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The Comparison Game
Looking around me, I can’t help but see other people who have made it a priority to find a way to give back. Whether it’s my good friend who dedicates time every year to organizing events to raise money for our local hospital, a caring colleague who organizes a Relay for Life team year after year to raise money to fund cancer research, a fellow chorister who volunteers at her grandchildrens’ school to help with the reading program, a former workmate who sits on a volunteer board to promote mental health, or my Dad, who drags watering can after watering… Read more…
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Out of the gate
Omphaloskepsis. That’s Greek for navel gazing, something I’ve done a lot of in the past six months or so. I’ve been wondering about shaking things up in my life and doing something different — or more meaningful — and what that might look like in the coming years. It’s time to stop being so inwardly focussed, and to share ideas and ask for opinions. Many years ago, I had dreams of seeing the world, learning about other cultures and really giving back. As so often happens, practicality got in the way of those dreams, and in the intervening years, I’ve… Read more…
