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Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism”

Ontario Disease Fascism Yet another televised briefing by Premier Doug Fordand his group of well meaning “Party Members”dare we call them blackbooters?stripping civil liberties like peeling a bananafor the good of the provinceunderstandable perhaps due to an inadequately funded hospital systemresult of many political decisionsyou have taken my jobyou have taken away my rightContinue reading “Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism””

What should we think of vaccine pauses?

What to Make of Vaccine Pauses A cautious, transparent response reveals a process committed to vaccine safety. Q&A WITH DANIEL SALMON | APRIL 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Linked In Email Pinterest https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18394544/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/fb5600/ Public Health On Call This conversation is an updated excerpt from the March 22 episode of Public Health On Call, in which Salmon spoke with Stephanie Desmon about theContinue reading “What should we think of vaccine pauses?”

Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Thinking during meditation

“Thinking is not bad, nor is it even undesirable during meditation, What matters is whether you are aware of your thoughts and feelings during meditation and how you are in relationship to them. Trying to supress them will only result in greater tension and frustration and more problems, not in calmness, insight, clarity and peace.Continue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Thinking during meditation”

How You Frame COVID Determines your Reaction to Public Health Initiatives: Can we say COVID ideology?

April 6, 2021 New Study Casts COVID-19 and Government Mandates in a New Light in Rural America HOW PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE PANDEMIC AFFECT MASK WEARING AND OTHER PREVENTION BEHAVIORS When Adam Koon, PhD, MPH, an assistant scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, arrived in his wife’s hometown last summer to quarantine with theirContinue reading “How You Frame COVID Determines your Reaction to Public Health Initiatives: Can we say COVID ideology?”

Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: thoughts during meditation

“During meditation, we intentionally treat all our thoughts as if they are of equal value. As best we can, and with the lightest touches, we bring awareness to them when they arise, and then intentionally return our attention to the breath as the primary focus of our attention, regardless of the thought and the emotionalContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: thoughts during meditation”

Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?

A Free Trait Agreement acknowledges that we’ll each act of character some of the time-in exchange for being ourselves the rest of the time. It’s a Free Trait Agreement when a wife wants to go out every Saturday night and a husband who wants to relax work out a schedule: half the time we’ll goContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?”

Passage of The Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on Love

“ ‘ I believe” said Nomerfide, ‘ that if one loves perfectly. With a love rooted in God’s commandments, then one will not experience humiliation or dishonour, provided one does not go astray and fall from the perfection of one’s love. For the glory of loving truly knows no shame. And although her body wasContinue reading “Passage of The Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: More on Love”

“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 40 “The Greek Gods Descend into Irrelevance”

The jolt of landing in the Zortixian spacecraft woke the napping of Montenez. Back home to the island of Samos in Greece. Back home to humanity as squalid as it may be. The month of May saw a light crowd of tourists but Montenez knew that would change as the Northern “Palefaces” as his NorthContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 40 “The Greek Gods Descend into Irrelevance””

Alice Cooper’s “Schools Out For Summer” May be a Reality in Ontario as Schools Shut Down and Parents Struggle with Remote Learning Until When?

NEWS RELEASE Ontario Moves Schools to Remote Learning Following Spring Break Continued Rise in COVID-19 Cases Demands Shift to Protect Students and Staff and Slow Community Spread April 12, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief MedicalContinue reading “Alice Cooper’s “Schools Out For Summer” May be a Reality in Ontario as Schools Shut Down and Parents Struggle with Remote Learning Until When?”

St. Vincent and Grenadines Need Your Help

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Issues Urgent Appealfor Relief Supplies in Wake of La Soufrière Eruption Toronto, ON (April 12th, 2021) – Following the April 9th eruption of the La Soufrière volcano, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has issued an urgent appeal to the public for relief for those directly impacted. The volcano continues to erupt explosively andContinue reading “St. Vincent and Grenadines Need Your Help”