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Courage To Be Vulnerable

Posted by on Feb 15, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Lifestyles, Metaphysics & Complementary Healing | 0 comments

Courage To Be Vulnerable

When my girls’ father and I were neck deep in the dissolution of our marriage, I remember telling him how weak I felt for having allowed him to take such advantage of my patience, trust and forgiveness over our many years together. I really was struggling with how I had managed to let myself get to a place of feeling so small and unseen. As an intelligent and confident woman, it seemed unbelievable to me that I could have been so blind to what was going on right in front of me, never mind allowing it. To me, it was a sign of weakness that I couldn’t seem to stand up for myself and have my...

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First woman to lead B.C. logging group feels she has the chops.

Posted by on Feb 12, 2016 in General | 0 comments

Jacqui Beban is used to being the only woman in the room. Practically since birth, she has been exposed to the male-dominated and macho logging business. And last month she became the first female president in the 73-year history of the organization that speaks for the B.C. coast’s forestry industry. Nanaimo-born Beban, 40, was vice-president of the Truck Loggers Association for two years before her Jan. 14 election as president, for a two-year volunteer term. The non-profit represents more than 450 companies including independent sawmills, industry suppliers and independent harvesting...

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The Power Of Words

Posted by on Feb 11, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Health & Wellness, Lifestyles | 0 comments

The Power Of Words

My client had just finished describing a situation and I posed the question, ‘How did that strike you?’ That was 30 years ago and I’m grateful my clinical supervisor cautioned me that my choice of the words ‘How did that strike you?’ made it a leading question; ‘strike’ assumes a hit, an offense. It is not an open question. Words can have an aggressive quality and sometimes this is an important, almost desirable, trait.   In his book, The Brain’s Way of Healing, Norman Doidges quotes prominent health professional Abraham Fuks on the use of language in medical practice:...

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Opportunity Knocks

Posted by on Feb 9, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Health & Wellness | 0 comments

Opportunity Knocks

I recently presented on my 7 Pillars of Happiness to a wonderful group of South Cowichan seniors. We all had a great time discussing happiness and why it’s important to think about and practice it (but NOT chase it!) at any age. And I made a new friend at this presentation too. Terry. Great fellow! From the moment I arrived and sat down (beside Terry), he seemed like such an easy person to talk to. It was as if I was supposed to sit next to Terry. We started to connect immediately. Terry shared a couple of stories about his career and how he was drawn to educating and helping others. We all...

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Nanaimo women introduce tokens to help feed homeless.

Posted by on Feb 6, 2016 in General | 0 comments

Nanaimo may not have a subway system, but two women are hoping their token program goes a long way for the community. Cheryl Prince, co-owner of Prince Acres farm and a registered nurse, and Liz Kawahara, a Vancouver Island University student, are the organizers behind a new initiative that focuses on sharing healthy food. It is about to be implemented at one downtown restaurant. Beginning in a matter of days, individuals will be able to purchase a small plastic token from Gabriel’s Cafe, which can then be redeemed at a later date for a bowl of soup. The idea is intended to help out the...

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Reflexology For Winter

Posted by on Feb 5, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Health & Wellness | 0 comments

Reflexology For Winter

Officially the days have become longer, but we are still in the winter months which means that certain parts of our bodies are taxed in different ways. Our habits change as we slow down in winter in order to build ourselves up with new resources for spring. In Chinese medicine, the winter season is ruled by water; this is considered the most Yin (feminine) season. The organs most affected during this time are the kidney and bladder. The Chinese believe that vital life energy – Ch’i – circulates in the body along meridians. In mapping out reflexes along meridian lines and through...

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B.C. Cancer Agency expands digital mammography service for rural women.

Posted by on Feb 2, 2016 in General | 0 comments

The B.C. Cancer Agency has upgraded two coaches from its mobile fleet to offer digital mammography services for women in rural and remote communities in the province.  The agency says the digital upgrade provides more efficient services by using secure, wireless networks to send images for analysis. The coaches have also been upgraded to offer a more comfortable, private service for women. The two coaches were blessed by elders from the Musqueam First Nation on Monday morning.  “[The blessing] helps with some of the healing that will occur in these vehicles and will increase the...

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Cat Bathing as a Martial Art

Posted by on Feb 1, 2016 in Animal Health, Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Lifestyles | 0 comments

Cat Bathing as a Martial Art

Some people say cats never have to be bathed. They say cats lick themselves clean. But, sometimes kitty does smell or their owner gets an idea that they should be bathed. When that day arrives at your house, here is some advice you might consider as you place your feline friend under your arm and head for the bathtub. Know that although the cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don’t try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a...

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Singles Buying On Gabriola

Posted by on Jan 25, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Real Estate | 0 comments

Singles Buying On Gabriola

Should I? Should I? Why not? I did!  And here are a few pointers about buying on Gabriola, single or not. I’ll admit I was green about the edges; completely taken with Gabriola; totally unaware of country-life in a rural community, much less an island. I won’t go into the cushioned, city-girl lifestyle, 24/7, but you get my drift. And yet, I knew this was for me, moving from the city to the country. Couldn’t be all that different, I mused to myself. Just a bit more ‘hands-on’. What does it mean to be a steward of your own land? It sounded more ethereal than down to earth or real....

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Is 2016 the Year You Start Your Business?: The START-UP Issue

Posted by on Jan 22, 2016 in General | 0 comments

Entrepreneurship can be an exciting journey – but it can also be intimidating. Where do you start? How do you know when you’re ready? Do you have the skills to succeed? This month’s issue answers some of the common questions our Business Advisors hear from women who are considering starting a business. FREE Info Session: Starting a Business FREE Resource Guides: Taking the Leap to Entrepreneurship, Starting Your Business Workbook: Creating Your Business Plan Copyright © 2016 Women’s Enterprise Centre, All rights...

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Time To Think Spring

Posted by on Jan 21, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, Gardening, General | 0 comments

Time To Think Spring

The seed catalogues have been here for a month. You might be spending evenings in the rocker by the fire, but as you start dreaming and flipping pages, drawing up backyard maps, planning and deciding, checking those boxes of saved or leftover seeds, you may come to the realization that the months of dirty fingernails are not far away. And … “SEEDY SATURDAY” is just around the corner. This year’s “Seedy” in Qualicum Beach will bloom on Saturday, February 6, from 10:00 AM till 3:30 PM at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, filling all the halls and overflowing outdoors, as usual. Many...

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Great news!!! Clipper plans new Victoria-Vancouver & Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry service

Posted by on Jan 19, 2016 in General | 0 comments

The Victoria Clipper, with a new majority owner behind it, plans to expand its operations to include a new harbour-to-harbour service between Victoria and Vancouver. Clipper founder and chief executive Merideth Tall announced Monday she has sold a majority stake in her 30-year-old company to Germany’s FRS, a global ferry and shipping group, and intends to immediately expand Clipper’s passenger-service options from Victoria. The Clipper already runs a high-speed passenger-only service between Victoria and Seattle. “This is a major expansion — this allows us to execute on our vision for...

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Bullying And Harassment

Posted by on Jan 18, 2016 in Business, Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General | 0 comments

Bullying And Harassment

Managing employee conduct issues is one of the most difficult tasks that managers face. When those issues fall under WorkSafeBC legislation about Bullying and Harassment, the responsibilities on supervisors, managers and business owners is great. Being educated on this relatively new legislation will not only reduce the likelihood you will have to deal with a Bullying and Harassment complaint; it will also enable you to respond to an allegation in the best way possible so that you can mitigate the damage. WorkSafeBC legislation regarding workplace bullying applies to all organizations in BC,...

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An Invitation To Being

Posted by on Jan 14, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, Metaphysics & Complementary Healing | 0 comments

An Invitation To Being

Ahhh … it’s the new year. Are you like many people who set resolutions? May I ask if that actually works and why you only commit to self-empowerment once a year? Don’t you think you are worth 365 days each year? I had a light bulb moment when I realized I had been living in finite constructs instead of as the infinite being that I am. I started allowing myself to experience every emotion, every memory, every thought that came into my mind, and I became comfortable with the discomfort. After all, we are so used to living with the soundtracks of others in our heads that we have forgotten...

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Kinder Morgan Pipe Line.

Posted by on Jan 12, 2016 in General | 0 comments

What do you think about the Provincial governments recent announcement on the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline into Burnaby?

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A Brush Full Of Colour

Posted by on Jan 11, 2016 in Current Posts, Featured Slider Posts, General, The Arts | 0 comments

A Brush Full Of Colour

Two remarkably talented women and reputable West coast authors have in common a connection with a very special artist among Canada’s rich culture and history. Both held a unique relationship with an iconic Canadian painter and shared their experience to create a beautiful piece of literature that has recently earned them The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada 2015 Information Book Award. Combining their passion for story-telling with their own personal account of the painter, it’s not surprising the result is nothing short of award-winning. The children’s novel is titled ‘A...

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