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Outward Bound
One of my favourite moments happened in 1999 In August of 1999, I joined a group of 9 other people in an Outward Bound week-long trip. This trip was a unique opportunity to pair a Disabled person with an abled person for a 7 day canoe trip, rock climbing and of course camping. The program… Continue reading
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Self-care
How do I unwind after a demanding day and during the day Life can become overwhelming. Day to day issues can become stressful from time to time. As into that equation, unexpected situations, miscommunication and so much more – life can become chaotic. I’m definitely not perfect and I have difficulty with sudden changes to… Continue reading
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An Accessible World
What is the most important thing needed to live a good life?ACCESSIBILITY When people think about accessibility, they generally do so from three perspectives : Making places and events accessible, requires the input of all the people mentioned above. A person who is blind cannot give information about what is accessible for someone who uses… Continue reading
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Disabilities and Language
Verbal and body language play a large part in communication between abled people and disabled people. Often abled people do not realize they are saying things that are hurtful to a disabled person. It is important to avoid using phrases like “the blind man” or “the woman in a wheelchair,” as these phrases strip us… Continue reading
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Having it All
Having it all means faith, family, friends and love. Something that can be attained by everyone. I’m not a person who is interested in riches, fame or money. They do not complete a person. A person comes into this world with nothing and leaves this world with nothing in regards to material things. I feel… Continue reading
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My Grandma (Grundy)
The person who had the most impact on my life was Grundy. Grundy was my grandma’s name to my brother and I. As the story goes, my brother who is older than me could not say grandma and it came out Grundy, so that was our name for her. Grundy had an awesome sense of… Continue reading
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The Bible is my Guide
What book could you read over and over again?The Bible I grew up on stories from the Bible while others grew up on fairy tales. I fell in love with the people from the Bible. In 4th grade, we had a project to create a book with drawings and our favourite story so I did… Continue reading
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Five Everyday Things That Bring Me Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? My faith in God gives me strength and gratitude. I’m grateful for the life that God gave me and continues to give to me. I have learnt a lot about self-care and the importance of putting myself first in life. Each day I grow more and… Continue reading
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The last live performance I saw
In September 2018, I was blessed to go to Joan Baez’s farewell concert. I’ve always admired Joan Baez. Not only her music but particularly her hands on involvement with civil rights. To see Joan Baez in concert was a dream come true. There was a lot of planning that went into attending the concert due… Continue reading
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What gives me direction in life?
My faith! I am Jewish by birth, practiced Judaism most of my life and then converted to the Orthodox Church. Without my faith, I would not be me and I can’t imagine finding complete happiness without my faith. The similarities between Orthodox Judaism and Orthodox Christian are very close. Of course the main difference is… Continue reading
Dr Kelly Fleming 