This one’s special. It’s about my dad, Ben Meltzer. He was born in Montreal. His parents immigrated to Canada in the 1920s. He grew up in the area of town known as The Main, near boulevard St. Laurent. His friends were also kids of Jewish immigrants. Their stomping ground included landmarks like Schwartz’s, Wilensky’s, Beauty’sContinue reading “Ben”
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Mirror Mirror
Let’s try something. Ask someone to take a photo of you. Now look at that photo and compare what the camera sees to what you think you look like. I never see the same thing as the camera. Sometimes my posture isn’t as good as I think it is. Other times I look skinnier onContinue reading “Mirror Mirror”
Be THAT Person
Golf. It’s one of my passions. So please forgive me for the brief golf analogy I’m about to draw. It was the year 2000. A golfer named Hal Sutton was in an epic battle with Tiger Woods who was then in his prime. They were on the final hole. Hal needed to choose the rightContinue reading “Be THAT Person”
From Sourdough to Vince Lombardi to Yoga ….and Back
It was time to put my first ever sourdough loaf in the oven. “Here goes”, I said to myself. “Will it be a success or a fail?” A pretty normal thought. You might even have had the same thought. What did I mean by “a fail”? Failure has different meanings. Some say failure isContinue reading “From Sourdough to Vince Lombardi to Yoga ….and Back”
My Friend Andy
Andy and I met in a yoga class about twenty years ago. I was a student and he was an experienced yoga teacher, but in this particular class he was a student, too. Good yoga teachers never stop being students of yoga. I liked to put my mat near his. When the teacher called outContinue reading “My Friend Andy”
Chasing My Tail
My wife and I went for a walk yesterday afternoon. We try to go at least once a day. It was great to feel the warmth of the sun. We came upon a woman with a dog talking to some other people, all keeping their proper social distance, of course. As we walked by, keepingContinue reading “Chasing My Tail”
Your Countdown Begins Now
Lockdown. Quarantine. Social distancing. Self-isolating. Call it what you want, it’s a good way to get an idea of how much social interaction you need to be happy. Hopefully, you’ve figured out how much you need and have found ways to get it. I know I have. Truthfully, it wasn’t all that difficult for meContinue reading “Your Countdown Begins Now”
Can You Shape Your Future?
What will the new normal look like when this pandemic is behind us? Are there different daily routines or habits we’ll adopt? Will we change the way we interact with our friends and families? Or how we perform our jobs? These are some of the questions people are asking. I don’t find myself asking theseContinue reading “Can You Shape Your Future?”
Pandemic Behaviour Manual
How should you behave during this pandemic? That depends. You might want to start by asking yourself who you are. How do you value the greater good relative to your own well-being? We’re being told the less contact we have with other people the less the virus will spread, the fewer people will get sickContinue reading “Pandemic Behaviour Manual”
Braysheet
The world is in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. Frontline healthcare providers and employees of essential businesses are still going to work. They’re risking their health and the health of their families by being out in public. But the rest of us have been ordered to stay at home. We’re only supposed to goContinue reading “Braysheet”
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