I would like to invite you to An Evening with the Lunagals: two of my favourite female changemakers who are visiting from Vancouver on Thursday, February 18. Madeleine Shaw and Suzanne Siemens - the Lunagals - have been using business tools to create their social change goals since long before ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ was a buzzword. … Continue reading An evening of inspiration with the Lunagals
ARE YOU PART OF A THRIVING SHECOSYSTEM?
I told you I was done playing it safe and small. I told you I was ready to create something. Well here it is: after months of visioning, researching, and dreaming, it's time to let you in on my next BIG thing. After hearing myself go on and on about 'holding space' and 'creating safe space,' … Continue reading ARE YOU PART OF A THRIVING SHECOSYSTEM?
How can I trust in the unknown?
We were walking along a trail in Rouge Park in early May. The park was buzzing with spring’s eagerness to emerge - ferns unfurling their fibonacci curves, trilliums driving home some Ontario pride, little green fingers stretching up through the soil. I spotted a tree growing sideways up the edge of a ravine, and I couldn’t … Continue reading How can I trust in the unknown?
Dreaming Wildness Weekend into Reality
I learned a new word today: KOMOREBI - an untranslatable Japanese term that refers to the quality of light when the sunshine is filtered through a canopy of leaves. Last Tuesday I floated in this dappled light for a few hours, dreaming about Wildness Weekend. I immersed myself in this daydream to give colour and texture to my retreat planning process.
Emily Rose Antflick 