Finding the beauty in life
Includes topics on bullying, homelessness, and gender equality
One month and two weeks ago, I set off to volunteer for 2 days in Calais to help sort donations for refugees (or some may prefer to use the terms asylum seekers or migrants). Little did I know that within an hour of arriving in Calais, I would join five others from the UK to …
Today, 3 June 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada will come to an end. The purpose of the TRC is to educate the public on the history and the effect of the Indian Residential Schools (IRS) that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis were forced to attend from 1828-1996 (see list here and here). …
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I cannot help but find myself drawn to all that is fine and old. I want old buildings and houses to stay. Castles and palaces never cease to fascinate me. I love to add more vintage and antique clothing and accessories to my wardrobe. I enjoy drinking tea out of fine bone china tea cups. Everything that sparkles …
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I found out about Dressember for IJM (International Justice Mission) 6 days late. Nevertheless, I was excited to take part since I wear dresses and skirts every day. Every day, we are to post a photo of ourselves in dresses to show that we are adDRESSing the need to end modern slavery. I am raising …
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This has been on my mind for a long time and I have to share something that may make many parents very uncomfortable. I will be using the terms child and children but it will include teenagers. When parents encourage children to be bullies: Many parents want to show their child how much they love …
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With one month to go before I turn a quarter of a century, I’ve come up with a list of things I’ve learned the last 24 years (in no particular order of importance). Chicken noodle soup is a must have when you’re ill. Thank you whoever invented Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup! Wooden roller coasters are …
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When I was little, I loved to play pretend games. I would ‘cook’ up a delicious grass meal with weeds, wrap up my baby dolls with towels, and pretend I was poor Cinderella tidying up the house. I told my Mum and friends I wanted to be a stay at home mother when I grew …
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Today’s post is dedicated to anti-bullying, which includes victims of eating disorders (as part of NEDA week). In the middle of October 2012, most Vancouverites and other Canadians read the tragic story about 15-year-old Amanda Todd, a girl who had been bullied and who eventually took her own life on 10 October 2012. Since …
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Why did men stop wearing heels? This article made my day. It answered questions that I’d long been wondering about. I think it might even answer why our society is the way it is now. I grew up in a world that had fairly strict/conservative gender fashion & beauty rules. Girls seemed to be …
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History has been made today (10/11/12, if you go by mm/dd/yy) with the 1st International Day of the Girl [Child]. Equal opportunity for girls is good for all of us. Girls throughout the world face higher rates of violence, poverty, discrimination. In Canada, girls have higher rates of depression, sexual harassment and dating violence. There …