A few months ago, I was asked to address fashion and faith and show my Voltage collection at a church in Toronto next spring, so I spent some time reflecting on preliminary questions around spirituality and fashion design - topics not usually paired together. When internal disagreements rose up in the church around some of these very questions, the fashion show and Q&A...

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If I switch to KDWD in the morning on the way to work (because I want to hear Beyonce, obviously) I am always surprised again by the weirdness of the dj's and how they perpetuate stereotypes, particularly about how typical Americans should live, pro-consumerism, how they are hyper critical and interested in the lives of famous people, and they are particularly generic with...

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I am writing you now because you are about to embark on a new technological adventure, down a path that everyone in the whole world, seemingly many people have gone before. Most people have done it successfully, but you are particularly prone to compulsive facebook and email checking and accidentally spending all evening on the internet, so here are a few tips on smartphone use from...

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Today I would like to encourage everyone I know to try couchsurfing, whether its by hosting or traveling.  It's by far the best way I've found to really experience a place while traveling. It's a fantastic loophole financially and in term of interpersonal connections for travelers but also for hosting. We don't have time to travel all over the world right now, so couchsurfing...

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On one of my blog post from mid last week, my friend Erick pointed out that an ideal week should include more of him in it. Good point. I have so many more priorities (and people I'd like to see / skype!) that didn't make the list that I tried to follow last week. I knew this even while I tried it, but...

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Oh dear, I do not like doing house chores. So I ended up only doing half of the ones I had planned on. Wednesday get up: 7:45am xwear something creative / do hair xmake a smoothie or eat breakfast xwork xgeneral picking up / cleaning xwater the plants vaccuum sweep talk to my family PM Yoga xtake supplements bedtime: 11:30pm 50% success rate...

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Day 3 of idealized priorities: So I am skewing the results here in my favor, but I'm also trying to keep the list as fluid as possible - to do what makes sense. I ended up seeing a movie and hanging out with a girl friend Tuesday night this week instead of Wednesday so I swapped the staying in priorities of Tuesday night...

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Day 2 of idealized priorities: Monday xget up: 7:45am xwear something creative  xmake a smoothie xbike to work xwork xgeneral picking up / cleaning xpersonal hobbies reflection/devotion time PM Yoga xtake supplements bedtime: 11:30pm 8 / 11 priorities met. Biking to work and home is always better. Very peaceful and energizing. It is one of those things that helps slow life and time...

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