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11 CANADA FEATURE: THE HISTORY OF FLAGS
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Green Keys Abound at White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa! Conference.
A history of our flags over our remarkable history.
What every home owner should know.
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LINE 150...?
"Imagine your life simplified"
- Gerry Visca
GERRY VISCA
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or the past four weeks the phrase "Line 150" has been ringing in my ears. It invokes a deep sense of noise. I've come to appreciate the definition of "noise" as being unwanted sound. Not too long ago, my life partner Angela and I made a conscious choice to simplify all aspects of our lives. I'm not referring to simply de-cluttering our home with a garage sale. I'm talking about developing the capacity to savour less. Less pursuits. Less distraction. Less debt. Less accumulation. Less.... But a better life! Here's what I have come to appreciate about the concept of "less." Institutions don't really embrace that word. Once upon a time, both Angela and I lived what seemed the typical life and followed the typical path. See, for years, we were like most unconscious people chasing the mighty dollar, the lavish lifestyle and a six figure income to support the "not so less" mortgage. We too, got caught up in what school and society said we should do, be and have. We had the high paying jobs with the benefits and the big house with the hefty mortgage - we thought we had it all, yet we both felt lifeless. We both lived that "go till you drop, numbed C O N T I N U E D O N PAG E 3 0
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