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Why a life coach is good for you A life coach can be an excellent resource for individuals looking to improve their personal or professional lives. A life coach is a trained professional who works with clients to identify their goals, develop strategies to achieve those goals, and provide ongoing support and accountability.

One of the key benefits of working with a life coach is that they can offer a fresh perspective and objective feedback. Sometimes, it is challenging to see our own blind spots or patterns that are holding us back. A life coach can help identify these areas and provide suggestions for how to move forward.

A life coach can help individuals develop a plan of action and follow through. This can be especially helpful for those who struggle with motivation or procrastination.

Finally, a life coach can offer support and guidance during transition or change. Whether starting a new job, a new relationship, or navigating a significant life change, a life coach can provide the tools and resources to navigate these transitions successfully.

Overall, working with a life coach can be a valuable investment in oneself, leading to greater clarity, focus, and success in all areas of life.

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An epic journey on such tiny wings of orange and black and gossamer things Majestic monarchs aloft with ease and grace adrift on currents of air and wind and magic

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“The ache for home lives in all of us.” ~ Maya Angelou “After all, a homeless person has reason to cry; everything in the world is pointed against him.” ~ Jack Kerouac

At last, I was about to move. I had completed a prolonged decluttering process. I had packed and transported many boxes to my newly renovated house. I had arranged and executed an official moving day in order to have the furniture relocated.

Earlier in the day, my neighbour and I had taken my old mattress and box spring and various other items to the dump. My dog, Maisie, and I were going to spend our first night in our new home. I still had a day to clean the house before the official closing.

However, I frittered my time away doing inconsequential tasks. I decided it would be easier if I stayed and continued the next morning. That meant that I would have to sleep on the floor.

For me, the decision to sleep in such a spare manner was unusual but not at all unprecedented. I have spent many nights sleeping on floors, on the ground, in my cars and outside beside my cars. Long ago, I slept on a beach in Florida and on the side of a mountain in California. I once slept in a bus for three nights, on a bench in Hyde Park in England during a memorable three-day bank holiday weekend (with no access to money) and in a jail cell in Scotland (with the door open, courtesy of a local constable) during a brutal rainstorm.

All these instances were short-term, and I was not trying to maintain and safeguard all my worldly goods at the same time. Most of my possessions were still at home. What if I always had to sleep that way? What if I had no permanent place to stay and,

critically, no place to keep my possessions?

What if I always had to carry everything I had with me?

Over the last few years, I have been getting rid of or finding new homes for no longer needed or wanted items. But I get to keep not only all the things I want for practical reasons but also all the things that are important to me for sentimental reasons.

Most people take for granted what they own.

Our belongings are generally secure, easily kept dry and safe from harm or theft. But, if you don’t have a home, safeguarding your possessions is a constant struggle. You are threatened by theft on the street or from a tent or in a shelter. You are constrained by very real limitations on what you can have, dictated by the need to transport your belongings and by the procedures imposed by municipal and charitable agencies. If living outside, you may return to find your makeshift home has been destroyed and your possessions have disappeared.

Homeless people, limited to spaces they don’t own or control, do not generally enjoy the legal protections accorded to those with land or stable tenancy. Their possessions can often be taken away without redress.

Without a home, the relationship between you and what you own is transformed. You must become hypervigilant. Still, loss is almost inevitable. Most of us have items we cherish deeply for their associations with someone or something significant in our lives. Why would this not also be true for a homeless person? In

some municipalities, including Toronto, when street workers and other public officials find abandoned but irreplaceable property in homeless encampments, it is put into storage for up to 30 days. People whose belongings have been confiscated must contact the municipalities and contend with bureaucratic procedures in order to retrieve them. This practice is known as “bag and tag” and is, unsurprisingly, very inefficient. Perhaps more municipalities should follow Vancouver’s approach and provide accessible storage for precariously housed residents.

Our cherished possessions are often our most tangible connections to special people in our past. For me, these include my grandfather’s cane and rocking chair, my grandmother’s washstand, my mother’s hand mirror, my father’s gavel and much of Juta’s art collection, furniture, and dishes and, especially, photographs covering many decades.

What if I had no place to safeguard these treasures? If I were living on the street, wouldn’t I still want to sustain my memories of the past? Yet, even if I only kept a few small items, I would still always have to be afraid that they might be stolen.

The homeless person must usually also contend with the constant threat of inclement weather. Imagine if you had to keep all your possessions outside, even on your own property. Or if you had no

access to the means to keep them clean. How long could you maintain your belongings before they were soiled or damaged beyond repair? I have had access to my grandfather’s rocking chair my entire life. It has been refinished and reupholstered and is in perfect condition. I take that for granted and never think about it.

Sometimes, when I am out on the trail hiking in the middle of winter, I wonder what it would be like to be homeless in such conditions. I remember one bitterly cold night, during my years at university, when I walked from my then girlfriend Juta’s home, west of High Park in Toronto, to the corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets. I holed up in a store entranceway to protect myself from the wind and waited for the first subway train in order to continue homeward to my parent’s house. I can still recall how uncomfortable and unbelievably long those few hours were. That was one night, and I was young. What must it be like to have to do that over and over again, often in pain and in constant fear of losing the meagre possessions you still value so much?

A new favourite saying of mine comes from the remarkable Michael J. Fox: “With gratitude, optimism is sustainable.”

We are the blessed, fortunate ones, aren’t we?

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Adequate sleep with a consistent bedtime routine; a nutrient-dense, whole-food diet with plenty of local and organic foods; hydrating with plenty of fresh, clean water; good body hygiene practices; daily fresh air, movement/exercise; laughter; loving, supportive relationships; healthy stress management techniques; mental/ emotional and spiritual wellness; to name a few!

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What exactly do you do?

Groundswell Coworking is a shared office space for people who work remotely, work from home, or travel around. A lot of people now don’t like working from home, from cafés or from their cars. Coworking spaces were created about 20 years ago so that people have a place with other people to work around, where they can boost their productivity and enhance their skill-sets and personal and professional development. We also host workshops and offer opportunities for training.

Is the service available for anybody to use?

Yes, it is. The idea for us is to help people who, as the work world changes, may want an office or a place to work, or they want to meet some of the professionals or business owners of our community.

Anybody can come in and become a member. They can just come in and apply for a membership.

Do you feel that a gap has been filled in the community with this business, or is there more work to do?

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By the very definition, education is intended to teach someone something or have the result of teaching someone something (Cambridge Dictionary).

I want to thank some teachers for their support and guidance in my younger years. Looking back, 50something years later, I fully grasp the impact these folks had on my life. They showed compassion, leadership, and understanding, giving hope in their own way!

I figured out early that recess was my best subject, and I loved being outdoors and playing soccer all the time.

Apparently, we were not graded on our commitment to recess, or I would have aced it!

The fluorescent lights in the classroom and their hum drove me to distraction. I just could not focus. It was like fighting a constant headache. I would sit just hoping the teacher would never ask a question and embarrass me in front of the class. Other times, my mind was off somewhere else to have an adventure as I sat at the cold, hard metal desk in the dead of winter. My self-esteem and confidence were at a low throughout my elementary school career.

All the tests overwhelmed me, and I was too honest. I never considered cheating because if I did and my dad found out, let's just say it would hurt!!

Most likely today, I would have been labelled with some kind of sensory processing/learning disability, as many of us in that era would have been. In those days, you did not speak of your school difficulties. It was better if they just said you were not applying yourself. It was a gentler way of saying you weren't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

On the other side of this coin, a few teachers somehow understood me and rebuilt me along the way. Let's talk about them for a moment.

My kindergarten teacher was kind and caring. Every kid adored her. She made you feel unique and safe in this big new environment. Most of the time, the windows let in excellent natural light, so the fluorescents weren’t as overwhelming. She was relaxed, positive, and always smiled.

My grade 3 teacher helped me figure out a way to learn.

Suddenly, spelling and reading were starting to show a little life. She let me work at my own pace. She took the time to see a little person trying his best and found a way for me to move forward. She did not yell at or belittle me.

She got down to my level and talked to me. She was the right teacher to get me on the right learning path.

A couple of high school gym teachers helped in different ways. The first was the coach of the cross-country team, who instilled the belief that I could be a winner and inspired my drive to excel and push to be my best.

The other gym teacher recognized that I liked being in the gym before and after school. He understood that relationships were not strong/positive at home. He knew my drive was there, but my skills needed work. I remember one late day in June, just before exams, as I was leaving the gym, he threw a basketball at me and said to take it home and work on my shot over the summer. In the fall, he smiled and told me to keep the ball when I offered to return it.

You know I still have the ball. It always reminds me of what a good coach will do to help his players.

My grade 12 English teacher took a different approach to writing. He could see I really enjoyed writing and that my grammar and spelling could have been better. He told me to write my thoughts down while I had them and not worry about the other stuff. I understood the value of being able to write freely and that I could come back later to clean up the spelling and grammar. It allowed me to enjoy writing and explore more profound meanings when writing.

In a big way, each of these folks helped define who I am today. I wonder where my life would have gone without them.

It only takes a minute to positively impact a young person's life, to provide compassion and respect, and to facilitate hope, confidence, and drive, yet it can make a world of difference!

Thanks to all the teachers for doing those little things that mean a lot!

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