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It is mind boggling to think that we can live our day to day lives oblivious to the awe-inspiring gifts of God's creation that lie near us, often in plain sight. Perhaps it takes the eye of an artist or a mystic to startle us into awareness.

When the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the West Division Championship title of the Canadian Football League, they didn't touch the trophy. Instead they said that we have one more week and one more game, the Grey Cup is what we want.

Writing weekly articles normally attracts my complete attention; today, however, the annual Grey Cup supersedes all other afternoon thoughts. It's currently half time, the Riders are ahead and I'm seeing Green.

During the recent scandals of the Senators, the Toronto mayor and similar cases before these, the one common response from the people who were directly involved was initially denial.

Last week we commemorated Remembrance Day, a time ranking next to Christmas and Easter in significance to me.

I heard that crime is on the increase in high rise apartments. That is wrong at so many levels. The bizarre qualities of the sequoia inspired some deeper reflections in this writer. There is food for thought for all ages in this gift of nature.

ney, sometimes we have to ignore or overlook certain issues that are not directly related to our life.

There's a lot of talk of becoming all you want to be. Whether in a religious, motivational or business setting the emphasis is on determining in your mind what you want to achieve and then daring to move forward in pursuit of your goal.

When Pope Benedict left the papal office comedians enjoyed a unique opportunity for jest. Here is an example: "The Vatican said that as soon as the Pope resigns, he will no longer be infallible.

Among the many different of functions in our mind, the ability to remember or the function of memory, is considered the most important and crucial one in our life.