Do What Matters - In Your Own Way!

When times get tough,...you know the rest!  You really do become active under given circumstances and sometimes, those circumstances can be stressful and unwelcome!

What is the difference between you and the person next to you? Why do you see things the way you do or perform in a certain way? For most people, it comes down to passion. Using your passion to propel you forward can have favourable and sometimes, not so favourable results. And yes, I have experienced both the highs and lows of some of those actions.

What if You Couldn't Read?

I read - a lot!  I couldn't imagine picking up a newspaper or magazine (printed in English-of course) and not being able to read it.  But, that is the reality for a lot of people. 

They are functionally literate; able to do their job, have rudimentary reading skills and can get by day to day.  Get by - what does that say about their lives?  Every day, they live with the knowledge that they may be found out.   My Great Grandfather was just such a man.

Lives at Risk, Lives Lost

Rehtaeh Parsons

When I was a child, if things got to much to deal with out in the world of school etc., I knew I could get a break from it at home.  Home was a place of refuge - a place that gave you a break from the strain and stress of living among your peers.  It wasn't a place where your enemies could invade.  Those days are gone now for most kids.  In some cases, the digital world has enhanced their lives.  In others, it has not!  This is about the enemy that can storm the gates without you knowing.