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VOLUME 13 ISSUE 03

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By Dave Scott

Every year in the March or April Hub, I go off on my excited little tangent about the return of baseball (MLB).

Now, I know some of you couldn't care less about baseball. So this year, let's discuss your lawn and garden spring preparation instead.

You should pick up any winter debris on or around your garden and flower beds in the spring as they do at the spring training ballparks in Florida. We cannot have debris from the trees in the field!

Next up is the soil. If it is still very mushy and wet, leave it to dry out more. Like the pitcher's mound, it must be reasonably dry before the pitcher takes the hill.

How about the lawn? Spread the seed using a spreader for

large areas or a hand sow for smaller areas. Lightly rake in the seed to ensure good contact with the soil.

Water the seeds immediately after seeding. Keep the soil moist but not soggy for two weeks, just like the pros do at the natural grass ballparks, where all the spring training games are taking place right now!

Don't forget to fill those bird feeders. The Blue Jays, Cardinals, and Orioles are in full swing now! Sorry, I couldn't help myself! Ball season is here! Happy Gardening! Play ball!

Remember to work the soil in the flower beds. You know, like the dirt around the home plate and the bases.

Baseball folks are constantly working to improve that area, so it is the best it can be.

“Scratch a dog, and you’ll find a permanent job.” ~ Franklin P. Jones

Please remember to wear your sun hat (Blue Jays ball cap), sunscreen, and your ball glove—I mean gardening gloves.

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A call for help has been issued by people who live with developmental disabilities, along with their families and the agencies which provide important supports. Anna and Shawn Willson of Turkey Point know firsthand the toll of waiting for developmental services. Their daughter, Brittny, who lives with OHDO Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, waited a year and a half after turning 18 to start receiving support.

"The gap between when Brittny turned 18 until she started receiving supports was like a nightmare that didn't seem like it was going to end." Anna shares. During those 18 months, Anna ended up going off on stress leave from work.

Anna and Shawn tried to manage Brittny's care themselves, but the lack of support and services impacted their entire family, including their son, Evan.

"When Brittny needed us, Evan often had to wait," Shawn recalls. "I remember him asking, 'Dad, can you make me toast?' And I had to say, 'You'll have to wait.' With services, we're able to put the whole family first."

Now, at the age of 26, Brittny has started to receive some supports while still waiting for others. Across Ontario, over 52,000 people are currently waiting for critical supports and services due to serious funding shortfalls within

the sector. Supportive services range from teaching basic life skills and helping with medications and appointments to assisting people to find homes, jobs, and community activities to participate in so they can truly belong.

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"These services are not luxuries, they are lifelines that assist people with disabilities in their daily activities, enabling them to live and work in their communities," shares Tricia Morris, Executive Director of Community Living Access.

Community Living Access, which provides support and services to people with a developmental disability, has been serving Norfolk and Haldimand Counties for over 30 years. During that time the Ontario government has only increased core funding by less than 7%, while the cost of living has risen by over 60%.

Without immediate action, the waiting list will continue to grow, forcing more families into crisis and leaving thousands of vulnerable citizens without the supports they need.

Community Living Access and the rest of the developmental services sector are calling on the Ontario Government to act now and provide sustainable funding. 52,000 people with intellectual/developmental disabilities are waiting for the opportunity to belong — not to a service system but to vibrant communities where they can contribute and be valued.

Families right here in our community, like the Willsons, are counting on the government to act now. As Anna shares, "Everyone can succeed in their own way, given the right opportunity and the right amount of supports!"

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“A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.” ~ Desmond Tutu “We can’t function well as human beings when we’re in isolation.” ~ Robert Zemeckis One year at the 6 Day race in New Jersey, a very tall, very interesting runner from Sweden came to try for his national record. He won the race and got the record. We shared a few miles together one night and got to talking. He told me that several runners had asked him during the event for his input on dealing with injuries, soreness, heat and fatigue. He looked down at me, laughed, and said he had the same answer for every problem, "Cold shower." He himself ran 547 miles, over 100 miles more than second place, and had two cold showers every day!

I find that my answer to questions about problems is often "Go for a walk."

It seems that we are now spending more time in self-imposed indoor isolation than ever before. Is this changing our personalities and, thus, our politics? We are choosing a way of life with easy comfort and ready entertainment.

Two of the last century's most significant advancements, the automobile and the television, initiated the rise in aloneness. The

smartphone has accelerated this physical separation. It is affecting us as individuals, but it is also making society weaker and meaner. If we are not engaging in productive disagreement and compromise while mixing with others, is it getting more difficult for democracy to function?

Take one simple example of this trend toward separateness. Going to the movies used to be a collective experience, enjoyed with friends and in the company of strangers. But technology turned film into at-home entertainment. Today, the typical North American buys about three movie tickets a year and watches 19 hours of television a week. A ritual of togetherness has been transformed into a pastime of homebound seclusion.

In-person socializing is declining. Alone time predictably spiked during the pandemic, and it has gone even higher since 2021. The amount of time people spend helping or caring for those outside their nuclear family is also declining. Self-imposed isolation might be the most important social fact of this century. The United Kingdom and Japan

now have government ministers for loneliness.

The increase in alone time, this way of life with its comforts and convenient entertainments, can be a curse. Such an individual preference for aloneness, exercised repeatedly over time, can rewire our identities. The consequences are far-reaching for our happiness and for our communities.

Consider the first half of the 20th century. Church membership surged. Associations of all sorts thrived. Marriage rates reached a record high after the Second World War, and the birth rate enjoyed a famous "boom". Developers built theatres, libraries, playgrounds, and other kinds of gathering places.

But in the second half of the century, people used their cars to move further away from one another, enabling the growth of suburbs and a retreat into backyard patios and more private lives. Individuals began to use television as their primary source of entertainment and became less likely to engage in a broad range of social activities, such as dinner parties, volunteering and churchgoing.

Now, in addition to cars and television, we are being shaped by smartphones. At the extreme end, screens occupy more than 30 per cent of the waking lives of those under twenty. More worrisome than what young people do on their phones is what they aren't doing. They are less

likely to have more than one close friend or even hang out with friends at all. Our lengthy childhood might be considered an extended apprenticeship in social learning through play. The best kind of play is physical, with other kids, and unsupervised, allowing them to find their limits and learn to get along. Socially underdeveloped childhood leads to socially stunted adulthood.

All ages are isolating themselves. Adults are nowadays more likely to take meetings from home, shop from home, be entertained at home, and eat at home. The whole economy has reoriented itself to allow people to stay within their four walls. A cardinal rule of modern home and apartment design is that every room is built to accommodate maximal screen time.

Given how the younger generation is growing up and what their communities may look like, isn't it time to take a hard look at the trends? Think of the memories you have of gatherings with other people throughout your life. Recall the best of the good old days. In the end, is there anything you value more than your time with family and friends?

So I say, go outdoors, get off your property, go for a walk, and connect with things and people out there. Who knows what positive experiences and memories could be the result?

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Barb Anstead, RHN, Metabolic Balance Coach Turned on or turned off? The cells and genes in our bodies, the mysteries and intricate communications that are occurring within each living organism fascinate and often baffle the greatest minds of science. For each discovery, there is always another thread or entanglement to unravel to reveal the connections.

Each day, I am in awe but also humbled by my limited knowledge of our unique "blueprint" of cellular soup. The more I research and study (a never-ending passion), the more astounded and fascinated I am with all forms of life.

As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, my main role is to educate, encourage, support, and empower others through nutrition and lifestyle adjustments. Employing everyday effective approaches, energy and effort to support the body at the cellular level.

Through a better understanding of food as fuel, hydration levels, sleep patterns, stress management, overall well-being and activity levels, we can address a wide variety of goals and challenges.

The genes and cells within each of us are like galaxies, planets, and minute universes. Revolving and responding in accordance with one another

since the beginning of life, everything has a code, so to speak.

Powerful and wonderous things continually occur within every lifeform in a continuum or predesigned manner. Our genes and cells are the microcosm, constantly influenced (either supported or challenged) by the everyday decisions and choices we make.

Depending on our overall resiliency, a single omission or overindulgence is unlikely to be a game changer – but sometimes, it is. Sometimes, we hit our critical load, and our bodies remind us things have gone too far. "Critical load" is essentially the open invitation for our gene signalling to be turned on or off. From here, it's like the Kinder Egg with a surprise inside.

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continual deficiency or excess of foods, beverages, substances, activity, sleep habits, workloads, responsibilities, emotional bandwidth, addictions, relationships and connections, thought patterns and stress management will eventually hit its mark. Nutrition is the fuel, but every component of our overall well-being is part of our unique cellular soup. Our genetic predispositions (good and bad) are waiting in the wings. We certainly don't need to give these opportunists an engraved invitation to the main event.

Being part of the 60+ club, I certainly have had a variety of health challenges and injuries throughout the years. I feel incredibly fortunate to have the knowledge base, support systems and access to tools and professionals to help me get back on track when I need that outside perspective and professional assistance. Sometimes, we can be too close to a situation to evaluate things properly and with a clear vision.

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Future forward living, in accordance with our visions and dreams for ourselves, our well-being and vitality and enjoyment of our senior years.

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Holistic methods are the silk glove approach. They still pack a mighty punch, but they are gentle and harmonious. We can allow our bodies to regain homeostasis/balance, revelling in the innate wisdom of our own healing potential. Advocate for yourself and build your healthcare team from the foundation up.

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Something about today's world divides people, so they are on one side or the other with no apparent middle ground. If there is a middle ground, many of us standing there listening shake our heads and walk away in disbelief at both sides.

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Honestly, I found it both sad and amusing that this is what it had come down to for grown adults so consumed with their egos, unable to look beyond themselves for the betterment of others.

When I was a kid, a common phrase among adults was, "Best clean your own doorsteps before you clean off others."

For those unfamiliar with this saying, the implication was simple: take care of your problems in your home before you start telling others how to run their homes. Boy, how things have changed.

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I understand we all have issues, big and small, and we definitely need someone to talk to who can ground us and make sense of what we are dealing with.

Here is a small reminder for all of us to think before we talk, to consider the folks around us and what they may be dealing with. We should ask ourselves, "Do we really have it that bad?" If the answer is yes, we should seek professional help from a qualified person.

I get it. We all want to feel loved and needed, but trying to have the biggest problem is not the solution.

You are a good person and understanding that is critical. Look at the positives you have already accomplished in your life and all the good you can still do. Every day, just pass a smile along to another, and before long, the problems will fade, and the happy conversations will start.

At the end of the day, be happy and grateful for the day and that you get another. Problems will come and go— that is life—but the day is yours to be as happy as possible. You answer only to yourself!

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