In Canada, we celebrate Irish Heritage Month through the month of March and today we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with billions of others around the world. My paternal grandfather was from County Armagh in northern Ireland. I never knew him as he died before I was born but I was motivated to explore my IrishContinue reading “Chen Tai Chi and Irish Dancing: St. Patrick’s Day 2026 Reflection”
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Afraid to Dance
“A warrior who cannot dance? Clumsy in both war and peace he is”–Jedi Grand Master Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars: Cestus Deception by Steve Barnes I’ve noticed a trend among young adults in Canada, which was once a curiosity, but now is an area of growing concern. When people are encouraged to dance, thereContinue reading “Afraid to Dance”
Poem: This Is Community Too
We stoodListening to the musicIn the warmDowntown night.I felt the urge to danceYet few had graced the floorPressure builtUntil I could wait no more.“Damnit I want to dance”I thought“To blazes with waitingFor just the rightNumber of people!”.So I strode onto the floorLet the music take over.Something happened thenSlowly and beautifullyMore and more peopleJoined the dancingContinue reading “Poem: This Is Community Too”
The Dreamers' Corner 