Discovering skills you already have!

by Sbexon | Aug 31, 2025 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness, Writing

Have you ever looked down at your dashboard to find that your air conditioner and your heater are both going full blast? I got that feeling of competing priorities when I attended When Words College conference for writers and readers in Calgary last month. Adamant...

Remember what you learned in yoga class

by Sbexon | Jul 26, 2025 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness

I watched with some confusion as the G7 group meandered here and there in southern Alberta recently. At first I was hopeful there might be a chance those meetings of the world’s powerful people might shine a light on where we’re all going. But I watched as they stood...

What would you do with 20 bucks?

by Sbexon | Jun 25, 2025 | Community, Finances, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement

If I gave you $20, what would you do with it? I asked various people and just sat back to see what they’d say. It’s a fairly inconsequential amount to many of us, while to others it represents bread and milk and enough gas to make it into work for a few more days. I...

Challenge to self: make space for silence

by Sbexon | Jun 11, 2025 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness

A walk with Sheldon. If you’re out and about in Red Deer, you’ve seen Sheldon. He’s everywhere and he’s always walking. Slow and steady, through the pathways and streets of Red Deer in every season – usually wearing a hockey jersey or t-shirt. He’s a giant of a man, a...

Stupid stuff we did as kids

by Sbexon | Jun 4, 2025 | Community, Golden Nuggets, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness

Didn’t we all do ridiculous things back in the day when we were free roaming kids in the 60s and 70s? Novels could be written about the shenanigans, but when I narrow it down to things that were downright dangerous the list gets shorter. Thankfully. When we were...

I’m grounded enough, thank you

by Sbexon | May 29, 2025 | Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness

After watching a documentary on Grounding, I thought it might be just the ticket for my old pug. The concept is that by planting your bare feet on the ground you can start to heal yourself from all of the earth’s manmade electrical energy and reduce inflammation. We...