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Every new year, I vow to clean up a lot of things in my life. My diet. My house. Even the apps on my phone and the files on my computer. I also make plans to 鈥渃lean up鈥� my spiritual life.

About 20 years ago, when we lived in Ottawa, a friend working for the government said that she was working on a document called Vision 2020. A cute name, for sure, but it got me thinking.

The initial inspiration for the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood , in which Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers, was Tom Junod鈥檚 article 鈥淐an You Say 鈥� Hero?鈥� which appeared in Esquire magazine in November 1998.

Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 4 pm at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria V8W 2J3,

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to tour Craigdarroch Castle as part of my child鈥檚 class trip. It was a memorable experience. The history around the castle represents a staggering level of wealth and opulence in the late 19 th Century.

At sundown on December 22 Jews all over the world will light their menorahs and say blessings for the first night of Chanukah.

The trucks rolled by us one-by-one, covered in holiday themed scenes and covered in tiny, multi-cloured lights that twinkled in the rain-damp air.

As I get older, I spend more time reflecting on my life鈥攐n the right choices I've made and the regrets about the wrong decisions I could have avoided.

Nineteen years ago, one of the churches in our little town started organizing a Peace Walk on the first day of each year. They invited everyone to join.

Mindfulness, such a big push in the media these days, has been used among other things to reduce stress, anxiety, and migraines, perhaps give us a sense of peace for a few moments a day.