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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Canada’s Call for Pension Reform
The C.D. Howe Institute recently released their recommendations on how to break the deadlock in the Canadian pension system. With many citizens not saving enough for retirement, provinces, lobby groups and retirement gurus alike are looking to increase tax-deferred saving, improve access to good retirement saving plans, and modernize the rules governing
retirement income. The federal and provincial governments have committed to finalize their options by May after nation-wide public consultations.
Traveling is a Game
By Lauren Selman and Tina Hittenberger | Bio
One of the most inspiring things here [at the Olympics in Vancouver] is the sustained camaraderie of ALL the athletes.We have been here eleven days and the demonstration of humanity has not waivered once. I am continuously stunned by the respect, courtesy and admiration that transcends national boundaries, religious differences and historic animosities. This code of sportsmanship and honor encompasses more than just the
Olympic Faces
A few faces glimpsed in the crowds…
The Lost Generation
This video was created for the AARP U@50 video contest and placed
second. Less than 2 minutes long and worth viewing…
We are the World
Recorded 25 years after the original video, this amazing performance from over 80 artists and performers reminds us we can make a difference in the lives of the Haitian people today.
The Geezer’s Crusade
By Jim Selman | Bio
David Brooks wrote a very compelling New York Times op ed piece called “The Geezer’s Crusade”. His point was that the elders in our society hold the future for everyone in their hands (so to speak). Since 1980 when I was serving on the California Commission on Aging, one of my biggest concerns has been that, as a society, we are turning older people into constituents competing
Being Here
The view from downtown Vancouver’s Olympic media hub
A little bit of patriotric display
And security everywhere…
Breakups and Broken Hearts
By Jim Selman | Bio
There are two kinds of break-ups. The ‘soft’ breakup is where both parties in a relationship more or less stay in communication and talk about their differences, their discontent or their changing needs until they arrive at a conclusion that “This just isn’t working” and agree to go their separate ways. Sometimes they remain friends. In any case, this kind of mature and honest ending allows both parties to let go of past expectations or disappointments, eventually
Love Personified
By Shae Hadden
In honor of Valentine’s Day….
Love is.
Regardless of what life presents,
this Love moves with grace through
time and space,
disclosing through thoughts and
Being
the essence of what is
and who we really are,
embracing it all
wholeheartedly with acceptance and
Joy
The boundaries of Love
are undefined,
limitless,
unconstrained,
non-existent
Love is
All.