“Would you go if you were me?” I asked the flight attendant at the Delhi airport, holding a one-way ticket to Kashmir. India was the first stop of my three-month soul-searching trip through Asia — a journey born from burnout, from the ache of a life that looked perfect on paper but felt hollow […]
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There’s a quiet truth that reveals itself when you live close to nature — that the Earth doesn’t belong to us; we belong to her. Each tide that rises along the Nanaimo coast, each cedar that sways in the wind, each raven call echoing through the forest reminds us of this sacred reciprocity. Sustainability,
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Interviewing Melissa ~ Aman Gill Show 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYm-7hgGshA Living on a beautiful island, surrounded by ocean views and forest silence, can feel like a sanctuary—but even in the most serene places, mental illness and disability are present. No community is untouched. In my work as a community social worker, I meet people every day who
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