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Life has hit hyperspeed over the past few But how would society view your love for this decades. All around us, change has come other person if that relationship did not about in every aspect of life. conform to society's beliefs at the time?

The social media platforms that are a click My great-grandparents had different values in away from today's news have slowly replaced their era that definitely would not fit society the community newspaper. today.

The realisation of a world that needs to accept and understand mental health issues from each of us, compared to the old days of burying our emotions deeper inside until they explode.

I did not grow up in their world or have their influences. I did respect them for their accomplishments and values, but that did not mean I had to be them. It allowed me a glimpse Learning that we are not all as we appear is into their lives at a different time. okay and part of society today. Rather than the My world moved on from there, just as my kids days when we used it to marginalize folks we and their families will move on from mine and didn't understand, forgetting to be empathic continue to evolve and grow. and learn who that person is.

They will learn from my mistakes and, I am We all did it in some form. Why? Because we sure, will make their own, but that is how we all were uneducated and afraid of what we did not step forward to learn and love… understand.

None of us have the correct answers. If we In our youth, we saw or experienced a side of think we do well, we are all in trouble. There society that would make us feel shame. Name- are always going to be disagreements with calling, fights... sometimes we were the victim, folks. The secret is to be open-minded. the bystander, or the perpetrator. We are all I will give credit to where it is due. My flawed! grandfather used to shake my hand when we We can reflect on situations we wish we had handled differently. The point is to recognise our mistakes and right the wrong. Some will, some won't, but the memory will stick with you until the end.

met, and I always felt that it was a show of respect for the other person and an invitation to have a conversation.

Now more than ever, a simple handshake and an intelligent conversation with an open mind We may have fallen in love with someone who would go a long way for all generations. turned our world upside down and made us Let's all step out of the news cycle, set aside see there is more within our hearts than we our traditional beliefs, and think of ourselves could ever imagine! as nothing more than simple human beings.

It may have been a boy or girl you fell for. The See, life isn't that complicated! idea of sharing your life was all that mattered.

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At the end of my first day in The Race For The Ages, I was in third place, having stayed on the course for the full 24 hours. However, I was having back issues. At 7 a.m., 25 hours into the race, I took my first break and spent the next two hours in the anti-gravity chair. Although the dew was heavy and the air muggy, making the chair damp, this little sleep was helpful, and I felt revitalized.

I had dropped back a bit into about tenth place, but that was fine. At 3 p.m. I took another break of three hours, again sleeping in the chair. It was even hotter than the day before. With my side lean no longer being manageable, my back in pain, and the heat very intense, I wasn’t sure I could mentally face labouring around the course for another three hours until shadows would creep across the route. I had enjoyed my sleep but knew it wasn’t enough time for my back to recover. I walked for a couple of hours and then made the decision to head back to the motel. I treated myself to a shower, a bit of stretching, and a very long sleep in a nice bed with my heating pad on my back for quite a while. When I awoke, I put on fresh running clothes and had an excellent motel breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, toast, juice, yogurt and a banana.

I walked back to the park and reported in at the timing table. I had been off the course for over fourteen hours but felt much better. I checked and was now in 40th place, but again, that was

fine. My back wasn’t great, but it was much improved, although I was still leaning.

This last full day turned out to be relatively pleasant. It remained hot, about 90 degrees F., but with some occasional and much-appreciated cloud cover. By now, I knew many of the other racers, so there was lots of waving, smiling and short verbal exchanges. Several of the ladies decided to worry about how I was able to manage with my lean, but I tried to convince them I would survive. I stayed out all night on the course, only taking a one-hour break at 7 a.m. so that my result would be respectable.

With a couple of hours to go before the noon finish, I joined my friend Doyle, and we completed the event together. Doyle is one of the most prominent pioneers in the modern world of ultrarunning, truly a legend. He is a former US record holder for 48 hours and holds the current world 48-hour record for M80-84. We met several years ago at 3 Days at the Fair and have shared many of our favourite stories. This time, he told me a doozy from his days living in Key West as a young man. Somehow, he and Jimmy Buffett became friends, although I’ll have to go back next year to find out how that happened.

Not to be a name-dropper, but this particular tale involved Doyle, Jimmy, the writer Thomas McGuane, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Margot Kidder. It ended with Doyle being asked to drive McGuane’s wife to the airport from their

home. Fonda asked if he could tag along. When Doyle returned alone, McGuane was not happy. Peter Fonda had run off with her. They later married. Interestingly, a few years later, Thomas McGuane married Laurie Buffett, Jimmy’s sister, after having been married briefly to Kidder. That was a good story to wrap up a fun event in Tennessee.

I ended up finishing 20th overall out of 135. My friend Joe was only beaten by one older runner, that being Doyle. After the race, we took some time to take down and clean up our site. I was moving very slowly, was unsteady on my feet, and frankly, wasn’t much help. One of the younger runners gave us a hand.

Back at the motel, we cleaned up and went back to O’Charleys for a big dinner, as did a few of the other participants. The next day, we headed home happily, this time travelling by highway.

Upon my return home, I didn’t feel the need to take much of a break to recover. I had energy, and my feet were in good shape. So, after four days’ rest, I was ready to begin my preparations for next year’s challenge. In Tennessee, the event timekeeper had told me that he was hoping to have a 10-day option at the race he directs. I said I would be interested. It is now approved for next June at the US National Ice Center in Milwaukee on an indoor track. That will certainly be different for me. I have completed one 10-day race previously, at 3 Days at the Fair, the tenth anniversary celebratory race of 2019. Ten days is the longest officially recognized fixed-time event. I had some success, setting three Canadian age class records and finishing 5th male overall.

The idea of another 10-day event has sparked renewed interest in trying to prepare to the best of my ability. To motivate myself to train through the upcoming winter, I have

told myself that I will hike or walk purposefully for a minimum of 5 km every day. I began on September 11, and so far, my shortest daily distance has been 7 km. I will find out if I still have the determination needed.

I shook his hand to say Thank You For the pain of war, he could not forget Each day, the battle continues in his mind For all of those, he left behind.

He didn't ask to play this game Hell, they didn't even know his name.

Go win the war, they said.

But no one was there as his friends lay dead.

He watched his children grow Never telling his story, you know Life moved forward all around, But all he remembered was being a POW pushed to the ground.

His life went on, and he made the best For all of those whom he had laid to rest.

Now, his body grows tired with each step To lay the wreath so none of us will ever forget.

I cried a tear the day he died.

But I know he will be better on the other side.

In our lives today, we don't comprehend the loss.

We all need to remember those who paid the ultimate cost.

Dave Scott

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Barb Anstead, RNT, Metabolic Balance Coach There are so many facets to wellness. Every one of them profoundly impacts the health of each of us.

As individuals, families, communities, workplaces, and as a global society, we are on a continuum, a learning curve.

For 35 years, I have had the honour, the trust and the gift to passionately guide several thousand amazing people on their quest to achieve better health and vitality. It has been a similar time frame for Mike at the Apothecary, and thousands have also sought his expertise and guidance. It has always been a wonderful blend of modalities, both are patient and client-centred. We have learned as much from these relationships as we have educated and inspired. Listening first and understanding the needs and abilities of the individual as their unique situation sets them apart from every other person with the same condition.

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We repeat negative patterns when we assume the worst, whether for ourselves or towards others.

There is no weakness in recognizing and admitting that we do not or did not know something. Yet, to have knowledge and to turn away and do nothing... what a limited life and relationship with our world.

We need to see each other as individuals.

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The smallest of steps are still a beginning. Be open to change and growth. Open your heart, mind, and life to new possibilities and better, just better than what “was”. Whether we open our lives and make even the tiniest of changes or act on supportive steps to build physical, mental, emotional or spiritual growth, it will be positive progress. Recognizing our critical role in our societies and, ultimately, our connection to our living, breathing planet, we need to honour, respect, emulate and create patterns of positive habits.

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Hello, I’m Kevin. I am here speaking with Christi from Senior Support Services.

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Meals on Wheels delivers hot and cold meals to seniors who do not have anyone to help them cook for them. We also have adult day programs and programs for people with disabilities.

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