I am a bigot. This acknowledgement causes me pain. I’m making it public because I want to change. Sometimes it’s hard to be intentional in your interactions and even harder in your interpretations of your world. The instantaneous judgement you make of another, the judgments that happen, seemingly before thought, certainly without thought, those, where […]
Today in Canada is Bell Let’s Talk Day. It’s a corporate fundraiser where Bell donates money for calls and text to support mental health initiatives. One of the goals is to fight the stigma that surrounds mental heath and the prejudice which is inspired by the assumptions that come with that stigma. I understand the […]
We were leaving the movie theatre with the girls and just outside the door was a fellow, sitting on the ground, bundled up against the cold. He had a sign that simply said, “Please help, I am hungry.” In front of him he had placed a small receptacle for people to toss change in. I […]
There is a small convenience and news store that I like and when I’m nearby I always pop in to buy my lottery tickets. It’s very small and yet there is room for me to move around in so I can be in front of where the trays of scratch and (usually) lose tickets are […]
By Sheenagh Morrison I’ve travelled to New Zealand over 10 times because I have family down there. Family is very important to me. So is travelling! It is 14 hours on the plane from Vancouver direct to Auckland. This trip I had a two hour layover in Vancouver. I love traveling because I see my […]
I’ve been asked, several times by different people, why I haven’t written more about Trump. I’ve been chastised a couple of times form not bringing a disability perspective to the phenomenon of Trumps rise from ‘can’t win’ to ‘did win’ in the states. My only response has been, thus far, is that there are already […]
January 18th, 2017 Four British Columbians have won a 2016 Widening Our World (WOW) award for their dedication, courage and ingenuity in supporting their communities to more fully include those served by Community Living BC. The four recipients were chosen out of nearly 40 deserving people; all nominees were recognized for their efforts to build […]
Not sure if it’s because of the number of times my mother washed my mouth out with it but I developed a taste for soap. Now you won’t find me wandering the aisles of fancy toiletries shops sniffing at gently scented find milled bars of soap produced from the milk Yaks who only ate clover. […]
I’m at that age where I’ve been around for a long time, not just on this earth, but in the work that I do, that people will come to me to ask questions. The problem, sometimes, for them is that I’m also at the age where I watch my mouth just a little bit less […]
I have a problem. I think I’ve had it for quite a while, but I don’t think I’ve really acknowledged it to myself or to anyone else until now. Let me give you a three examples and then I think you’ll understand. We are having a ‘see you soon’ gathering at my next team meeting […]
