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They ought to get out more!
“Hamilton police sickened by shocking conditions…” said the headline in the Toronto Star.* The story covered an inquest into the death of a developmentally delayed man. That police officers would be shocked made me feel exasperated, thus my sarcasm. But … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, consciousness, dependent, poverty, special needs
Tagged caring society, ignorant, out of touch, poverty, shallow
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Ode to Victor Lawson
How do you fail grade eight? You fail grade eight by being a child whose body language includes slumped posture, and downcast eyes. You don’t look people in the eye because you have such low self-esteem that you can’t. That … Continue reading
Posted in adolescence, compassion, education, empathy, encouragement, enrichment, teacher, the fifties
Tagged appreciation, failure, great teachers, John Victor Lawson, Victor Lawson
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A is for Antoinette*
It’s six months since my friend Antoinette died, and I think it’s probably okay to ‘tell her story’ now. I mean it’s not likely that breaking confidentiality is relevant. The chances of someone who knew her discovering I’ve ‘told’ are … Continue reading
My tender cafe
How precious is the kindness and gentleness that surrounds me every day. I treasure it. It is part of a sub-culture hard to find in many places. I think that’s why I head here every morning. I can’t imagine a … Continue reading
Posted in cafe culture, compassion, generous, grieving, kindness, reflections
Tagged cafe culture, compassion, grieving, healing, kindness
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One war souvenir with blue eyes…
The guy sitting in the underground path to the Manulife Center, just after our lovely lunch, had obviously been in a horrifying accident – perhaps something like an “IED”* in Afghanistan, I imagined; or a car accident that involved a … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, anti-war, compassion, consequences, injustice, war
Tagged compassion, injustice, social commentary, values
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Desperate need…
Like most moms, I love my children enough that I would probably die for them. I also enjoy their cousins and their friends, especially now that my kids are in their thirties, and the others have been coming around for … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, beliefs, causes, compassion, consciousness, empathy, Inclusion, injustice, mental illness, reflections, schizophrenia, social commentary, social justice, trauma
Tagged compassion, inclusion, schizophrenia, social commentary, values
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Yes, it is our job to feed our neighbour’s child
Once again, a typical Conservative statement of values (with apologies to Hugh Segal): Minister James Moore says “Well, obviously nobody wants kids to go to school hungry. Certainly we want to make sure that kids go to school full bellied, … Continue reading →