The Wonder of Wonder
Charlene Norman
June 26, 2023
It’s finally summer, and it feels so good, doesn’t it? I call it the wonder of summer. In my neck of the woods, all of
The Art of Gratitude
Charlene Norman
June 19, 2023
Have you noticed the massive cacophony about gratitude these days? It’s tough to figure out what’s real, fake and works, isn’t it? I’d like to
Footprints in the Sands of Carbon
Charlene Norman
June 12, 2023
This month, June, is kinda fun for me. Lots of reasons why. Let me share just one. Carbon Measuring. A few months ago, one of
Ten Thousand Hours and a Bit More
Charlene Norman
June 5, 2023
Ten thousand hours? Say what? Last Saturday, I walked to the funeral home to settle my brother’s affairs. I ended up speaking to one of
Observations of an Executrix
Charlene Norman
May 29, 2023
My eldest brother passed away a few weeks ago. He joins my two other brothers and parents and leaves me as ‘the last one standing.’
Some Stuff about Stress
Charlene Norman
May 22, 2023
Stress — the second part of a promised two-part piece. Last week we talked about autoimmune diseases and gluten-free diets. The other day, I stumbled
Rounding Up the Wheat
Charlene Norman
May 15, 2023
Wheat? Whaaat? This is a two-part piece. Frankly, it’s a bit too long and heavy for the usual Sunday opinion pieces. However, the lessons learned
The Making of a Podcast
Charlene Norman
May 8, 2023
So excited to share this with you. Recently, I could feel the winds finally begin to shift. My head was filled with accolades; my podcast
Small Business Needs Us
Charlene Norman
May 1, 2023
One of the hardest things a small business owner has to contend with is toiling in relative obscurity until they establish a solid reputation. This
We Are A Plague of Locusts
Charlene Norman
April 24, 2023
In 2019 a city councillor named Gala Pin expressed her disapproval of cruise ship tourism: “It’s a plague of locusts [type of] tourism; they devour