Stuffed Full
Well it’s almost that time of year again. The holidays are just around the corner. Just in case we weren’t aware of it, Christmas ads on TV and newspapers stuffed with flyers are an ongoing reminder of this year’s latest and greatest gifts. Every year it’s the same old stress. Am I going to buy the right gift, who do I need to include on my gift list, and why didn’t I start my Christmas shopping earlier? This might be the perfect time to pause and take a look at what you already have in your life. How much stuff do you already have? Do you really need a new one...
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We all do it and most of the time, we do it several times a day … eating food, cooking it, buying it, and sharing it with family and friends. Most of the time, it comes in quick bites and the more convenient the better. Many people lead busy lives that don’t include time to sit down and enjoy a meal, instead choosing to eat on the run or practicing distracted eating while performing a handful of tasks at once. Maybe it doesn’t need to be like that. Give it time, time to think, time to choose, time to eat and enjoy. How much importance do you place on the food you put in your...
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When I think about where we might be in 20 years as a province and as a country, I know that I would like to see us at the forefront of sustainable living. What does this look like? Well it would mean that many of the resource infrastructure projects that are being proposed and developed in British Columbia today would be denied. Expansion of the tar sands in Alberta and the natural gas industry in British Columbia would be put aside. In a time when our oceans are becoming too acidic to support certain species or when people are leaving their homes because the air and water around them is too...
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