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Witness to poverty….
Betty was a foster child when I met her. We were both 16. She believed that her foster family had taken her in only to help around the house. Who can say if that was the truth, but it may … Continue reading
Posted in poverty, reflections
Tagged choices, consequences, political philosophy, poverty, power, reflections, values
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When Linda’s house burned down
I must have been eight when Linda’s house on Second Avenue burned down. The news of her burning house spread by word of mouth – people passing it on as they walked by – people milling about in the street, … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, education, fear, Feelings, personal power, Reflection, reflections
Tagged community, feelings, power, reflections, values
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Sensing…
Starting with silence. Let us not fill up the air between us With nouns and verbs and adjectival phrases Trying to build a bridge, Trying to touch. Let us simply sense, What there is to sense. Even A potential sigh. … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Feelings, Poetry, reflections, Words
Tagged feelings, honesty, openness, poetry, reflections, sensing, values
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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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The ‘new normal’
Years ago, during my last therapy session with a well-known psychiatrist, I asked her if she had ever known a “normal” person. She looked puzzled, and slightly annoyed. “I mean someone who has no neuroses, no issues, needed no therapy?” … Continue reading
Posted in community, ignorance, Inclusion, judgment, reflections, values
Tagged choices, community, ignorance, inclusion, refledctions, values
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Community = Inclusion
People in mental or emotional distress need human nurturing and other kinds of personal support, yet often end up isolated. This can conceivably slow any potential healing process and make things worse for both the person and the community. But … Continue reading
Posted in community, Inclusion, values
Tagged community, inclusion, mental distress, values
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Will this selfish world ever change?
In this era when people talk a lot about corporate greed, I remember a brief period when a lot of idealistic talk was heard. It was in the sixties. We thought we were in a new world, that modern technology … Continue reading
Posted in modern life, reflections, values
Tagged corporate greed, greed, modern life, reflections, values
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Values are everything…
Every little choice has a value — a positive or negative value. Maybe it’s a little ‘obsessive-compulsive’, but I do have a tendency to see all human behaviour through a filter of ‘values’. In other words, the world will be … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, ignorance, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged consequences, ignorance, modern life, reflections, values
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Thinking and Dreaming 
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 →