The Quiet Joy of Living a Simple Life
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” ~ Thomas Merton The Kind of Joy We Often Overlook When we think a…
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Why Japanese Culture Fascinates the World
Japanese culture fascinates the world through its blend of ancient traditions, refined aesthetics, and modern innovation that continues to influence …
The Simple Life: Less Stuff, More Connection
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” ~ Plato The More We Have, the Less We Feel It’s easy to believe that more leads to better. Mor…
A Notebook Should Not Cost a Child’s Life
A notebook is one of the most ordinary objects in the world. It is thin, inexpensive and easily overlooked. Millions of them are sold every day in ma…
The Simple Life vs The Productivity Obsession
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” ~ Socrates The Rise of Productivity as a Lifestyle Productivity used to be a tool. Something we used to get i…
Education Without Dignity Is Not Education
Education is often described as the great equaliser. Governments build schools, expand enrolment and celebrate rising literacy rates as evidence of p…
Women in Canadian Society
Women have played an important role in shaping Canadian society throughout history. From Indigenous traditions and early colonial communities to mode…
Doing Less Might Be the Most Important Thing You Do
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” ~ Hans Hofmann The Pressure to Do More For most of us, …
Shame of Being Poor at School
The hardest thing about being a poor child at school is not always hunger. It is shame. Shame arrives quietly. It sits beside a child in the classroo…