I’m beginning a small research project on wellness. It seems that you can’t get very far into the wellness literature without someone challenging motivation, and motivation in this domain of knowledge inevitably (it seems) confronts you with two key ideas: Hedonic and Eudaimonic motives for the things we do. The idea of hedonic motives…
“Whoever saves a single life is considered by Scripture to have saved the whole world.” ~Sanhedrin, 37a The shocking tragedy that happened this week in Toronto shattered a fundamental trust that many of us had in this city. Yes, we know that mass killings happen in urban areas. We also knew that, up until this week, that…
So how do you like Spring 2018 so far? It seems that this year, April “showers” bring snowplowers (except for the main streets, the side streets, and the sidewalks of the neighbourhoods where I’ve been). Yes, the dismal weather has been pretty disheartening. Here we were making great progress towards warmer weather, with visions of…
I’ve been marking my university students’ final essays, and will soon proceed seamlessly into marking their final exams. Everyone was given the same assignment: write on a topic related to the course according to certain specifications. And everyone wrote something completely unique, different from every other student. They all took the same course, attended the…
Almost exactly six years ago, the Ontario Arts Council produced a video that offered diverse explanations for Why I Dance. Each of us has our own reasons, of course. And some of us have multiple reasons. In fact, if you were to ask Google about “why I dance,” you would find many inspiring and creative…
While some people at this time of year might be looking forward to the arrival of the Easter Bunny, or unpacking a fresh box of matzah for Passover, I’m eagerly anticipating the return of a particular breed of bird. Not robins or sparrows, but Blue Jays—the start of the baseball season is at hand! …
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been blessed with quite a few new students, many of whom are taking their first, tentative dance steps with Salsaholics Anonymous. As with any first-time experience, excitement and exhilaration are often intertwined with nervousness and uncertainty. Am I doing it right? What does my boyfriend/girlfriend think of my klutziness?…
I had a conversation today with a client who had quit his job to go into private practice and is transforming his business to a different orientation. His objective is to be able to spend full-time in his new hometown, an idyllic location about two hours southwest of Aspen. What’s holding him back from simply…
I’m having a conversation with a client about their career progression… or to be more precise, the lack thereof. They were recently laid off from a great position because the company had been sold and the new (foreign) owners were effectively shutting down the Canadian corporate functional organization. The person received a very generous severance…
Inspired by the breathtaking ice dance performances of Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, my 4-and-a-half-year-old went for her very first skating lesson yesterday, on the Family Day holiday (big thanks to my dad for providing the skates which… isn’t that what grandparents are for? I think he had the best time watching her… but I…