I lived in the Yukon Territory, Canada, for 17 years (next to Alaska) and this had a significant impact on my life. The price of food was quite high and with a young family, the grocery bills were significant.

In South Africa child abandonment is no new scandal, in fact, recent statistics show that on average 300 babies are abandoned every month, and this is just the number of those who survive. Every two in

There’s an old movie with Bill Murray where he essentially relives the same day over and over. Initially, it’s not his favorite day. But he learns to respond to events differently until he becomes a good

I was at the bank a few days ago and I needed to see a bank teller in a Canadian Bank for a non-profit account I work on. It’s typically a quiet branch with only 2 bank tellers on. However, surprisingly,

Life leads to many emotions as time goes by, but in the midst of it all we have to value all of it and foresee the beauty in it. We often spend too much time dwelling on what must get done and how to prevent

I have this annoying habit that my children have to live with. I always park far away from the intended location. I don’t know how to parallel park (I am waiting for the autonomous vehicles) and mostly

Did you begin with exclusive standards at Steemit and were extremely frustrated in the wake of accepting not very many upvotes for your diligent work? It doesn't feel great when your self-vote contributes

I started this Post Promotion Thread when I crossed 2000 Followers and I am thinking about Continuing this service every once in a While. The first Time only 3 Steemians were able to get Boosts from me.

One of the quotes that has had the most impact from me comes from my favorite book, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. The sentence near the end of the book is, “They were seeking the treasure of their personal

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively

I had signed up my oldest daughter to girl guides. Inevitably, a bake sale loomed on the horizon. The moms were ordered to make between 4-6 cookies on a plate that would sell for $1. We were told to make

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I made a post a couple of days ago about Slovenia and you all noticed how most of the photos were green. I was looking for the topic for today's post and find out that today is green Thursday. I said to

I’m fascinated by words. For instance, the Inuit apparently have dozens of words for snow. “Piegnartoq” for “the snow [that is] good for driving sled,” and “aqilokoq” for “softly falling snow” are just