CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO
June 15, 2010 Change is never easy to bring about because most people prefer the safety of what they know to the uncertainty of what comes with change. I’m not sure if it…
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Deane Code: Building a body of work
A communications professional, fitness coach, and bodybuilder. It’s rare to meet someone with such a multifaceted range of expertise, passions, and skill set. Deane Code stood out to me for her enthusiasm, energy,…
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Marathon running? Ever heard of Philippides?
The inspiration for the marathon was a man named Philippides. According to Greek myth, Philippides ran from the battlefield at Marathon all the way to Athens to announce Greece’s victory over Persia. He…
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Moments of Beauty
I can hear the wind rustling the palm trees above me. The frogs whistle to each other and for a brief moment I understand the language of the palm trees and the frogs.…
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Ode to the shower
For blessings, large and small, I love Canada. A favourite aspect of my life in the great white north is beginning each workday with a shower; an invigorating, experiential blend of solitude, hot…
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What’s the true cost of birth control in Ontario?
Women are forced to pay for birth control, feminine hygiene products and take responsibility for their fertility in a way that men are not. As a country that purports democracy and equality, steps…
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Let’s talk getting naked with your partner
Do you find yourself trying to cover up when naked in bed with your partner? Are you racing to put clothes on after the shower? Is being in the nude nearly un-‘bare’-able? You…
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RELATIONSHIPS: Reconnecting with your childhood crush
How much changes after 35 years — and how much stays the same? I never forgot my childhood crush. Over the years through dead-end relationships and dating disasters, I would go back to…
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All I want for Christmas
Christmas is upon us, so I’m making a list of everything I want. I want everything I want and I want it, now. That’s what I want. I want peace; at home and…
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The Philosopher Kings regain their throne
As a kid of the 90s, the 80s and before then if I am being honest, I have always felt the urge to go back in time when it comes to music as…
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