Philanthropy in Daily Life: How to Know Where to Give

[This blog talks about digging deep to find our personal cause, choosing a charity, and reminds us that where we shop matters too.] Last week we talked about the fact that one person can make a big difference in this wild world of ours. Today we are here to talk about how one can do so. As a person who has various passions and a lot of heart...

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Philanthropy in Daily Life: How One Person Can Make a Difference

The world today can be overwhelming at times, especially to one with a so-called "bleeding heart". There are wars and famines, droughts and oppression. But there's also kindness and love, courage and wisdom. All over the world there are people working to make a difference. At the company I work for, FineLine Solutions, we see it in our daily lives....

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You must be careful about the words you allow in your house

“Words are things, I am convinced. You must be careful, careful about the words you use. Or the words you allow to be used in your house. You must be careful Careful about calling people out of their names Using racial pejoratives and sexual pejoratives And all that ignorance Don’t do that Someday we’ll be able to measure the power of words I...

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Let's Celebrate Womanhood

Well my lovely friend, it's been awhile. The third last time I wrote was (you guessed it) International Women's Day last year. That's okay, I have been busy. Moving out to the woods and switching jobs and MCing weddings and sitting in meditation retreats and hiking the forest of my backyard and learning about International Development and social change and travelling to Vegas, Chicago, San Francisco, Halifax, Arizona, going home and spending time...

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When Great Trees Fall

great ɡrāt/ adjective 1.  of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average. synonyms: considerable, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; I didn't write my annual Thanksgiving blog this year, as I realized last night, due to a number of reasons. I've been busy with life of course, but also I think I am getting more grateful everyday. I am oh so grateful for the beautiful earth we live on, the extraordinary...

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Let us tell a story

[wild-craft-ing] v. the harvesting of herb, root, flower or inspiration from the wilds [stew·ard·ship] noun the activity or job of protecting and being responsible for something an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources I spent the last three days at the Wildcraft Forest just outside of Lumby. I connected with...

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International Women's Day: Gratitude from the heart

On this lovely day after International Women's Day, I felt compelled to find another way to express my gratitude for the women in my life. Of course, Rumi hits yet another chord in my heart with this quote. I have spent the weekend with some glorious women. The sunshine came out on Friday in time for me to have special one-on-one bbq time with...

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"There are hundreds of ways to kneel & kiss the ground"

This quote has been rolling around in my head for the past couple of weeks. A beautiful friend of mine created the above art herself. Lately I have had a ton of activities come into my life that have taken me from wishing there were certain things I could do to creating the life I have always wanted to have. I feel more alive, vibrant, and passionate...

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