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Category Archives: values
My own ‘story of stuff’
I think it must have been in my twenties that I first became aware of the-problem-of-stuff; probably listening to conversations about “Silent Spring” – Rachel Carson’s consciousness-raising book that sounded the alarm possibly for the first time. I remember in … Continue reading
Fear of so-called schizophrenia
Partly because of my friend “A”, and partly because of Mad Pride Week, I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of the label “schizophrenia”. There’s been so much discussion about it in recent years, and people are only just … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, compassion, consciousness, education, fear, ignorance, Inclusion, personal growth, psychology, reflections, schizophrenia, values
Tagged community, consciousness, ignorance, psychology, schizophrenia
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A moment, for mental illness…
Yesterday a friend emailed me a beautiful Powerpoint presentation about long-suffering women and how essential and precious their struggles are, everywhere and always. It was one of those things we’re asked to send on, and It would have been perfect … Continue reading
Posted in community, compassion, consciousness, fear, Feelings, Inclusion, personal growth, psychology, Reflection, reflections, schizophrenia, values, volunteer
Tagged community, compassion, mental illness, mental-health, opinion, psychology, schizophrenia, values
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Community vs ‘Ghettoization’
Community is the single most important social group in our lives. It can take us a lifetime to figure that out, because we are diverted and distracted by other social groups: clubs, religious organizations, political groupings, schools, gangs and so … Continue reading
Posted in community, consciousness, Inclusion, modern life, psychology, reflections, values
Tagged community, consciousness, inclusion, social commentary, values
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Witness to poverty #2
I first met June when she arrived in my grade five class at Bronx Park School. Fresh off the boat from Scotland, her accent was so thick we could barely understand her and she made us laugh a lot. She and … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, experience, friendship, personal power, poverty, reflections, values
Tagged choices, feelings, friendship, poverty, values
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The sins of our “fathers”…
There we sat, in the café, a lot of Canadian history between us. Her ancestors indigenous Canadian and holocaust survivors, mine ‘Scottish Presbyterian’ and English settlers who imposed themselves on land that may never have belonged to them. If my … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, consciousness, consequences, education, heritage, history, ignorance, Inclusion, indigenous, Reflection, values
Tagged aboriginal, community, fathers, heritage, history, honesty, indigenous, political philosophy, reflections, social commentary, values
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It’s my blog and I’ll do what I want…..
Poetry…. Nostalgia…. History…. Political rants …. Hey, it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want with it. That’s the incredible, amazing thing about blogging. I’ve come to think of it as a new form of communication, (as opposed … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, consciousness, inteernet, modern life, personal power, Reflection, reflections, values, world peace
Tagged blogging, community, internet, modern life, power, world peace
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“Normal”
Most of us float through life assuming we are ‘normal’. If we ever wonder about it, that might happen in our teens – when we’re likely to experience self doubt or at least think about the concept of ‘normality’ (Americans … Continue reading
Posted in judgment, Reflection, reflections, values
Tagged inclusion, normal, reflections, social commentary, values
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Get involved – again and again….
On the wall in my favourite coffee shop is a sign that says, “Always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to bring some portion of misery to an end.” It moved me so … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, education, personal power, Reflection, reflections, values, volunteer
Tagged choices, community, values, volunteer
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Lost friends #2
Seems to me there’s a lesson learned with each lost friend – as with all of life’s significant experiences. When the friendship is lost through death, there are perhaps different types of lessons, but they are there for the plucking … Continue reading →