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Toronto, ON · TorontoLet’s join and give our hands in the “Clean Toronto Together” campaign. The City of Toronto’s annual Spring Cleanup scheduled from April 19 to 22 this year is a commendable undertaking considering its impact on our community and its environs. Our families, friends, and neighbours can do our part to help clean up litter in parks, beaches, streets, and other public places. The city government can only do some of this cleaning in the community. We …See the Story
Let’s Join the Clean Toronto Together Campaign
Toronto, ON · TorontoIt’s no doubt a painful and bloody sacrifice, having oneself nailed on the cross, but perhaps for the devotees, it’s the only way to salve one’s conscience, although I don’t know for sure. What’s clear is that in this nation of 116 million, there’s no lack of rituals during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday. Men – young and old – would choose to have themselves nailed on the cross like Jesus himself; village folks walk hundreds of meters in p…See the Story
Saints and sinners
Toronto, ON · TorontoBy the time this issue is released the solar eclipse frenzy will be over. And the state of emergency in the Niagara region would have been lifted by now. (Imagine that?! Niagara had to declare a state of emergency because of the solar eclipse? Insane but understandable! Niagara was one of the places expected to experience maximum coverage of the sun.) Some people call it the Great North American Eclipse. In the words of Wikipedia … “This eclips…See the Story
DARK OVER LIGHT
Social Media · TorontoMy March column, Do Smartphones Have a Place in Schools? generated a diverse range of opinions, notably from parents concerned that their child’s excessive smartphone usage is significantly reducing their one-on-one social interactions at a time in their life when they should be developing social skills that’ll play an essential determining factor in their child’s future success. Based on my observations, social anxiety and awkwardness have beco…See the Story
[Opinion] Smartphones Contribute to the Rise in Social Anxiety and Awkwardness
Toronto, ON · TorontoFROM PLANNING TO PRODUCTION, THE TORTUOUS JOURNEY OF BOOK PUBLISHING I never fully understood the phrase “Labour of Love” until I embarked on this long self-publishing journey. Having no publishing experience but a ready manuscript ( the book is a collection of the articles I have written in the last ten years ), I thought, how much more do I need to get a book out? It’s the worst allusion that ever crossed my mind. The problem began with my la…See the Story
FROM PLANNING TO PRODUCTION, THE TORTUOUS JOURNEY OF BOOK PUBLISHING
Toronto, ON · Toronto“It seemed that human sorrow was always based on regret and pain in the past, and that neither time nor location nor history made much difference.” — Abdulrazak Gurnah, Gravel Heart (2017). By Rey Moreno We distinguish. We discriminate. We love ranks, hierarchies and categories. It’s them versus us. Love your own kind. Belonging and identity define us; they set boundaries and motivate us to take actions. Distinctions, whether class, racial, rel…See the Story
The Great Chain of Being
Toronto, ON · TorontoMany job seekers spend their time and energy focusing on job searching factors beyond their control, namely how an employer designed their hiring process. Regular readers of this column know I stress the truism that employers own their hiring process, not the job seeker. Hence, rather than criticizing an employer’s hiring process, job seekers should work with it. Criticism or wishful thinking won’t get you hired. The latest complaint: Employers …See the Story
An Assignment: The New Norm for Job Applicants. Why?
Toronto, ON · Toronto“Zen” is derived from the word “Chan,” which comes from the Sanskrit term “dhayana,” meaning “meditation.” In Zen practice, zazen or meditation plays a central role that allows a practitioner to experience the so called “ultimate reality or the absolute.” It is a practice that encourages deep meditation and understanding of reality beyond conceptual thinking. Zen had a significant impact on East Asian Buddhism and continues to be practiced world…See the Story