If you have been waiting for the next episode of Where the Hell Is Matt? you can now join the over 3 million people who have already watched it. The 2008 video has been viewed more than 43 million times.…
#369 Dancing for joy, dancing for peace
Connecting
#367 Elephants mourn human friend
In 2003 Lawrence Anthony drove through war-torn Baghdad to rescue the remaining animals in the city’s zoo. For years fought to preserve rhinos from poachers. He worked with troubled elephants. He founded The Earth Organization and created game reserves in…
#366 A dog doesn’t judge
I don’t know why the young woman in the video spent time behind bars. It doesn’t matter. She’s out now and picking up the pieces of her life. The video was shot in January 2010. She had just arrived home,…
#363 Mya has two moms
My granddaughter Sunday has two moms. You can read about her on another of my blogs, Catching Courage. She’s been featured with the permission of her beautiful mothers. I’ll put links below the video so you can read about her,…
#361 The 75/25 rule
I originally posted this on Catching Courage. I’m still grateful to the young folk on this hike who made me feel at ease and confident. Steep trail ahead. Small group of hikers: Robin, me, a guide and two young men,…
#351 Transgender prom queen in Trenton, Ontario
Connor Ferguson is not the first transgender woman to be named queen of a high school prom, but the honour is still rare enough to make history. On June 22, 2012, the Trenton, Ontario, 18-year-old went to the prom in…
#347 Celebrating Canada’s birthday
It’s Canada Day, and all over the land people are celebrating the 145th birthday of the confederation. We’ve had a lot of spring rain in Kelowna, but today the sun came out, the weather warmed, and families flocked to the…
#340 Ours is the most peaceful era in history
[This is longer than my usual posts for this blog, but stay with me. I can't get this one out of my mind because it's so counter to what we often believe - and so inspirational.] Ed McCurdy’s dream may…
#332 Sunshine and smiles
Rain has been a regular Kelowna visitor this June. So have chilly winds. Then today the sun broke through with such radiance it penetrated right to the bone. At least, I figure that must be why people I passed today…
#329 A life-saving song
When I stopped by Annegret’s Chocolates to buy a treat for the friends who had invited Robin and me to dinner, I took away something as delicious as our favourite chocolates: a story that gave me hope. Robert Jung, who…
