise of anxiety and depression in our human population is because our minds are too full. We are gorging
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.William Shakespeare Somewhere between 1564 and 1616, Shakespeare wrote the words above. If I were to read
As an avid proponent of objective journalism, I often feel like CBC Radio’s published news and views may be as close to the truth as
Madness, as in the theme of my soon-to-be-published poetry book, is a relative experience. For instance, the three weeks leading up to Xmas day can
In his recent book, We Are The Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, Jonathan Safran Foer, speaks to his personal 4-point plan to fight
In his 10th edition of The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton (2015) draws “the proverbial line in the sand” when he states, “On one side
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