If the Ocean Dies, We Die

Sue Ellis • August 19, 2015

Research shows that if the ocean dies, we all die. Sea Sick by Alanna Mitchell presents the facts as they are know today.

For centuries we have been dumping our waste into the ocean presuming it is safe at the bottom. Today our toxins used on land are going out to sea and destroying everything with which they come in contact. Oil leaks from ships, untreated human waste and plastic infiltrate the precious eco systems of the ocean.

The website The story of Stuff.org has for many years produced animated movies describing the consequences of our behavior, how it impacts the planet and what this inevitably does to us. I saw their first movie in 2007 and it certainly had an impact on the way I looked at our consumer society. It is a 21 minute film and well worth watching.

The latest film made by the people at The story of stuff is about microbeads. They are the tiny beads of plastic added to our cosmetics which get washed down the drain and into the ocean. Once there, they attract all the other toxins in the water and become lethal weapons. They are found in the bodies of seabirds and fish. If you happen to eat fish, as I do, we are eating plastic too. I don’t think that is a good thing.

We let corporations poison us and we don’t expect our governments to stand up for our rights. Seems like suicidal behaviour to me. I invite you to watch this 2 minute informative movie.

On a happier note, go to the website and watch The Story of Solutions.

One world. One chance to get it right.

Health care videos give more tools to stressed caregivers!

By Sue Ellis • March 19, 2018
The stress of care giving is not diminishing.

Long Before The Dementia Diagnosis Is Made

By Sue Ellis • May 30, 2016
Reaching a diagnosis for many diseases takes a long time. Symptoms appear and there are tests. Symptoms are often denied by the individual or at first minimized by the professional. Symptoms may make past activity and work impossible causing great strain on family resources. In some situation changes in behaviour or memory are insidiously destroying relationships before they can be identified as symptoms of something being wrong.

Always Bad Timing?

By Sue Ellis • May 30, 2016
When the diagnosis comes and roles have to change, a caregiver is needed and is assigned. When it is a parent who gets sick it is usually the daughter or daughter in law who must take up the responsibility. A spouse is expected to care for a spouse. With the changed role comes a changed life. The goals and dreams, the expectation of what was to come next, get dashed. When taking on the caregiver role, what were your plans for life? Were you looking to get promoted in your job, further your education, retire and start traveling, focus on bringing up the teenage children?

5 Ways To Harness The Magic Of Spring

By Sue Ellis • May 9, 2016
Here we are, in the beginning of yet another beautiful spring. Something is rumbling beneath the soil, a thing of beauty waiting to burst from its cocoon, a promise made long ago that is about to be kept. This is a ripe time of year to reshuffle the deck, shed skins of the past, and give yourself a fresh start.

There Can Be Consciousness In Business

By Sue Ellis • May 9, 2016
“We Are One with humanity and all of life. Business and all institutions of the human community are integral parts of a single reality — interrelated, interconnected and interdependent.” from the Conscious Business Declaration

Bearing Witness in Care Giving

By Sue Ellis • May 9, 2016
In recent years attitudes towards care giving have changed. One sees more media coverage of the subject and a growing industry for those offering fee for service. There is a great deal of “taking care of,” but not so much “providing support for” the emotional strains of care giving.

What Comes After Care Giving?

By Sue Ellis • May 6, 2016
When the care giving role has finished, the individual usually experiences a loss of identity. Here are ten ways of transitioning successfully from being a caregiver to creating a new life

Peace Begins at Home

By Sue Ellis • May 6, 2016
Just back from almost 2 weeks in my favourite part of the country, kind of my spiritual home away from home – Canada’s east coast and PEI in particular. When I spend any time along our Atlantic seaboard (Nova Scotia in particular), I invariably find myself asking “How can I live and work here”? And I feel I am getting closer to having an answer to that question.

How Can I Take Better Care of My Loved Ones Experiencing Incontinence

By Sue Ellis • May 6, 2016
How Can I Take Better Care of My Loved Ones Experiencing Incontinence Written by: Jenn Weesies Each February everyone puts a lot of effort into demonstrating their feelings towards their loved ones. They make or buy gifts, plan special excursions and recommit their lives to each other.

25 Bad Habits 

By Sue Ellis • May 6, 2016
A habit is a constant, often unconscious inclination to perform some act, acquired through its frequent repetition. If the habit is objectionable, we call it a “bad habit”.
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