Category: family
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The Impact of Family Deaths: Reflections on Loss and Legacy
The first time I heard that someone I knew passed away, it was my grandmother, Christine Adam. She died on the operating table. I had a quick and visceral reaction to the news of her passing. I was a 21 year old student with my life ahead of me and my grandmother’s life ended. It…
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Rambling-Rose: An Inspiring Activist and Survivor’s Journey
Rose is providing me with invaluable life lessons by example. We don’t get to see each other often but when we do get together, her stories and laughter sustain me for months, the sub text is we love and support one another. No matter our differences we will always encourage and support each other in a loving…
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THE FAMILY I CHOOSE
The saying goes that we don’t pick our family, but we do pick our friends. I question that! Sisters Cahiron Said another way, I believe that our soul, our true essence, picks the family we are meant to be born into and we decide how living within our family can help us to show up…
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Self Discovery is a Process
Here is an interesting fact about me, I have aphantasia, which means I cannot form images in my mind of objects that are not in front of me. When I close my eyes and try to imagine an image, all I’m left with is a blank slate, nothing but my feelings. The ability to…
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Life peppered with Gratitude is a life worth living
Being happy means living your best life and not being afraid that others see it. legends say that hummingbirds float free of time carrying our hopes for love, Joy and celebration. The hummingbird’s delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, and every personal connection has meaning. laughter is life’s sweetest…
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Life peppered with Gratitude is a life worth living
Being happy occurs when you live intentionally and your best life, authentically. I read in a greeting card that hummingbirds float free of time carrying our hopes for love, joy, and celebration. The hummingbird’s delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, and beauty is everywhere, and our personal connections has meaning. Laughter is life’s sweetest…
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Lived His GIFT
Roger John Deranger (Denekizi) March 03, 1956- December 7, 2023 He was spiritual, both as a Catholic and in our Dene Spirituality. When he was about 14, he had developed arthritis in his knees but that never stopped him from doing the things he enjoyed, traveling. Until his passing, nothing stopped him from getting where he…
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Reflection on Happiness
Happiness is relative, and fleeting, but necessary for our body’s emotional and spiritual well-being no matter who we are and where we come from. The important thing to remember is that pure happiness lives within each of us. We need to cultivate and nurture happiness. I grew up in a home with no electricity or…
From the Shores of the Ottawa River 