Collecting raindrops
Today I stood outside collecting rainwater in a dish. It was an exercise in patience with oneself.
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From Islam, lessons on nature, beauty and believing
Seyyed Hossein Nasr blames environmental decline on “the divorce of our understanding of nature from the sacred and the spiritual.” The Islamic philosopher…
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My porch sanctuary garden
A little effort can turn the smallest space into a fertile sanctuary.
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Opportunity and adventure: moving to Waterloo
It might look peaceful enough, but this living room is the scene of a recent dramatic transition. My partner and I have just…
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Gratitude and the exercise groove
The struggle to maintain good exercise habits reminds me of the importance of gratitude and ritual.
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Winter Solstice 2013
Every year on the evening of Dec. 21, people gather in Toronto’s Kensington Market to celebrate Winter Solstice with a festival of fire…
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Great moments from 2013
We spend so much time dwelling on the bad things that happen, it is easy to miss the good. For the positivity experiment,…
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Gaming vs. life: dopamine and pursuit of satisfaction
My main drug of choice when I am trying to avoid stress is gaming. Sometimes I do it deliberately to give myself a…
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How to celebrate Summer Solstice
The longest day of the year has inspired rituals and celebrations for as long as our ancestors turned their eyes to the sky…
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