Over the next two weeks or so, the ideas of calm, quiet, silence will hopefully receive greater attention than they usually do. We need calm. We need stillness. These would seem to be important aspects of well-being. And there would also seem to be degrees of stillness that we can experience and aspire to. This all seems intuitively simple and true and is especially so given the anxiety that often prevails in the world in which we live. Yet, the will to embrace calm and peace is not always as easy as one might think. We get a sense of this battle within us, between the drive to be constantly busy and the knowledge of the importance of withdrawal, when...
Coming home for the holidays, whether actually, physically, or even in the imagination, is not always as easy a task as it might seem. It is at times, for some of us, a project of negotiation. A negotiation that we have with our family, maybe even with old friends. It is, in part, a negotiation we have with ourselves. We have on occasion found ourselves, perhaps, sitting at our desk after everyone has left. Everyone has left not only for the day, however, that has happened before to be sure, but for the holidays. We feel a little alone in the world. We are alone at the very time when everyone else is on their way already to gather with...
What is your animal? This poses a question that is a much more difficult one perhaps than asking us what is our favourite animal. RSE, in conjunction with AnimalStone jewellery, is asking that question, and asking us thereby to reflect upon our relationships with animals in general and also specifically with a particular kind of animal. The mission of AnimalStone is to create artwork that can be worn in recognition and honour of our relationships with animals. In view of this, RSE is pleased to announce its new partnership with AnimalStone Jewellery. And we do think of animals from time to time in a more personal way, don’t we? We think, for example, of what kind of animal we would...
While our American friends and cousins are finishing up their celebration of Thanksgiving, and the Holiday season is approaching, it might be a good time to think about what holidays like these mean to those who do not have enough, or who are alone and do not have family to share these occasions with. We also know that there are many people who find holiday occasions particularly difficult times to deal with, since they have had, for example, significant losses around the time of year. We are told, either directly or by implication, from the time we are children, that the Holidays are a time of unqualified happiness. We hear, for example, on the radio, old favourite Christmas songs that...
Kathy Russell is the Principal Designer and Client Relationship Director for Red Scarf Equestrian. The Holidays are a magical time of year. A time of beautiful richness of colour, exquisite smells, tastes and lights. All of these things make for a warm and inviting setting to enjoy occasions with friends and family. It is a special time when rich memories are recalled, and new ones made. With the lighting festivities happening this past weekend in Collingwood, we thought we would share a few thoughts about Christmas decorations for the season that is quickly coming upon us. The decorating trends for 2019 continue the conversation about sustainability and respect for the environment. We need to keep in mind that ideas of...
