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The information on this page does not represent the opinion of my employer, business, or clients.
Just me. Most of it isn't too political but some is.
Also, some of the external links I may or may not completely support, but all of the topics
on here are ones I feel are very important and I hope this information and the links will
be useful!
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Important Stuff
Below you will find links a bunch of things I think are
really important. These are organized into six sections, although they essentially
all boil down to information that can help us all learn to live in a way
that respects ourselves, other people, other living things, the planet, and whatever else is out there that we don't understand.
Diversity,
Peace,
Health,
Environment,
Parenting, and
Vegetarianism.
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I strongly believe that in order for people to fully get the most out of life, we need to strive for a society in which
people can learn from each others' differences, and at least allow each other to "live and let live".
This doesn't mean that everyone is the same or agrees on everything but it means striving to be non-judgemental and understanding
and encouraging an end to all forms of discrimination by embracing and learning from diversity from
people of any gender, gender identity, sexual identity, sexual preference, age, race, religion, education, lifestyle,
appearance, ability, financial resources, political beliefs, and dietary preference.
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When I was growing up, I was proud that Canada had never been involved in a war in my lifetime.
I really thought world peace was on it's way in!
Recent world events have proven that sadly, war is still considered a viable means for a nation to get its way.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for national security, and I have tremendous respect for those who give their lives to defend freedom.
However, I have think it's high time that as a species we stop killing each other and making excuses for it!
I hope we get some conflict resolution training for our leaders!
And more fundamentally, I hope we start celebrating diversity of culture and difference of opinion, and
cease to consider violence as a viable way of getting our way. To do this we have to end all
"us vs. them" mentality and realize we're all on this third rock from the sun together - no matter how different we seem from each other!
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After having a typical Canadian teen male diet through the 80s - consisting of more ground beef and cookies than
vegetables, grains, fruit, and other "healthy" stuff I became interested in health issues because of someone
very important to me who had a possibly diet-related disease.
With the typical open-minded skeptical scientific approach that I have to everything I started looking into
health and diet - including "alternative" health and put my test subject through all kinds of herbs, dietary
changes etc. - but in the end we found that while there is no shortage of bogus information from people
who want to sell you things, there is also a wealth of practical, useful information about health that
just isn't mainstream yet! We discovered that we soon knew more about nutrition than our doctors,
nurses, and in fact even the nutritionists who pay you a visit in the hospital when you have babies!
Below are links to some of my favourite health subjects and things which I think possibly aren't
out there mainstream but everyone really should know about.
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This section is really about waking up to the fact that we need to do things
in ways that are sustainable. This doesn't mean that we have to be all about
"the sky is falling" and "impending doom" but it does mean being realistic
and having the courage to recognize that sometimes we need to do things
in slightly different (and sometimes more expensive) ways because in
the long run it just makes more sense. Below are some success stories and
more information on some of the most crucial environmental issues facing us today.
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"Trying to save the world while neglecting you own
family would be like straightening chairs on the Titanic"
- from 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Calendar by Stephen R. Covey
Parenting philosophies have gone through radical changes in the last couple of generations
(our parents and their parents). How do we cope with all the mixed messages? Invest some
of your time in parent education classes. No matter what type of parent you are, there will
always be something pricelessly valuable to be gained by learning things that aren't obvious
about the most important responsibility we will ever have.
Life Seminars is
unique parenting program designed to provide a comprehensive approach to
living in families with children of all ages and temperaments.
I have taken and then gotten involved as a group leader in
Life Seminars courses which are available in Victoria
BC as well as now online. These courses have been literally life changing for me, and it's
not that there was something fundamentally wrong or that I didn't know about parenting.
It's just that when you take the time to really learn about how to understand your
child, their temperment, how to listen to them, how to talk to them, how to
resolve conflict, how to understand feelings and emotions, how to teach responsibility,
repect for boundaries of others and self, understanding self esteem,
and how to discipline with love ... well it can make a huge difference!
These courses have given me skills and insight that is responsible for
many tear jerking wonderful stories not only with respect to my parenting, but also
relationships with everyone else in my life - from my spouse, parents, siblings, inlaws,
work, friends, peers, business associates - you name it! I think this course should be
required for everyone on the planet! Especially world leaders!
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I strongly believe in vegetarianism because I think that our society is caught up in a system
for food and agriculture that came from beliefs that treated animals and soul-less, thoughtless things,
no different from any other material to be used. We now know that is not the case, and our
society just hasn't caught up. Of course there are health and environmental benefits as well, which
are also becomming more and more known.
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