Jan
06
I make commitments at the beginning of each new year. What I wrote for my commitments for 2011 still rings true for why I do it today. Resolutions die. Goals get accomplished and edited. But what we are committed to endures. After updating my goals at the beginning of the month – to start the …
Dec
30
The love. The laughs. The hardships. The changes. The really great internet memes. 2011 was a great year. “Thumbs up everybody!” Pick of the Post: Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
Dec
15
I have come to be the one to stand beside you when the sun decides to bow its head. I’ve come to be your friend. I’ll share with you my secrets til there’s nothing left to hide. And if you’re feeling darkness, I’ll remind you of the Light you have inside. Yah this is what …
Dec
08
What happens when I hear lyrics like this? Or watch a documentary about youth doing this? Or listen to a speech about this? I am moved to add my voice into the conversation, into the campaign, into the revolution. The revolution I am adding my voice to is bigger than the (albeit important) determination of …
Dec
08
On December 6th, Hilary Clinton gave this powerful speech at the United Nations in Geneva. Her main message: since all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, human rights are LGBT rights. It is worth listening to – and then shared. In a world where language creates my reality, I often …
Dec
02
Two years ago, I started sharing my favourite songs from my (continually growing) Christmas playlist. Seeing as tonight will be my first Danish Christmas party, I wanted to get in the spirit with some tunes and thought – what the heck – why not share these ones too. Sorted by mood, just for you. Pump …
Dec
01
corker #2: Mike Desjardins! Mike and I first connected as part of an all-male panel discussion for YWiB. With such intertwined circles, its amazing we went for so long without running into each other sooner. One rainy Vancouver day, after a yoga class at his favourite studio, we jammed on staff development and what we, …
Nov
21
If the, now finished(!!), banking saga taught me one thing, it is the power of staying connected. Staying connected to my faith, to the principles I live by, and also to the rad people in my life that make challenging times enjoyable. Besides the e-mail and Facebook updates, we’ve found some fun ways to stay …
Nov
19
“The hearts that I’ve touched is the proof that I need.” BOOM!
Nov
10
“Life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them.” BOOM! Pick of the Post: Florence + The Machine – Spectrum