Tag: Comment
COMMENT – January 2024 – What’s Your Resolution?
I don’t know anyone who makes a long list of New Year’s resolutions anymore. Why start the year setting yourself up for failure? I like Jill William’s approach. Hers is a single, doable goal:…
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
This is the title of a well-known poem by American author and Minister Robert Fulghum where he reminds us that life lessons are simple, but perhaps their execution is less so. Rules like, play…
COMMENT – November 2023
As the misery continues in Gaza and Ukraine, polarization among the “by-stander” nations is intensifying. It’s not implausible to believe that we are witnessing the formation of a new world order. Atrocities intensify emotions…
A Time to Give Thanks
At the funeral of his father David, Steve Brackenridge told the parable of the sower from the book of Matthew. In the story, some of the seeds are stolen by birds, some fall on…
How Will We be Remembered?
A sure sign you’re getting older is when most conversations with friends begin with discussions about health. But as our mortality creep into our thoughts, how much time do we think about the legacy…
COMMENT – August 2023
August is Main Street month, where Canadians are encouraged to celebrate their downtown areas to raise awareness about the critical role they play in communities across the country. These hubs come in a variety…
COMMENT – July 2023
Over the past month, we’ve seen vivid reminders that we all share the air, as smoke from distant blazes covered skies with an eerie glow. The air filled with a smell we would normally…
Comment – June 2023
This week I received what I would call “hate mail”. It’s taken me more than 10 years to attract this kind of attention. Does this mean I’ve arrived? The hand-written note asked why I…
Mysterious Donor Pays It Forward to Decorating Committee Volunteers
Last week the Decorating Committee was at it again, filling the downtown planters with fresh blooms for the summer season. After the job was done, nine of these volunteers met for lunch at the…