FALL,YOUSAY? FALL,YOUSAY?
ByDaveScott ByDaveScott
Watchingthatloneleafasitbeginsitsdescent towardsEarthmakesmemindfulofthe stunningcolourpalletweseeonlyinautumn.It alwaysamazesmehowitrefreshesfall memoriesfromdaysgoneby?
Ivaguelyrememberjumpinginapileofleaves asalittleone.Wealldidit(although,nowadays, tickshideinthoseleaves,sopleaseremember tocheckyourchildoverifyouletthemjumpin leaves)!
Myoldestmemoryisthesmellofburning leavesupanddownSt.GeorgeStreetinPort Dover.AsIdeliveredthelocaldailynewspaper, theoldfellaswouldberakingandburningat theedgeoftheroad.Iswear,nowadays,when Idrivedownthatstreetinthefall,Istillsmell thoseleaves.
Anotherthoughtthatcamewiththeleaveswas draggingoutthehockeyequipmentforanother season.Standingbesidethefurnaceonthose cooldarkmornings,warmingupforthewalkupSt.Patricktotheoldrink.Walkingwithhalf yourgearon,listeningtothewindworkingits waythroughtheleaves.Hustlingalong,
hopingtoleavethateeriefeelingasyouhurried totherink.
Ofcourse,byHalloween,mostoftheleaves wereontheground,andyoucouldseekids' bootsswishingalongpeople'slawnsasthey madetheirwaytothedoorforatreat.
Asayoungman,Iremembergoingfora breathtakingfallpaddle.Itmadeyou understandthetruebeautyoftheshoreline! Justtositafloatandbelostinthemoment.
Trail-runninginthefallwithflashesofbeauty whiskingbyasyourstepstouchedonthefallen leaves.Allheightenedbythemorningsun breakingthroughtheremainingleaves.A fulfillingtimetobealive.
Oneofthemostspectacularfallmoments occurredafewyearsbackwhenIdrovenorth topickupmyson.Iwasdrivingdownthis narrowdirtroadwithmoreupsanddowns, twistsandturnsthananyrollercoasterrideat afallfair(don'tforgettoattendthisyear's NorfolkCountyFair).Anyway,thefeelingIgot asIwandereddownthisroadwasthatIwas insideacolouringbookgonecrazy
andjustthen,Iwouldcrestahilltoseenothing butmilesandmilesofamind-blowing kaleidoscopewashingoverthehorizon.Ihadto stopandsitforaminutetotrulyadmirethe scene.
Asyouage,youappreciatethetimesensitivity tothosefragilefallmomentsofgloryandlearn
tocherishandindulgeinthemasterfulbeauty youareencountering.Soon,thatNovember windwillleavethetreesemptyoftheir tapestryandbringthesnowtocoverthefallen leaves.
Takethatwalkinthewoodsthisfalland breatheinthecolourssurroundingyou.
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Confidence
By:DaveScott
"Dad,whatistheonepieceofadviceyou wouldgivemewhenIamakayak instructor?"
"Well,Lirum,everyonelacksconfidencein themselves.Itisyourjobastheirinstructor tobuildtheirconfidenceandbringouttheir best,"June2018.
Growingup,Icoachedmanydifferentsports, agegroupsandgenders.Hockey,baseball, basketball,swimming,trailrunning,kayaking, anddaycampsattheNYCA.
Ihaveeasilyputinmy10,000hoursoflearning aboutkidsandadults,andIdiscoveredthatwe alllackself-confidenceinonewayoranother. ItcanbeourAchilles'heelandbreakusatsome point.
Thebestpartaboutkidsistheycanbounceback aftertryingonceandnotsucceeding.Theymay bealittledown,butwithabitof encouragement,theywilltryagain,andagain, andagainuntiltheyachievetheirgoalormove ontosomethingelse.
Thepointisthattheydidnotlimitthemselves. Theymayhavefoundanotherwaytoaccomplish itandaskedforhelp,butforthemostpart,they hadenoughself-confidencetocontinue.Family, friends,coaches,andpositiveinfluences reinforcedself-confidenceintheirlives.
Asadults,weareoftenafraidtofailatanewskill. Wedon'twanttobeembarrassedorlaughedat, andweputupawallthatwillinsulateusfrom anychallenges.
Let'ssayyoutrysomethingnewasanadult,and itdoesnotgoasplanned.Thereisagood chanceyouwillwalkaway,saying,"Itwasn'tfor me."
Asadults,ourconfidenceseemstoerodewith age.Whenweshouldbefeelingstronger knowingwhoweareasaperson,wesometimes feelweakandunsureofourownconfidence. Whichisunderstandable.
Everyoneofuslacksconfidenceatsomepoint inourlives.Wemayhaveexperienced somethingdevastating,likelosingajob,an accident,trauma,mentalhealthissues,orfamily loss.
Inthesemoments,weneedtofindthat remainingounceofself-confidencetorebuild whoweare.Itisnevereasy,andtheremaybe setbacksandemotionaldoubt.Digdowntothat childwhoonlyknewtokeeptryingandnever giveup,whosmiledattheadversityofthat momentandgrewfromittobestronger.Think ofthefolkswhohelpedbuildthatchild's confidence,andrememberthatthosesamefolks stillbelieveinyouandhaveyourback.
Youarenotalone.Ihaveconfidenceinyou!
ON KEEP
“Don’twatchtheclock;dowhatitdoes.Keepgoing.” ~SamLevenson “Youcan’tstopgettingolder;youjusthavetokeepgoingandlaughalot.” ~AnitaDobson “Comparisonisthethiefofjoy.” ~TheodoreRoosevelt
IcouldsayIwasarunnerinmyday.Byalllogic andbyallevidence,mydayisover.ButIkeepon keepingon.Ihavecompetedinmanysportsover mylifetime,butrunninghasbeenbyfarthemost enduringoverall.Ihavewonawardsintrack,road running,cross-countryandtrailraces,takingpart ineventsfrom800muptotendays.Running raceswastheperfectoutletformycompetitive spirit.Alongtheway,Imetandenjoyedthe companyofmanyrunners.Somehavebecome myclosefriends.Mostpeoplewhoknowme wouldsayrunningispartofmyidentity.Foritall, Iamextremelygrateful.
Yetnow,mykneesdon'twork,andIcanno longerrun.ButIstillhaveplanstoenterraces. Theyhavetobeverylong,asIcannolonger makethecut-offtimesforanyracelessthan100 miles.IenjoyedrunningmorethanIenjoyed walking.Italwaysfeltsmootherandmore exhilarating.Iseldomhavecompanyduringmy long,dailywalks.Althoughthatisfine,it'snotas muchfunasagoodrunwithothers.
Lastyear,myfriendJoeandIdroveto TennesseetotakepartinARaceForTheAges. Forthatevent,eachcompetitorisallottedthe numberofhoursequaltotheiragetocomplete asmanylapsastheycanonameasuredonemileloop.EveryonefinishesatnoononLabor Day.So,forexample,Ibegan78hoursbefore thedeadline.Theideabehindthisuniqueevent istogiveolderrunnersanopportunityto competeagainstyoungerathletesandstillhave achancetowin.Therace'sall-timebestof230 milesisheldbyamanwhowas73atthetime. Ithasbecomeagatheringplaceforsomeofthe greatpioneerultrarunners,alongwithmany others,forannualget-togethers.JoeandIplan toreturnnextyear.
TheconceptwasdevisedbyLazarusLake,the innovativefounderofseveraliconicevents, includingtheinfamousBarkleyMarathons.He hascapturedthereasonswearestilloutthere inoldagepoignantlyandbrilliantlyafterthis year'sracewritinginpart:
whataweekendithasbeen.theheatlast week,watchingtheoldguysstruggling aroundthedeadmanmileintripledigit temperaturesunderablazingsunand wonderingwhatmadnesspossessesusto putthesepoorgeezersthrusuchtorment.
Sowhydon'tIjuststopputtingmyselfthrough theconstantroutineofsolowalkslastingfrom twotofourhours?Ibelieveinthehealthbenefits ofdailyexerciseandofbeingoutsideinnature.I stilllovetocompeteandwonderwhatIcan accomplish,eveninmydiminishingphysical state.Iwillneveragainachieve resultsanywherenearthelevelsof yesteryear.Now,itisnolonger abouttheabsoluteresults;itis aboutthejourney,astheysay.
andthenrealizingthatthisiswherethey wanttobeandthisiswhattheywanttobe doing.
ON KEEPING
thehoursandthedayspassand yeahweseetheleansandthe walkingstickstokeepthemfrom falling.butalsoicanseesometimes intothepasttheshadowofthe athletestheyoncewererunning besidethemgracefultireless unconqueredbytime. thelegsareoldbuttheheartsare young.
bythelastnightitisthemagicofthe 100miles.alongwiththeoldguys chasingthedreamofonemore hundredbattlingonemoretimefor victoryorrecordsgrudgingly yieldingtheadvantageoftheir manyhourstheonlygiftthatold agebringsisaheadstartonthisone specialfieldofcompetition. andthenthismorningitookone morelapinmemoryofthosewho arenothere.someathometheday havingfinallycomewhentheycould notjoinus.otherswhowillonlyever behereagaininourmemory.i thoughtbackonthelaughswe sharedtheconversationswehadthe manyjoyousmileswehadpassed togethericouldseetheirfacesinmy mind'seyefeeltheirnamesonmy tongueicouldalmostheartheir voices.andicoulddefinitelyfeel
themwalking besideme.
asthelasthourstickoffi knowwhattheyoungpeople passingbyincarssee.acollectionof limping,leaningfiguresrangingfromthe youngtowizenedoldpeople.andtheyprobably wonderwhy.whydowedoit?whyisiteven allowed?someoneisgoingtohurtthemselves.
theycan'tseeitbutdownhereonthedeadman loopitisajoyouscelebrationoflife.striving strainingandplaying.don'tlettheexteriorsfool youortheleansfillyouwithpity.onthisone specialweekendweareallkidsagain.
Itpleasesmetoknowthat,eveniftherearenottoo many,therearethosewhothinkasIdo.Crossingthe race'sfinalline,wewearthefacesweworeaschildren onChristmasmorning.Nowyouknowwhy.
Drainedor Sustained? Drainedor Sustained?
BarbAnstead, RHN, MetabolicBalanceCoach
Chancesare,ifyouaren’tmakingdaily consciouschoicesto“fillyourbucket”,youare steadilydrainingit.Mostofuswillfindit challengingtobalanceworkandlifeatsome point.Forsome,yourbucketmaybetoolarge ortoosmall.Itcouldbeoverfullorcompletely empty.Perhapsit’sfullofholesorrustingout; occasionally,youjustneedabrand-new bucket.Youmayalsorecognizeyouneed someonetohelpcarryitbecauseit’stoomuch onyourown.
Inthecontextoflifeasyourbucket,thereare timesinourliveswhenweneedtoidentify,reevaluate,prioritizeorsayno.Ourlivesarenot static,althoughtheycancertainlybefullof static!Ourabilitytoadapt,makechoices,or recognizethatchangeisneededwillhingeon manyfactors.
Thereareamultitudeofinterweavingfacetsin ourlives:home,work,nutritional,physical, emotional,spiritual,financial,relationships, etc.Thesevariablesarerarelyconstants, usuallypullingusinmultipledirectionsasthey overlap.Itispossibletohavetoomany demandsortobeisolatedandnotbe stimulatedenough.Eachcanhaveitsownset ofnegativeorpositivepotentials.Ourlifestyle andnutritionalinputarethestrategieswith whichwesupportourselvesfoundationally. Thesearethecorestrengthelementsfrom
whichwedrawsustainingenergy.Ifournutritional andlifestylestrategiesarebalancedandpositive, wehavemoreresilienceintimesofgreater demand.Essentially,youarerefillingyourbucket andawareofwhatyoucanmanage.Bodiesfueled bydetrimentalordeficientpracticescannotbe expectedtosupportorsustainwithoutfeeling drainedanddepleted.
Havingrealisticexpectationsandbeingawareof whatyourbucketneedstocarryisadifferentkind ofbucketlist.Noneofusaremeanttogoitalone. Atsomepoint,youmayneedsomeformof qualifiedprofessionalguidance,coaching,or check-uptoassistyouincaringforyourparticular bucket.
InmyhomeofficepracticeandatHauser’sDover Apothecary,youcanfindtheguidance,support, andproductsyouneedtolivealifethatwillhelp
youleanintosupportive,proactive,and preventivestrategies.Aconsultationcanbe bookedtomanagethevaryingsituationsand circumstancesweexperiencethroughoutlife. Everydaypracticesofsound,wholesome, nutritiousfoods,goodsleephabits,physical activityandexercise,timeinnature,healthy relationships,andpossiblyimplementing counselling,spiritualpractices,meditationand breathingexercises,alongwithsupplements and/ormedications,mayallbeapartofthe regimethatisbestforyou.Guidanceandsupport inchoosingquality,safe,andeffectiveproducts arepartofwhatwedo.
Astheseasonsprogress,manyindividualswillbe affectedbythedecreaseindaylighthoursand sunshine.ManyofuswoulddowellwithaBComplexvitamin.VitaminD3,WildOmega3and aProbioticmaybesomeofthesupportivetools youcanutilizetokeepyourbucketbalancedand steady.Havetheseconversationstoensurethese productswillnotinterfereorbecontraindicated withanyexistingconditionsormedications.
Beyondthesepractices,Irecommendthat everyonecompileagratitudelist,alongwith contactsforthe“thesearemypeople”listand healthcareprofessionalteammembers.Eachof ushasapotentialbreakingpoint;havingtheseat yourfingertipsasaremindercanbelife-
changing,ifnotlife-saving.Itcanhappentoany ofus.Thecomplexitiesoflifemayhaveyou findingyourselfsuddenlyorconsistentlyunable tocopewithanoverfullorcompletelyempty bucket.Honouryourselfbyprioritizingyourselfcareandknowingyourstrengths,weaknessesand uniquechallenges.Createyourteam,resources, andstrategiestohonouryourselfandthisgiftof life.
Reachingoutisastrength,arecognitionthatwe areeachanimportantpartofsomethingmuch larger.Balanceisapracticewelearn.Wecrawl beforewewalk.Wearemeanttosteadyone another,encourageeachotherandbetherefor oneanother,aswellasourselves.
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Howdidyougetstarted?
In2011,NancyCarolsawthecommunityneedto startamealprogramtoprovidemealsforthose inneed.ThenNancyapproachedChurchOut Servingtocontinuetogrowtheprogram.
Whodoyouprovidemealsfor?
Anyonecancomeforameal.It'sanopen communitymeal,butmostofthosewhocome needameal.
Howlonghaveyoubeenofferingmealsfor peopleinneed?
Forthirteenyears,wehavebeendoingmeals.It startedwithonemealperweek,andasthey grew,theyaddedtwomealsperweek.Forthe homelesspopulation,theyhaveaddedaSunday mealastherearenoresourcesonweekends.
Howmanyvolunteersarethere?
ForFirstServing,wehave40-50volunteers.
Wheredoyousourceyourfoodfrom?Howdo youaffordallthesemeals?
Wehavecommunitygardensforfreshlygrown produce,weworkwithTownsendButchers,local farmersdonate,andthecharityalsoreceives donations.
Whereareyoulocated?
FirstServingislocatedatFirstBaptistChurch, 129YoungSt.Simcoe(cornerofYoungand Talbot).
Whatareyourdaysofoperation?
MondaysandFridaysfrom11-12
Howdoyouadvertise?
Signsonthestreet,lotsofwordofmouthwithin thecommunity,foodbanksalsogive information.
Isthisanon-profit?
Yes,itisnon-profitwithacharitablestatus.
Isitaseasonalprogram?
Allyearround,everyMondayandFriday,11-12. Arethereanyotherprogramsoffered?
ChurchOutServingoffersadonationstation, communitygardens,frozenmealdeliveryfor thosethatcan'tgetout,andtheRiversyde83 location.
Howhasservingthesemealshelpedthe community?
Itisimportantforpeopletofeelfed.Being hungryaffectseverypartofyourwell-being. Italsogivescommunity,fellowship,and socializationtopeople.
Wheredoyouseethisprogramin5-10years?
It'shardtoenvisionwhereit'sgoingtoendup, butaround6monthsago,weweredoing approximately120mealsperdinner.Now,we're closerto150mealsperdinner.Weseeitas gettingbiggerwithmoreneedformealswithin thecommunity.
Howmanymealshaveyougivenouttothe community?
Since2011,weareat99,604meals.Asof September20,2024,wewillhaveservedour 100,000meals!
