Two things have come together in the past week which has encouraged me to write a bit more. Steven Bertrand, a younger advocate acquaintance of mine in Victoria, send me a note telling me he has been asked to write an operational manual for a service the City of Victoria provides. That speaks well to … Continue reading After the Poster Child…
Month: November 2016
The White Noise of Activism
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Martin Luther King Jr That quote has been a mantra of mine for over forty years. It was eight years after his death before I discovered it. The essence of that sentence became a way of life for me much to … Continue reading The White Noise of Activism
A Mentorship Moment…
"I am not a teacher, but an awakener" - Robert Frost I have had some excellent mentors throughout my lifetime. One of the most influential was a gentleman I met at age 13 Keith Werry. He was 20 years my senior and became my first and most influential mentor. Keith introduced me and so many of … Continue reading A Mentorship Moment…
Let’s Talk…
"In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature" - Wallace Stevens An epiphany can happen at the oddest times even when you are lying on your back watching your wheelchair scoot away. Now bare with me for a moment while I throw out a favourite topic of mine but … Continue reading Let’s Talk…
Moving Forward with Focus
My last writing proved very cathartic for me. The numbness of the American election is beginning to wear off and the reality is settling in. As a life long activist I spent almost three weeks questioning my purpose while letting doubt seep into the crevices of my mind. Some of that doubt comes amidst a sudden … Continue reading Moving Forward with Focus
I Don’t Want To Go Back
I have been numb for the last number of weeks and have maintained a semi-comatose composure in order to avoid saying something out of anger. I know if I had of spoken earlier on this it would have been from a point of anger, not facts. If I speak from anger I have brought myself down to … Continue reading I Don’t Want To Go Back
Reframing the Senate
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to chose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education." - Franklin D. Roosevelt I was just catching a snippet on the news regarding the newly appointed Senators. Of course some are already up in arms over it but there are more knowledgeable individuals/groups … Continue reading Reframing the Senate
A Poster Child's Perspective 