by Garfield King
March 2010 issue
Earth conscious… what does that mean? Should we be raising our awareness of the planet and what does raising awareness mean? Should we be deepening our relationship with this third stone from the Sun? And what about the multitude of life forms on Earth, how do we find ways of interacting more harmoniously with them? ... Read more
by Garfield King
December 2009 issue
We’re coming to the end of the naughty years. Well to be more precise the naughties. That’s what one of my nephews calls the years 2000 through 2009. He explained that we had the Twenties, Thirties, Forties etc. through to the Nineties so it was logical that a new century, with its double zeroes or two noughts, “00”, should be the noughties ... Read more
by Garfield King
September 2009 Issue
Is the world turning faster than it used to? Sure seems like it is. Could it be that with today’s technology and our short attention spans, we have forgotten how to embrace time and value the spaces rather than trying to fill every second?
Along with the faster pace has come a new type of impatience. ... Read more
by Garfield King
June 2009 issue
There was a time when a green building simply meant the colour you painted the structure, now there’s a whole different definition.
Some years ago while working on an article on facilities management in Trinidad and Tobago, I was introduced to the concept of Green Buildings. I had known about the development for some time, but ... Read more
by Garfield King
April 2009 issue
Save the planet? What’s it ever done for me? I recently heard someone say that, jokingly of course, but it did get me thinking about the payback for trying to live as if the environment is a partner in my life rather than something that gets in the way. ... Read more
by Garfield King
January 2009 issue
Good health is a lifestyle choice. That was the controversial statement made some years ago by a friend who is often described as a fitness freak. Needless to say his views were always challenged. With so much emphasis being placed these days on taking personal responsibility for health and wellness ... Read more
by Garfield King
September 2008 issue
Everything we do has an effect or impact and everything we don’t do has an effect or impact.
I first heard that, or something similar, when I was in primary school more than 40 years ago. While it sounds philosophical and profound and matched the pop culture of the Sixties, ... Read more
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