A Festival of Kindness A kindness festival is an opportunity for you to learn, to join in, to be kind and to make a positive difference to the people in your life - who you might not even know. On November 13th, 2020 I had the opportunity...
Recently while at a Provincial Park, I met three Brazilians. By listening as I walked past them, I noticed that they were speaking what I thought was Brazilian Portuguese. I wasn’t sure, so I asked. How to do it When you overhear people speaking a language that...
Recently, while hiking Heart Mountain, I met Matthew. It was my pleasure to share with him the name of a camping app, "WikiCamps." This app not only tells you where all rest areas and campgrounds are, but it also tells you where there are free places...
Do you take time to reflect on your accomplishments? It can be easy to overlook what you have achieved when life moves so quickly. But it's a worthwhile exercise to do so. When you take time through any mindfulness practice to celebrate what you have...
While out for a walk in the neighbourhood of Ramsey, Calgary a woman pulled up next to me and took out her phone to take a picture. It looked as if she was pointing it straight at me and I thought, "Oh. Am I in...
Do you know what opportunities you miss when you are too busy? According to this ARTICLE below are the costs of being so busy. THE COST OF BEING SO BUSY 1. You're less productive 2. You're less creative and innovative 3. It has a negative effect on your mood 4....
When you meet new people, you are given an opportunity to have an information exchange. That is one of the many gifts that are available to you if you reach out to talk to someone whom you've never met before. On this day, I met...
Listen Up I overheard John speaking to another writer at the Maclab cafe at the Banff Centre for Creativity. There is a writing retreat on now and they are both participants. I am on my own private writing retreat in Banff while cat-sitting and decided yesterday...
Did you know that learning can be fun? The below video is from a recent event called, Play2MeetPeople Networking. This is a series of community events to bring adults together to play and then network. The next event will be on February 19th, 2020. Play is not only...
Like learning anything else, you can learn how to meet people. It is such an important skill to have today that it is worth developing. But can it be fun? Yes. It can. Congratulations Graduates! On Monday, December 16th, Mohamed, Cyrus, Shyla and Sean graduated the Talk2MorePeople...