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Dear Readers,

Dear Readers,

06/08/2017
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Creativity, Life, Writing

“My tail is draggin’, man,” is perhaps how Muttley would say it.  “I need to park my rear.” is how Gertie would say it, and…

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Why Voodoo Works

Why Voodoo Works

04/06/2017
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Behaviour, Life

Decades ago in one of my sociology classes, I remember studying the phenomenon of Voodooism.  As a cultural phenomenon, the spells and hexes cast seemed…

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On Daylight Savings

On Daylight Savings

12/03/2017
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Opinion

I have been on both sides of showing up for an appointment an hour early, and patiently waiting an hour. What most makes me question…

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Puttering About is Therapeutic

Puttering About is Therapeutic

11/12/2016
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Behaviour, Life

The difference between ‘puttering’ and actually ‘doing’ something is that puttering has no real agenda, no objective, no fixed start or completion.  Puttering exists in…

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Beauty from Darkness

Beauty from Darkness

20/11/2016
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Behaviour, Creativity

There is a history to a painting that I have hanging in my office.  As a piece of art, it is a beautiful watercolour mix of…

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Stressless Moments

Stressless Moments

06/11/2016
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Opinion

Deepak Chopra says there is no stress in the moment.  According to Deepak, we feel stress when we feel threatened about our future, or are…

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A Quiet Mind

A Quiet Mind

30/10/2016
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Living Well

“I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.” Einstein said that. The key phrase…

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Feng Shui and Your Mind

Feng Shui and Your Mind

16/10/2016
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Opinion

The first I heard of Feng Shui was about 20 years ago.  I stumbled across an old Smithsonian magazine that featured an article on the…

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Live Like a Goose

Live Like a Goose

09/10/2016
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Behaviour, Life

When geese take over our favourite city parks, complaints about geese start to rise.  Geese do make a mess after all… but geese can teach…

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Climate Change or...People Change?

Climate Change or…People Change?

25/09/2016
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Behaviour, Opinion

Here’s a suggestion; let’s scrap all the arguing and posturing about ‘climate change’.  Instead, let’s turn all that energy toward ‘people change’. It seems people…

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