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Be Curious About Life’s-Limiting Beliefs
Few days ago, in a conversation with Kent, a author of Biology of the Brain, a hormonal expert, who asked “aren’t you curious, without judgment, why as a capable person you appear to have given up on yourself?” I responded what do you mean? He said, you are a Founder of a not-for profit…
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Chasing Happiness Summer 2023
This blog is inspired by something I read recently. Leisure, freedom from responsibility, down time, being carefree. These are the words associated with being on a holiday. As a wife and a mother, I am a worrier , particularly as my husband is experiencing health challenges. Some of my responsibilities are I set out…
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TOWN BOUND
It is Almost 30 years Since he went into the Spirit World. I visualize him walking down Franklin Avenue in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Thirty years, seems as though it was yesterday. Memory of him is etched in my mind. Imagery that stirs precise emotions within me. I see my dad, Baba, is what we called him. He…
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Call to Adventure
Margaret Ann MacNeill (nee Deranger) 1974 – October 23, 2021 A CALL TO ADVENTURE Acording to her natal chart, she continue to help others, going where angels fear to tread, listening, and providing advice. I wrote this piece shortly after her passing. As a blogger writing about a loved one who has recently passed is…
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Farewell to A Dene/ Cree Warrior
Goodbye to a warrior! James Desjarlais July 26 1980- August 2 2022 If you had the good pleasure of meeting my nephew, James Desjarlais (Horse) you would have met an amazing, kindhearted man. He loved meeting new people and was accepting of all people. He enjoyed learning a few words in the language of the…
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My Legacy of Residential School 2022
My Legacy of Residential School 2022 Pope Francis came to Canada to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s involvement in residential schools in summer of 2022. His visit stirred up many emotions, and opened wounds. I submit that it’s these stories being told and retold that give rise to our suffering. 150,000 children entered residential…
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A Vision For 7 Generations
I am Desuline, Dene, supporting the creation of a land-based Cultural Healing camp on my family’s traditional lands, In Northern Saskatchewan along Lake Athabasca. In the late sixties my family, under threat of jail, moved us into the small hamlet of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, because that is where the Indian residential school was. In 1974, Chief…
From the Shores of the Ottawa River 