compassion Archive
Enjoy each day, Find the fun and humour in life, Focus on what really matters, Enjoy friends and family, Find your passion, Make a difference. *Written by Victoria Brewster, MSW SJS Staff Writer in Canada*
Three of my mentors are women in history who practice the values of social justice: Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. They also all happen to have been, or are, current First Ladies. These women to me exemplify what …
Thanks to our SJS Facebook page, we received a submission to post, “One Good Thing, One Good Day” which is an event that was held virtually on December 21, 2012 as a Facebook event in efforts to encourage people to …
What is Social Justice? Social justice haunts my dreams, and follows me throughout the day. No evening can come without me reflecting on what it is, and how I fit into social justice during the day. It is impossible for …
This morning I woke up to an article on the front page of my local newspaper with the title: “12 orcas trapped in ice in Northern Quebec.” Since Monday, these killer whales have been trapped in thick layers of choppy …
Can we create new emotions? No, but we can become better at identifying them with the help of a design student who has created a map of complex and emotional states. Combining words and expressions from other countries, Pei-Ying Lin’s …
It has been incredible difficult for me to write as of late. I read through countless news stories which have blended together in a devilish mix of gun control, fiscal cliff and overall gridlock of common sense. Writer’s block won’t …
I can picture the bookshelf in the middle school library to this day; the broken green spine staring at me. The title, “The Hobbit”. It was one of those moments, looking back I was positive that the course of my …
This CNN article looks at the Tibetan Medicine approach to treating disease by discussing interviews and talks given by Dr. Tsewang Tamdin’s, world renowned doctor of Tibetan Medicine. Taking an individualist and holistic approach to disease treatment, no two treatments are the same …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada I read the following article (http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/12/society-honor-dead-children.html) and the first thing that came to my mind is that the events of Friday and all the other events that have occurred in …
