We all have setbacks in life ~ some bigger than others. At times we may feel that we are deep in a crevice metaphorically, wondering how...

I had heard a story on CBC in the spring of 2020 that was about the 'Cobalt Children' ~ children in the Congo working for a few dollars...

When I began exploring my Jewish roots, I googled 'How to Observe The Sabbath', recalling that was The Fourth commandment'; The main...

It's not surprising that I would be drawn to remarkable climbers who would climb some of the most difficult mountains without ropes or...

When one looks around at all the homeless on our streets, one peers into one of the greatest tragedies of the modern era. It would seem...

I had been at an all night party at a beautiful retreat center about an hour outside the city of Toronto. Although Toronto means...

I had recommended the movie 'Alpha' to a friend. He wrote me saying how much he liked the movie. This was my response: Yes, great...

I was filling up at a gas station I rarely go to. A man came up to me and said that he was trying to get his next meal and he asked me...

I was so impressed when I found out about these laundry strips. I was happy to hear that the company 'Tru Earth' was ranked by Canadian...

Shenandoah is derived from the Algonquian schind-han-do-wi, the literal translation of which has been thought to be "spruce stream,"...

I was going through old files that I hadn't looked at in years and came across this true story that took place on the coast of Brazil...

I was writing an e-mail to a friend to let her know how much she means to me. The theme in my mind as I began to write was about...

The Minsk Synagogue in Kensington Market is one of the first synagogues in Toronto. At the heyday it was a bustling place of prayer and...

I had gone to visit a friend the other day. Normally, we would meet on the bench outside a church that I have never seen open. There is...

I had made plans to meet a friend on Cherry Beach at 11:30 a.m. this Monday morning. In Toronto, the beach is only about a 15 minute bus...

"In difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by little. Don't think about the future, or what...

I was visiting some friends in their front yard garden that they had transformed into a theater, lounge, haven for birds, healing center,...