“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss Some great words from a great author. Kids, and adults, all over the world who are familiar with “The cat in the hat” would do well to remember these words. The problem [...]
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365 days of Valentine’s Day.
Happy day after Valentine’s day! Hopefully things were not too stressful. However, judging by the crowds at the chocolate and the card shops yesterday, I’m not sure that that was the case. I often wonder why we allow ourselves to become stressed by the holidays or special occasions such as Valentine’s Day. On the one [...]
Why does a country’s economy take precedence over a country’s health?
What is this world in which we live where a country’s economic and financial health supercedes the health of its people? The New York Times reports that Indonesia, the world’s leader in Avian Flu cases, is in negotiations to sell their flu samples to an American vaccine company. Monetary incentives have always been able to [...]
Making responsible resolutions.
A month into the new year and some of us may be wondering what happened to those new year’s resolutions we made with such fervour new years eve. This was the year that personal fulfillment would be reached, happiness attained and goals accomplished! It sounded good at the time…*shrug* Why is it that we so [...]