12 Things for 2012
It’s quiet on the streets, and the city has taken on its winter aura of a million shades of grey – beautiful, if seen through the right filters. The loft is cold, but the industrial gas blower kicks in every few minutes and moves hot air around, I’m cozy in flannel, and a giant mug of matcha warms from inside out. Green tea and flannel shirts: two things I could not live without in Canadian winter.
I’m listening to RadioIo Ambient, always just the right vibe for meditation, contemplation and cooking.
While Forest’s perfectly curated grooves bathe my brainwaves, I give thanks for another amazing year on Planet Earth.
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I don’t know this person. She is a friend of a friend of a friend, Anne Thomas, connected by the human family, shared via email, in
On February 2, with the new moon and the auspicious new year of the Rabbit, I embarked on a new adventure in my Queen St. West neighbourhood in Toronto. As some of you know, I opened and operated Banff, Alberta’s first vegetarian restaurant in 1994. After six years, I was burned out and bitter and need of a massive breakdown/breakfree in India. After selling, I vowed “No more restaurants!” yet over the years, I’ve threatened more than a few times to do it again. It gets in your blood;)
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And I want peace. Child soldier,
It’s been two weeks since I moved into the cold, unpainted, dusty construction zone that is the new FGG headquarters in downtown Toronto. A lot has happened in that time! The dust has settled, and the space is now warming up and coming together nicely after some dear friends added their used furniture to the decor.
My idea of money well spent is on the best quality farm food available, a beautiful motorcycle, fuel for the road, practical gear to keep one safe and warm, technology to stay connected to the 21st century tribe, and home and kitchen tools that support happiness and well being.
Daily, for the last few weeks in Toronto, I’ve been watching the leaves come down. One at a time, at first, twirling in the autumn air, slow-motion flight, flashing brilliant amber and rose light, sugar maple, oak and elm flags calmly signaling the end of a season, and now, in a colder, brisker wind, en masse, a flurry of foliage leaving the branches half naked to the faded sun.
Here it is, sweet peeps, your Autumn edition of Feel Good Fast!
Just for a moment, suspend your earthbound beliefs, and consider the possibility you might actually be…an angel… Now, imagine yourself, one infinitely sunny day in paradise, sitting around with your angel buddies contemplating the nature of being an angel. Many interesting observations are tossed about, but none really satisfactory, until one of your wiser angel friends suggests that perhaps you need to experience what it’s like to not be an angel in order to fully grasp what it’s like to be one.
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Tomorrow when you get up, try counting how many products get put into or onto your body before you leave the house. Chances are good it’ll be around 12. Then try counting the chemicals. It’ll be in the hundreds, most of them not even tested for safety. This is the reality of toxins in our cosmetic products.
A phonecall, a cupcake, a toonie, a book, a hug, a coffee, a recommendation, an email, a secret ingredient, a bottle of wine, a compliment…this is my tally so far after 11 days of giving and yes, it feels good.
In a world gone mad, it’s heartening as hell to hear good news. Here at FGG we love love love people, ideas and things that make the world a better place and we live on delight and optimism, mirth and merriment, joy and jubilation. When we heard the story of four Bolivian circus lions who’d lived their lives in a cage on the back of a rusty old truck being set free at
By Kelly Sullivan Walden, dream therapist, author & hypnotherapist
“I did not own the land and I was feeling out of luck; all I had to grow my own food was my old gray pickup truck…” From the guys who brought us