A Reason To Change

October 25, 2022 - by Duane Loper

*&#8220Canines have a way of acquiring the people who need them, and filling the emptiness we didn&#8217t at any time know we had.&#8221 &#8211 Thom Jones*

Last 12 months I was asked to be an advisor on a movie about the electricity of the animal-human bond. I was thrilled!

Ever since Pet as My Health practitioner, Cat as My Nurse was printed I&#8217ve been spreading the concept about the animal-human wellbeing link and how it can reward our health and fitness and contentment in many and normally unpredicted strategies. In my ebook, I speak about how animals can also assist us are living extra amazing lives. That is what A Motive to Alter is about.

When I noticed the closing item of the short documentary, A Explanation to Transform, it touched my coronary heart deeply due to the fact it captured the essence of how caring for an animal …

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How Glitter Cat Is Creating Positive Change in the Coffee Industry

June 21, 2021 - by Duane Loper

How one coffee expert has created positive change in the coffee industry in the midst of a pandemic.

Photo by Roosevelt Nguyen/Glitter Cat

When the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced in July that it would be canceling its 2021 U.S. Coffee Championships season due to coronavirus-related health and safety concerns, Glitter Cat founder T. Ben Grimm saw an opportunity.

With the industry at large feeling the effects of lockdowns, job losses, and a shift away from cafe culture, he recognized that it was as important as ever to foster positive connections and progress in the industry, particularly for marginalized coffee professionals. That was, after all, the basis on which he founded Glitter Cat, a nonprofit training and mentorship bootcamp for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized professionals in specialty coffee, on the heels of his national Barista Championship win in 2018.

He’s regularly been asked since founding Glitter Cat if

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