Wishes and hopes for 2024

Wishes and hopes for 2024

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu As we head into 2024, there is much we cannot know about what lies ahead. Uncertainty is an integral part of human life. We can be sure, though, that the new year will...
Breathing in our summer of fire and smoke

Breathing in our summer of fire and smoke

“I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.” — Greta Thunberg,  “Our House Is On Fire” speech, World Economic Forum, 2019  A few weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a sense of deep unease....
How are you curious?

How are you curious?

How curious are you? How are you curious? What does it actually mean to be curious? And why does it matter? Or does it matter? Curiosity is one of those everyday constructs that we often take for granted, without more deeply questioning what it is and how it...
What a wonderful world …

What a wonderful world …

Spring has really arrived in Toronto. This last weekend was a perfect celebration of this arrival. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. It was definitively above freezing. Only very small patches of snow still hide in the deepest shady corners. Snowbells and...