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FebruaryisBlackHistoryMonth,atimeforCanadianstocelebratethe manyachievementsandcontributionsofBlackCanadiansandtheir communitieswho,throughouthistory,havedonesomuchtomake Canadatheculturallydiverse,compassionate,andprosperousnationit istoday.
ThefirstpersonofAfricanheritageknowntohavecometowhatisnow Canadaarrivedover400yearsago.
In1604,MathieuDaCostasettledinCanadawiththeFrenchexplorers PierreDuGuaDeMontsandSamueldeChamplain.DaCosta,a multilingualinterpreterwhospokeEnglish,French,Dutch,Portuguese, andPidginBasque,providedaninvaluablelinkwiththeMik’maqpeople intheirdealingswiththeEuropeans.
SinceDaCosta’sarrival,Blackpeopleandtheircommunitieshavebeen apartofshapingCanada’sheritageandidentity.BlackHistoryMonthis abouthonouringtheenormouscontributionsthatBlackpeoplehave made,andcontinuetomake,inallsectorsofsociety.
CanadiansarenotalwaysawareofthefactthatBlackpeoplewereonce enslavedintheterritorythatisnowCanadaorhowthosewhofought enslavementhelpedtolaythefoundationofadiverseandinclusive Canadiansociety.
In1628,OlivierLeJeunewasrecordedasthefirstenslavedAfricantolive inCanada.PeopleofAfricandescentwereenslavedinCanadafrom1628 untilslaverywasabolishedinUpperCanadain1793andthroughoutthe entireBritishEmpirein1833.
Intothe20th Century,Canada’sBlackcommunitiesandorganizations continuedtoincreaseasimmigrationpoliciesthathaddiscriminated againstBlackpeople,amongstothers,wereabolishedorreformed. BlackpeopleinCanadahavediversebackgroundsandexperienceswhilesomecantracetheirrootsinCanadaformanygenerations,others haveimmigratedinrecentdecades.Overall,morethan20ethnicor culturaloriginswerereportedbyCanada’sBlackpopulationin2016.
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MAKINGRESOLUTIONS; KEEPINGRESOLUTIONS
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“Youonlyhavetwolivesandthesecondone startswhenyourealizeyouonlyhaveone.”
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Anewyearisatimeofresolutionsandbeginnings formanyofus.Itisnaturaltowanttoimprove andtomakeourlivesbetter.AsIliketosay,each ofusisanexperimentofone.Resolutionsare manyandvaried.Someofthemostcommonare losingweight,eatinghealthier,quittingsmoking ordrinking,exercisingmore,spendingmoretime withfamilyandfriends,learninganewskillor hobby,managingyourmoneymoreeffectively, organizingyourlifeandpossessions, volunteering,travelling,treatingothersmore empathetically,becominghappier. However,makingaresolutionandstickingtoa resolutionaretwocompletelydifferentthings. Studieshaveshownthataboutninepercentof thosewhomakeresolutionsactuallykeepthem forthefullyear.Almostoneoutoffourquitwithin thefirstweek.Whatarethedifferencesbetweena personwhocanmakearesolutionandstaywithit andapersonwhowantstoimprovebutisunable tosustainthenecessarycommitmenttoanew self?
Inhisbook“AtomicHabits”,whichisabout forminghabits,JamesClearstates,“Whenyou sticktotheprocess,everyactionyoutakeislikea voteforthetypeofpersonyouwanttobecome. Sobyperformingsmallhabits,bystickingtothe process,youareinthatmomentreinforcingthe identityofthepersonyouwanttobecome.And ultimatelyyougettothepointwhereyou’reno longerpursuingbehaviourchange.You’reno longertryingtobesomeonenew.You’rejust
actinginalignmentwiththetypeofpersonyou seeyourselftobe.”
Inordertosucceed,youneedtohavean awarenessandunderstandingofyourself.Your resolutionsmustberealisticallyachievable.It maybebesttocomeupwithaseriesofsmaller, morereadilyattainablegoalsleadingtowardthe finalgoal.Forexample,ifyourgoalistoruna marathon,butrightnowyoucan’trunaround theblock,youmightconsiderstartingwithagoal ofwalkingthirtyminutesaday.Oncethatiseasy, startdoingrun/walksandmaybeaimtoruna5k inthreemonths,thena10k,andsoon,untilyou havebuiltupyourbodyandmindforafull marathon.
Stickingtoaresolutioncomesdownto consistencyanddedication.Mostpeopleblame theirfailuresonalackoftime,resourcesor motivation.Thereareseveralreasonswhypeople failtokeeptheirresolutions:1.Unrealisticgoal.2. Lackofaccountability.Ithelpstoworkonyour goalwithapartnerorcoach.3.Notrackingor review.Whatgetsmeasuredismorelikelytoget done.Irecordmyworkoutsonacalendaratthe endofeachday,andIdon’tliketoseesmall numbers.4.Lackofplanning.Itismorerealistic ifyoudevelopaseriesofstepsleadingtoyour ultimateobjective.Planningensuresthat necessaryadjustmentsarethoughtoutaheadof time,alongwithabetterunderstandingof potentialchallenges.5.Self-doubt.Don’tallow pastfailurestodictateyourfuture.Itistimeto gettowork.Trytonotbeself-criticalordoubtful becausethenyourfocusisonwhyyoucan’t achievethegoal.Progressissuccess;youdonot havetoachieveperfection.6.Lackofclarity.You needtoknowwhyyouwanttoachieveyourgoal. Whenyourpurposeisstrong,yourexcuseswill disappear.Youneedtohaveagoalforyou,not someoneelse’sgoalforyou.
Ihaveseveralresolutionsfor2023.Ofcourse,I wanttoperformuptomystandardsatthe6Day raceinNewJersey.Thatisanannualgoal.Iam foreverstrategizingabouthowtotrainoptimally, howtoimprovemynutrition,howtoreduce
wasted,inefficienttimeduringtheeventitself andsoon.Iwanttolearnaboutperennialplants, sothatIcanmanagethegardensatmydownsizedhome.Ihaveacoupleofgoodbooksonthe topicthatIhopetoread.Ialsohaveavery knowledgeablecontactinthecommunitywho hasofferedtogivemeguidance.Thirdly,Iwantto beagenerallymoreempathetic,understanding humanbeing.IamcontinuingtostudyStoicism. Also,Iwanttobebetteratlisteningcarefully, whileinterjectingless.Myfriendgavemeasign thatreads,“Youain’tlearnin’nothin’whenyou’re talkin’.”ItwillhaveaplaceofhonourwhenI move.
IhopeI’mintheninepercentattheendofthe year.WhatIreallyhopeisthatwefindthatthe percentageincreasesthisyear.
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Ienjoyreadingforthesimplereasonoflearningaboutthelivesofthosewho havecomebeforeus.Iliketounderstanddifferenterasandthethinkingofthe time.Eachbookprovidesanoutletfromtoday'sworld.Awell-writtenbook makesyoufeellikeyouareinthescenewiththecharactersastheirlives unfold.
RecentlyIread KingoftheWorld byDavidRemnick.Thebookcameoutin1999 andwasaPulitzerPrizeWinner.Itellyouthisbecausethesubjectmatterofthis bookisaboutthreeboxers:FloydPatterson,SonnyListonandMuhammadAli. Thebooklooksatthethreelivesearlyonandleadsusthroughhowthey intersectandeachlife'sfalloutafterwards.
ItlooksatAmericancultureanddivesintothepoliticalclimateandtheMafia controloftheboxingringinthatera.ThesubjectofChristianityandMuslim religionweavesitselfwithinthelivesofallthree,alongwith,ofcourse,the VietnamWar.
Thepublicationshowsthecontrolthepresswheeled,dictatingthenarrativeof howthesethreelivesweretobeseeninthepubliceye.
Itputsforththeracismandsegregationthateachofthesemenhadtodeal withtosurviveandhowtheyhadtopickupthepiecesoftheirlivesafter boxingastheytriedtocarryon!
ThemoreIread,themoreIrealisedasmuchaswewanttobelievewehave grownasasociety,westillhavesomuchtolearn.
Theeventsofthelastfewyearsremindusthatwemuststrivetobebetter peopleandcontinueeducatingourselvestoprovideequalityforall!
Socially,wemustworkonourconnectivity,tobemindful,respectfulandopen toadifferentworldthantheonewegrewupin.
Readthebookandputyourselfineachofthesemen'sshoes.Youmaycome awaywithabetterappreciationofyourlifeandtheimpactyoucanhaveonthe worldtoday!
It'seasytodoanythinginvictory, It'sindefeatthatamanrevealshimself.
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Aboxingmatchislikeacowboymovie.There'sgottobegoodguys,and there'sgottobebadguys.Andthat'swhatpeoplepayfor-toseethebad guysgetbeat.
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I'lltellyouhowI'dliketoberemembered:Asablackmanwhowonthe heavyweighttitle-Whowashumorous,andwhoneverlookeddownon thosewholookeduptohim-Amanwhostoodforfreedom,justiceand equality-AndIwouldn'tevenmindiffolksforgothowprettyIwas.
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InmyHomePracticeandat DoverApothecary,ourpassion istoservethecommunity.The well-beingofeverycitizenis behindourmissionandthe quality,professionalcarewe provide.Acommunityislikea chain,eachofusalinkuniting andaffectingusall.Butweare trulyonlyasstrongasour weakestlink.Wehavestrength whenwedoubleupand supportoneanother.
ThisFebruary,wewouldlike eachofyoutotakeheart.Stop forafewminuteseachday, checkinwithyourself,foryour “self”.Canyoufindcompassion for you?Areyoutakingcareof you sothatyoucanhelptake careofthoseyouloveandcare about?
Openingourheartstoshow ourselvesthelove,careand respectwedeserverejuvenates usandgivesusthestrength andbandwidthweneedtofind compassionforthosearound us.Manypeoplehavehadthe braverytosharewithushow difficultthelastfewyearshave beenforthem.Whetherfeeling isolated,fearfulorbeingoneof manygrievingalostlovedone incircumstancesthathave beenanythingbutnormal. Peoplearefeelingstuckintheir grief.Wehavemanyresources
inourcommunitytoassistindividualsincrisis,andIurgeanyoneinthispositionto allowthemselvestoreachout.Sometimeswejustneedtolendanear(withoutoffering solutionsorwell-meaningadvice)andactivelylisten.Othertimes,weabsolutelyneed theassistanceofqualifiedprofessionalstohelpguideusthroughthedifficultiesof complicatedgrieving.
Self-careneednottakehoursoutofyourday.Thesmallestofimprovementscanhave verymeasurableresultswithconsistency.Allweneedarethosetinystepsof“better than”.Examiningourholisticself-carepracticescanprovideuswiththetoolsand strategiesweneedtofindbalanceinourlivesandsupportourdreamsandgoalsfor thefuture.
Tounderstandwhat“betterthan”lookslike,weneedtounderstandtheadversitiesor habitsthatarenotservingus.Itmaybeassimpleasdrinkingmorewater,gettingmore activityinyourday,eatinganextraservingofvegetablesdaily,gettingmorefibre, checkinginwithyourbreathingtoseeifyouaretakingthetimetobreatheinandout slowlyanddeeplyinsteadofshallowandfast.Perhapsyoucanuseafullconsultation orjustneedtoreviewyoursupplementsandbesuretheyaretherapeutic,beingtaken attherighttime,andservingyourspecificneeds.
Preparinganutritiousmealandeatingmindfully,slowlyandwithgratitudeisa wonderfulstart.Goingforawalkwithafriend,pettingadogorcat,volunteering, readingtochildren,havinganicerelaxingbath,andwatchingashowthatmakesyou laughcostsnothing.Journaling,meditation,changingeatinghabits...truly,wehaveso muchtogainandsolittleefforttoputintostarttoimprovewhereweareat.
Self-careandholisticpracticesarefoundationalforweathering,preventing,and recoveringfromtheadversitiesweface.Asdifficultaslifecanget,itcanalsoget better!Ifyouare“stuck”orsuffering,Iimploreyoutoseekhelp.Nooneneedstosuffer ontheirown.Thereisnoshameinneedinghelpandgreatstrengthinrecognizingand askingforit.Stayingisolatedstarvesthesoulandrobsusofthelightoflife.Whenwe findcompassionforourselves,itopensourheartsandeyestotheplightofothers. Ourheart,itbeatswithineachofus.Itdoesn’tjudgeorcompareus.Itworkstirelessly andoftenwithoutuseventhinkingaboutituntilthereisaproblem,untilitdoesn’t.We canhelporhinderourbodies,andthequalityofourlives,withthedecisionsand responsesweembrace.Themorehealth-supportivedecisionswemake,thelesseffort ourbodieshavetowasteinenergytocorrectimbalances!AsItellmyclients,youcan havethebestofsupplements,thebestoffood,alovelyhome,vehicle,moneyand family,butifwedon’ttakecarewithourresponseorabilitytocopewithstress,therest isn’tgoingtobeenoughtocombattheharmfuleffectsofunrelentingstress. Let’sworkonmindfulnessandcompassionforourselvesaswellasoneanother.Let’s livelife!Takeheart,andlet’smakesurethosestrugglingmostinourcommunityknow wecareandtheyaren’talone.
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Howlonghasthefoodbank beenaround?
We’reinour31st year.
Whereareyoulocated?
Iseeyouhavevolunteers.Whatdotheyalldo?
OnWednesdays,volunteerswillrepackage,pickupdonations,restockshelvesandcheckexpirydates.OnThursdays,theygo aroundwiththeclientstopickouttheitemstheyneed.
Howdopeoplecontactyouaboutgivingdonations?
Theycancallusat(519)410-2068toplanadrop-offtime,orthey canjustshowuponaWednesdaymorning.
Isthefoodbankjustforpeoplewithdisabilities?
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JustasthenameimpliestheRed-breastedNuthatch hasaredbreast. Howevertheamountofredvaries considerablyandsomebirds,especiallyfemalesandjuveniles, seemtohavenoneorjustafainttingeofreddishorange. ThesebirdsaresmallerthantheWhite-breastedNuthatches. Theyhaveablackcapandeye-lineandaverydistinctivewhite eyebrow.Bothbirdsareregularatwinterbirdfeedersin Norfolkandmostpeoplelivinganywherenearagroveof coniferoustreeswilllikelyhavebothspeciesattheirfeeder.
MostRed-breastedNuthatchesnestinconiferousforests andplantationsfurthernorththanNorfolkCounty.However somedonesthereandobviouslocationsarethemanyPine treesfoundintheStWilliamsforestsofCharlotteville. Migratingbirds,movingnorthinthespring,usuallyarrive aroundthelastweekinAprilandoneofthebestplacestosee themisattheLongPointBirdObservatorybandinglabonOld CutBoulevardinLongPoint.Ihaveseenfortyorfiftydifferent Red-breastedNuthatchesinasinglemorningintheSpruce andPinetreesatthatlocation.
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