In British Columbia, we are faced with an ageing population and a shortage of qualified caregivers. People who provide the care in the B.C. Care Providers Association say the province is short about 2,800 caregivers for seniors in assisted living and home health care. And it’s even worse if you… Read More »If You are Old, Can AI be Your Friend?
When American podcaster Joe Rogan interviewed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on YouTube on February 22, it immediately went viral, with 135,000 views. Most people who saw it though, didn’t take it seriously, and those who did were quite confused, particularly when Trudeau suggested the interviewer say ‘humankind’ rather than ‘mankind’.… Read More »AI – Should We Embrace it or Fear it?
Now that it is a new year, it seems a good time to expand our horizons. That might involve embracing the perspectives of other people. When you see things from a different perspective, you perceive a situation or understand a concept from an alternate point of view, such as that… Read More »Seeing Things from a Different Perspective
Schimbarea Anotimpului – The words are Romanian, my native tongue. They mean, ‘change of seasons’ but the meaning is universal, and especially poignant for me in the fall. It’s October, and the skies are clear all day, only becoming slightly overcast and brooding, as the evenings close in earlier and… Read More »The Desire for Change – Can We Be Happy With What We Have?
Are you confident, striding through the world, completely in control? Are you relentlessly curious, trying new things without a moment of caution? Do you exhibit a particular manner of expression? Are you distinctively casual, formal, or friendly, and follow your own code in whatever company you are with? When a… Read More »How Do You Walk Through the World?
In most of my life, I’m organized, time-conscious, a list maker, a tiresome keeper of commitments and schedules, I am told. I make promises and I keep them. I expect people who make promises to me, to keep them as well. But for the most part, I’m an accepting person,… Read More »Procrastination and Perfectionism—A Deadly Duo
At the risk of being repetitive, I have one more post about spring. It’s April on the West Coast, and I just can’t help myself—it’s a glorious time of year here and one of my favorite months. This is partly due to the fact that it’s my mother’s and sister’s… Read More »Capricious April Ushers in the Beginning of Spring
Suppose you went somewhere you know you have never been, and suppose you had the eerie feeling that you’ve been there before. The official definition of this phenomenon, according to Merriam-Webster, is, “a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.” A strange and even unsettling experience, to be sure. But… Read More »Been There, Done That
March is here, and it’s as crazy as ever. It’s raining hard one minute, and the next minute the sun is shining. All this to the steady hum of the wind, hammering against my window. Every time I look out, it’s blowing in a different direction—tree branches bowing every which… Read More »March Madness
It takes dedication and self-discipline to maintain a blog. I was able to do it for six years, then quite abruptly stopped. I can’t remember the exact circumstance that led to this year-long pause, but I can say that I’m now impatient to get going again. To those of you… Read More »Another stab at starting up again
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