The Changes

Watching this video made me laugh, cry, swell up with appreciation for the beauty of the human heart and be extremely proud of my financial co-op, Vancity.

we got socks!

can you guess how many?

Idid it!!! finally.. I launched a website for my jewelry company QuenchDesigns.

Do you have a room or suite to share with visitors during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

If you took part in the “Put Your Compassion Into Action” event, you deserve a hug and a high five! You helped raise over $177,000 cash and food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank!

~ In a dream I walked naked through a shimmering valley, high in the sacred mountains of another world ~ the fragrant air was warm and intoxicating; the ice I tread upon sparkled with precious jewels never before seen our planet ~ as I neared the precipice I became filled with joy and exhilaration; I gazed upwards; 3 magnificent suns, floating in a liquid azure sky, showered me with magnificent ra

Just over two years ago we here at Vancity conducted a social experiment: we wanted to know what would happen if we chose to spend some of our marketing dollars a little differently with a view to combining our marketing efforts with community building.

As I sit here perched, semi Buddha-like, in a 1/16 lotus position (I sprained my back playing frisbee), I contemplate the billions of magical, whirling, atomic universes within all of my multi-faceted, inter-dimensional bodies.

Suddenly I am completely underwhelmed by the sheer nonsensical nature of all Life.

I want to recognize each step as I take and each person I see as potential for magic and growth to occur, be it helping out by saying the right word someone needs to hear, or divine intervention, or being the one helped. I want each day and each moment to be a gift appreciated.

a while ago i participated in something called Project Connect, an event that brings together a whole lot of services available to homeless people in our community, in one place for one day. there were dentists, barbers. people advising on affordable housing, and hot meals - not to mention the smiles and love.