Local News from Across the Rainy River District
We hear quite a lot about time management and money management but not much about mind management, which is the source of all other kinds of management, skills, and emotions. With the challenges we are all facing in the world and each in our own lives, I felt a series […]
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon While worrying makes us feel anxious, anxiety and worry are not exactly the same thing. Worry involves thinking about specific things that are bothering us or that we are worried might happen. […]
“Life is like a river. The way of life is to flow with the current. To turn against it takes effort but the current will carry you if you let it.” – Anonymous I just came back from a walk near a river where we live where I enjoy watching […]
I was at a funeral last week and all the children (grown children, btw) stood up to talk about their Dad. He could do anything and fix anything. He loved being outdoors and loved being on the lake. He knew how to tell one tree from another and how to […]
“Life is like a river. The way of life is to flow with the current. To turn against it takes effort but the current will carry you if you let it.” – Anonymous I just came back from a walk near a river where we live where I enjoy watching […]
Just as all roads led to Rome The gem in antiquity’s crown All currents and still waters Guide all waters to our town As dawn grows and paints the skies Before the sun’s stunning break Horizons guide the shimmer down To dance upon our lake And within each evening’s cadence […]
A beloved uncle who continues to help guide and advise. A cousin who helped this beautiful borderland become like home two decades ago. A roommate during a tenure in graduate school with whom many laughs, stories, and memories were shared. His partner, a pillar of beauty and strength, who walks […]
It was truly lightning caught in a bottle. Who would have ever thought a magic-mix of an off-the-wall plot, a handful of comedians and puppeteers, slapstick peanut gallery commentary, and low-budget films would rocket way past greatness into a cult-following on par with the Kiss Army? Maybe it was the […]
Feeling stuck on a project, or on struggling to reach a goal, or in life in general is not an unusual feeling. Feeling stuck can feel like trying to get out of quicksand. The more we struggle, the deeper we sink. Sometimes the best thing we can do is stop […]
Sore ribs. Fatigue. Euphoria from a likely dip in blood oxygen. How exactly did this happen at this late hour? Maybe it’s the pulse, energy, and heartbeat of the city here in Midtown Manhattan. Maybe it’s the neon lights and halogen-hue all around. Or maybe it was Caroline’s on Broadway […]
It’s 8:12am on a Sunday. Minus 4 degrees. Partly cloudy Ontario skies and I’m firing up a barbecue grill for the first time ever at this hour. After prepping and seasoning this early (and rather random) morning treat with spices that have taken me all of my life to figure […]
It took six weeks. Six long and painful weeks to get rid of the pain in my shoulders and neck. Six weeks of daily exercises, six weeks of chiro and massage. Six weeks of heated bean bags, Tylenol, Advil and a big jug of Biofreeze. This week I finally noticed […]
