I went to a meditation class last night that celebrated womanhood in light of the New Moon. So, when I came across this poem this morning, I thought it was very fitting: I said, I am a small woman, bold enough to want to hold a planet in my broken heart. I said, Here stillness … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Descartes missed out on some life changing magic
notice the ladybug in the still? Descartes famously stated, “I think, therefore I am.” I don’t think that Descartes dabbled in the Eastern philosophies, because if he did, I think he would have followed up the statement with, “I don’t think, therefore I am that much more.” There’s a lot to be said for the … Continue reading
Poems – spider, spider, spider webs
Spider, spider, spider webs. Everywhere I look are spider webs. When I go for my walks, There’s spider webs. But I don’t ever really see the webs. So I’ll stop and actually look. And try to see the Spider, spider, spider webs. I see a spider, working on his web. I see a spider … Continue reading
Accessibility
As part of my doctoral work surrounding the built environment (any man-made infrastructure that, in the context of my research interests, makes up our outdoor environment) and older adults’ mobility, I was involved in public engagement sessions that the City of Vancouver was holding last week around the development of the Comox-Helmcken Greenway. Basically, the … Continue reading
Make a dent 