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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A NEW WAY OF THINKING LA LOCHE
BY HANK LEIS
BEAUTY FROM WITHIN
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WELCOME BACK HAIR
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MADE IN BRITAIN
BY SALME LEIS
BECOMING KAMALA
BY KAMALA COUGHLAN
REFLECTIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR PATTON
BY KAMALA COUGHLAN
INTERVIEW WITH GRACE DOVE
BY BRITANY SNIDER
EUGENE LIPINSKI
BY HANK LEIS AND BRITANY SNIDER
RANT
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ON THE ART OF BEING ALONE, BUT NEVER LONELY
BY LISA STOCKS
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In this issue of Metanoia Magazine, we are honoured to have interviews from two phenomenal actors. Grace Dove’s (such a beautiful and memorable name ) photograph graces the cover of this issue. The name of the other person in the photo is for you to guess. She of course, has the only female role in the movie The Revenant. Grace Dove is a beautiful young actress from British Columbia who is both gracious and classy. She has a long career still ahead of her.
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Our own Lisa Stocks writes about the art of being alone. It is a poignant description of the feelings and emotions experienced by the introverted. She writes a touching story about her own travails that culminate in a positive and happy ending, which may also serve as a guide to those troubled by feelings of loneliness. We continue with our series entitled Towards a Policy Analysis of Canadian Education, The Dan Walker Chronicles, and the profound responses by Don Boudreaux to letters crafted by pretend intellectuals.
Eugene Lipinski has already had a long career in acting as a “bad man” in many of his roles in numerous major movies. Lipinski is both a thoughtful and provocative person who knows who he is and what he is looking for. He is a survivor in the best sense of the word and has lived a life of many dimensions, even outside the entertainment industry. Eugene Lipinski has his own story to tell, beyond being an actor and in this edition he tells all (well, at least a lot of it).
Of course, there is always The Rant. Since the founding of Metanoia Magazine by three Naturopathic Doctors and the Leis family in 2008, we have produced over ninety issues. We have had over one thousand articles written, including interviews of over 100 actors, 100 artists, dozens of politicians, philosophers, psychologists, and experts in other fields. A majority of the writers have post-graduate degrees or have expertise or knowledge of a special nature.
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he Greek origins of the word Metanoia [met-uh-noi-uh] convey the notion of an experience or a moment that is transformative. In fact the change itself would be so remarkable as to shift paradigms and these shifts actually would cause a change in behavior and ultimately the consequences of those behaviors. The articles in this magazine are intended to introduce a different way of thinking so that ideas and notions we take for granted can be reframed in such a way as to renew our life by making it more interesting, challenging and rewarding. Many of us have abandoned our intelligence, our ability to think, our various gifts for being able to create and instead joined the masses whose only goal is to perpetuate the species and dwell in a complacent and apathetic state amounting to nothing more than mere existence. We at Metanoia believe we are all capable of more than that and more importantly are able to generate epiphanous moments for you. We hope that our plethora of deep-thinking writers will be able to transform your life into something meaningful and wondrous. Every one of us, to a varying degree, has experienced these moments and most of us who have been so transformed are driven to rediscovering the process that first allowed us our enlightened clarity of mind. In the last decade, scientific advancements have given insights into human phenomena that were previously thought science fiction, such as the viral theory as a contributing factor in the feeling of “love”. Anthropologists may have noticed nuances in human behavior early in our development, but these scientific discoveries now actually explain the physiology of “metanoic thinking”. Our own behaviors are being re-examined in light of these discoveries about brain function, and in particular that our usual way of thinking leads us to our usual results. Moreover mostly we do not think- but react- not unlike reptiles- and this process does not always serve us well. Humankind is evolving, and more and more the primitive fears that govern our behaviors are being discovered to be limiting rather than opportunistic. What we are discovering about ourselves is what our evolution is all about; the beast within will soon be quelled and what will emerge is anybody’s guess. Individually, the context of one individual within a population of seven billion suggests his/her insignificance – let alone a lifetime in the span of eternity. And yet we still have this narcissistic sense that our existence is of tremendous relevance. And while there may be something to this belief, how do these enormous discrepancies in size and time fit together to explain the relevance of this epic story? Simplified, what is the relevance of a person making a living to pay for food and shelter to the formula E=mc2. Our mission, certainly for Metanoia is to explore all those ideas, and to change ourselves and you in pursuit of this intelligence. To put it another way, we want your brain to be engaged in way it never has been before. Are you ready for the challenge?
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La Loche By Hank Leis
It has been awhile since I have been to Northern Saskatchewan. I suspect nothing much has changed. In another life I almost lost six men working for me on an island, when the severe winter cold came in before I had time to get them out. They nearly lost their limbs from frost bite. I carried them from the rescue helicopter to the hospital on my back as they had lost their ability to walk. It is a severe place with no tolerance for mistakes. The roads seem like narrow ribbons bordered by endless boreal forests with as many lakes inundating the landscape as there is land. The huge trees sway on sphagnum peat moss floating islands in rhythm to the steps as one walks by. There are still free roaming Buffalo. Once in a snow storm I was trapped in the middle of their stampede. Logging trucks race along the highways endangering all who travel, with loose logs swinging freely off the trucks like machetes ready to decapitate or roll off and destroy. Timing is everything. Access to most places is by float plane or helicopter. Wolves howl and run in packs. Wildlife is abundant. The call of the wild is more than a comfortable read.
The people of Northern Saskatchewan do not think and live like their citified counterparts. Theirs is a crises of the spirit, the mind, and physical survival, every day and every moment. For outsiders, not used to this way of life, it is numbing. A shooting up North is not the same as it is in the city. A shooting such as the one in La Loche is about everybody. The victim and perpetrator are the same. The sadness for the community is all encompassing and overwhelming. No one is exempt. The mood of everyone is affected as if all are one and what happens to one happens to all. It is all so sad for me and I feel it even now from far away as if I had lived there for more than my one year stay and as if I had never left.
In the summer, people from the South come in to fish. The fish in the lakes are enormous. Mosquitos and flies bite ravenously and people from the South constantly complain. But never the locals, especially not the Indigenous people. This is a way of life, and outsiders do not get it. It is freedom and confinement. Confinement because they are lost beyond those borders, where only white people know how to live.
The people who live in isolated towns in the North, having very little contact with anyone else beyond the boundaries of their existence, are different. People who live in cities who are engaged in the hustle bustle of everyday life have someone or something to fall back on. The proximity of the wilderness makes Northern people more in touch with their environment and enhances their capabilities of surviving because every aspect of their life is lived individually absent of all the usual entertainment, busyness and protected reality the city folk take for granted. To describe it is to do a disservice to what in fact is an awesome life. It is closer to any reality I have ever experienced. And when it goes wrong, there is no graceful exit. Things end dramatically and quickly. Every moment is an existential crisis.
La Loche is primarily composed of Indigenous people. They are mostly trappers, hunters, and fisherman. That is all there is to do. It does not have the resources of big cities with large concentrations of people where the tax base affords all kinds of entertainment and opportunities.
Take someone from the city and put him along side a lake with enough food and a tent to survive alone for three days. Return three days later and he will be mad. The wolves howling, the cold winter air, the fear of loneliness, will take him down. Leave an Aboriginal in
When Europeans settled in North America, mostly the same place without food or shelter, he will find his their survival skills were inadequate to cope with way back and still be healthy and strong. the vastness and life-threatening dangers of the It takes more than visiting dignitaries and social environment. So they changed the environment- not workers to understand how the people in the north eek themselves. The cultural norms of the Indigenous out a living and the mindset that is required for this to peoples reflected the harmony between people and happen. Being “bushed” is a term often used for people nature. Mostly they adapted to nature’s ways- they did who have spent too much time in the wilderness. But the not impose their ways on nature. For them, it would term is too often misunderstood and misused. It is really be like toying with the gods- because nature was God about not being able to adapt to “civilization” and for and retribution would be severe. The cultural change all intents and purposes this may be a positive thing. For of control of nature over adaptation to nature would those of us who have for any significant time responded inevitably trap the Indigenous people into small pods to the call, we know how crass and ugly “civilized” with a completely different basis in how they regarded people are on first contact upon return. It takes a while the preservation of their species- at least for the to adapt to the cynicism and coarse attitudes that people foreseeable future. in cities assume without thought. Just because the This of course has begun to change, not because of people of the North are judged by those in the cities, does not mean they feel inferior. In fact, “white people” any regret or understanding of what was done to the in the North is regarded as a derogatory term for the Aboriginals or the consequences themselves, but because the results of their (European) actions have ineptitude for all things practical. come to roost. Sustainability, environmentalism, and a Alcoholism is a problem in the North. But not in the return to our roots have become the new mantra. It had same way as it is thought of in the cities. It is an issue taken modern science to discover what the Indigenous of survival in the North because clarity of the mind is people innately knew and still know; “Don’t mess with essential in a dangerous environment and where silence, Mother Nature”. waiting, being alert, and having patience is an active But the environmentalist and other “Happy Ways” necessity. It is in fact a solution to despair. But one must not drown one’s sorrows with drugs and alcohol when people still don’t seem to get it. You cannot fix things timing is a key factor to success. Even with the absence done in the past- because if you do, the future becomes of alcohol, in a small community, one individual may even more untenable and murky. The fix may cause more feel abandoned because of their different ways and unintended consequences than just leaving it broken and may find no way out except for violence directed at letting nature adjust to the new realities. We are all now themselves or at others. There is no talk therapy in the the Indigenous people. New challenges imposed on us North. Being introspective is an act of isolated silence and our inabilities to adjust, are making us strangers and the mind does what it does when thoughts are not in our own lands- and we will be as incapable as those shared. Oprah has not yet arrived, even conceptually, remnants of the Indigenous people who remain. We though in her genetic pool she is said to be part Native. are victims of our own genius, compounding our lack When all cultural connections are eradicated and a of ability and vision to find sustainable ways. Is that ‘superior’ system is imposed, those who need rational not what we have always done- smugly and with that narcissism- that says- we are liberals and liberated and guidance have nowhere to go. whatever we do is good is There is ample evidence that displaced people (with because only we have the prejudice we used to call people like me DPs) have clear-headed objectivity difficulty in adjusting to new cultures. My parents- well of doing good? Our sense educated- at the top of their game- survived by taking of goodness has become on menial jobs- and working in the cracks. They were the defining component regarded as being somehow less. The Indigenous people of our journey towards are a displaced people in their own country- locked into dire consequences and special areas by limited space, cultural barriers and a self-destruction. Perhaps judgement by those who surround them and that by the path less travelled is having discounted them, they are in fact less. In effect one found in detaching by imposing their will on making them less justifies it from our own narcissism. all, and because they have broken their spirit, proves they are less. Trying to reconcile these separate realities is virtually impossible. Gerald Auger, Hank Leis and Leonard Cardinal
Beauty from Within By Dr Allison Patton
NEW TREATMENT AVAILABLE AT MOUNTAINVIEW WELLNESS CENTRE -100% NATURAL Facial Rejuvenation Concentrated Growth Factor Treatment -Described as the NEW BOTOX
As the winter passes and we start to see hints of spring, we begin to think about how to revitalize our skin in preparation for milder weather. At Mountainview Wellness Centre, we approach Facial Rejuvenation from the point of view of Beauty From Within; treating the whole body to return our skin to optimal health. We believe that we are all beautiful when we are healthy. Skin that is optimally healthy is hydrated, supple, smooth and glowing. To fight against the three main culprits of skin aging, UV radiation, free radical exposure and inflammation, we use a four pronged approach: diet, supplements, facial care products and specific in-office
skin rejuvenating treatments. Keep in mind that it takes three to four weeks for the skin to renew itself so when you implement these changes and experience these treatments, the skin will be starting a process of regeneration that can last up to one month. Afterwards, the effects of this skin renewal can last from three months to two years depending upon your specific skin type. I want to tell you all about the Treatment I am so excited to introduce. It is called Facial Rejuvenation Concentrated Growth Factor Treatment. This treatment also includes a personalized concentrated growth factor cream that we make for you ourselves. It is about YOUR body Healing Your BODY. Why I am so excited is that we are using your stem cells to regenerate your skin. This treatment is new to BC and possibly Canada and the treatment is now available at Mountainview Wellness Centre. It is also available in other
countries like Australia, Spain, Italy and as well, similar treatments are offered in the USA. The treatment involves extracting concentrated growth factors, stem cells and platelet rich plasma from your own blood, then activating these factors and delivering them to the face, hands, neck and decollate. A pleasant and enjoyable facial begins your journey to find your Beauty Within using products from Europe that contain bioactive peptides and growth factors. These products are incredibly smooth and are absorbed easily into the skin. The first step of our Beauty From Within Program is following our Beauty Diet Recommendations for at least two weeks before you come in for your treatment- we go over the whole program at your Beauty Consult. The second step is our skin care supplement regime. We have put together five main skin supportive supplements that your skin will need to successfully rejuvenate itself. The third step is the home skin care program. We have three skin care lines that are offered for different purposes at MWC; a line for treating acne; the Biretix system, a line for brightening the skin; the Lumixyl system and our foundational 100% natural line, Moor Spa. We offer Moor Spa Kits that contain the four basic skin care products necessary for your basic skin care regime: A cleanser, toner, exfoliator and moisturizer. The four types of kits available are reflective of the four main skin types: Normal, Combination, Sensitive and Mature. In addition to the facial care sets, we have a number of add on products that we recommend for your skin which you will learn about at your Beauty Consult. The fourth step in our Beauty From Within Program are our in-office Facial Rejuvenation Treatments: Facial Rejuvenation Concentrated Growth Factors, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, and Facial Rejuvenation Mesotherapy. Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture is considered to be a safe and painless method of reducing the signs of aging and in our experience with patients is a wonderful stress reliever. Facial Rejuvenation Mesotherapy describes a technique whereby small amounts of nutrients are delivered via injection directly to the meso or middle layer of the skin; the mesoderm. Once delivered, the skin begins a rejuvenation process: collagen is laid down, skin becomes more hydrated, plump, and in general much healthier. Our newest treatment is Facial Rejuvenation Concentrated Growth Factors (CGF). This unique method of obtaining Concentrated Growth Factors is considered the third generation of PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma. It allows both collagen stimulation and has a filler effect. Using Concentrated Growth factors from platelets originally started in the fields of orthopedic medicine, dentistry, sports medicine, and reconstructive surgery. It is a technique that uses components of your own blood to
stimulate tissue regeneration. Your BODY HEALING YOUR BODY. Activation of the components release factors that signal cells in the injected areas. This signalling causes a response such as new cell proliferation, migration of stem cells and production of extracellular matrix proteins all of which help repair damaged tissue. The MORE the skin is damaged, the more dramatic the effect. This treatment is unique in that we are able to prepare a plasma gel filler from your own plasma and stem cells that we use to increase the thickness of the skin, restoring vitality, and accelerating the regeneration of the skin and synthesizing collagen and hyaluronic acid. This plasma gel is activated with the mesenchymal CD34+ stem cells. This treatment has the advantage of a longer duration of effect compared with injections of Hyaluronic Acid, Botox and Collagen. The effect of these techniques fade over time as the body absorbs the treatment. In this case, with CGF and CD34+ cells, the effect keeps evolving. Some people are able to continue to see benefits two years after the initial treatments. What issues can this address? Volume loss in the cheeks, fine lines, deeper wrinkles, dehydrated skin, furrows, lip and frown lines, puffy eyes, dark circles under the eye, neck lines, deep depressions around mouth and nose, scars, dehydrated skin, sagging skin and overall loss of healthy skin texture and tone, scars and uneven skin tone. This treatment is natural, there is no risk of allergy and it can be done with all ages and on all skin types. It is ideal for individuals looking for a gradual but noticeable improvement in skin texture, tone and color with minimal downtime. It gives you a fresh and healthier appearance without looking frozen, or over plumped and all without aggressive surgery, chemicals or toxins. Noticeable results are seen around the three-month mark and will continue as new collagen production continues. Like all cosmetic treatments, it requires a few treatments for best results. Summary of our Beauty From Within Facial Rejuvenation Program Step 1: Come In For A Beauty Consultation and organize your program with the Beauty Diet, Supplements and Facial Care Products Step 2: BOOK THREE Facial Rejuvenation CGF Treatments-once per month Step 3: Receive the cost of your Beauty Consultation as a credit on your third treatment Step 4: Maintenance Program as outlined by the Doctor and will include: Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, Facial Rejuvenation Mesotherapy and top up Facial Rejuvenation CGF treatments.
WELCOME BACK HAIR By Dr Caleb Ng
I have always been blessed with a full head of hair. Aside from occasional mild dandruff, I really have nothing to complain about. When I do see patients expressing interest in halting or reversing male pattern baldness, experiencing concern and frustration of spot baldness, or fretting over female hair loss, I have over the years developed a deeper sense of sympathy over what can be considered vanity. Throughout civilization hair has represented youth, vitality and beauty. Royalty and affluence has always been demonstrated from elaborate hair extensions worn by pharaohs to the extravagant white European wigs of the 18th century. Many are familiar with the famous biblical story of Samson’s hair which was his source of strength. And of course, in today’s electronic age, beauty and vitality are constantly depicted in images of celebrities and models with their trendsetting fashion
styles and luxurious hairdos. Even our Prime Minister’s youthful hair has its own Twitter account!
injured ligaments and tendons. In hair restoration, follicle health is improved which results in thicker, fuller hair.
As a naturopathic physician, patients seek out my services because they are dissatisfied with what the conventional medical system has to offer. As our healthcare system may not have options that include a holistic approach to hair and whole body health, we provide the option to fill that niche and offer innovation when possible.
CGF (which stands for Concentrated Growth Factors) are growth factors that are also derived from the patient’s own blood and thought to be even better than previous generations of PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma. CGF represents the next generation in hair rejuvenation as it takes the valuable Concentrated Growth Factors that are found inside the platelets for use in hair rejuvenation. CGF when used in combination with PRP therapy yields thicker and fuller looking hair faster than PRP therapy alone. CGF is new to North America and only a handful of clinics in North America are trained to provide this treatment.
Hair rejuvenation therapies have been available for a while now, but only recently have we discovered a revolutionary tool in reversing hair loss. For the past few years PRP or platelet rich plasma was (and is still considered by many) an innovative approach using the patient’s own blood for improving blood flow to the hair follicles and the quality of the hair follicles for remarkable results as compared to other methods that were available for hair restoration. PRP therapy concentrates the most regenerative cells in the blood (the platelets), and then is injected into areas of hair loss. This is a procedure that is often employed in orthopedic medicine for non-surgical repair of
Hair Rejuvenation CGF is now available at Mountainview Wellness Centre. For more information please call us at 604-538-8837.
MADE IN BRITAIN After my long walk to the grocery store I came back home, realizing I had yet again forgotten my keys. I’m the goofy hippie roommate who forgets her keys and trips down the stairs, who is an entrepreneur, sometimes politicitian, nomad, and libertarian. I find myself in situations like this all the time, texting my roommates who are in no way surprised at my dilemma, then calling Carlos to tell him another idiotic story about myself. The phrase, “so I did something stupid” has become all too familiar to him. For such an independent woman as I, I think I’ve found myself too many times the damsel in distress, and which thankfully is viewed by most friends as laughable or charming. I stand on top of a recycling bin looking over the side door. I am having one of those existential moments. How did my life get me here? I try thinking of hurling my already bruised body over the wooden door. But luckily I spot a stick and open the latch. I run around the back. And jackpot! The backdoor was left unlocked.... most likely by me. I’m the most lucky unlucky person I know. These situations are a dime a dozen, so common in fact that most of my friends will text me first with their own embarrassing stories because they know that I will be more than sympathetic. I view my time spent here as way of recreating myself. Out with the old, in with the new. I try to imagine myself a thousand different ways and articulate these ideas with how I conduct my life. Nevertheless my “Salminess” takes over and my decisions seem totally out
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of my control. Dreaming is a big deal for my family. My father said it was a lesson my grandfather learned the hard way. When Estonia was invaded by the Russians, everything Johannes (my grandfather) had built was taken away. He moved to Canada, an immigrant who couldn’t speak English and who had lost his entire ship construction company, not to mention his way of life. He had nothing left of what he had built, and considered himself lucky to have his life and family. He told my father that the only thing he could really give him was the power of the mind; the intellectual abilty that I have, that my father has, that has been my gift and the only lasting gift any of us can ever give our children. Everything else can be lost in a moment. So it is that the most delicious acquisition in my family is the power of the mind. To dream, to think provocatively, is something inherited from my Estonian fathers. I like to think of the universe as an ever expanding process of awareness that both teaches and challenges me to test my dreams and explore my fears. It is wonderful.. to have such elasticity of the mind. It has been a great gift for my ability to pursue my endeavours. However, I really wish sometimes I could focus on practicality a bit more (as I’m sure the people around me do as well) Forgetting my keys, falling, speaking my mind far too openly at times are the very unintended consequences of the beautiful gift of my grandfather. One so free as I too often forget the barriers most often experienced by others.
Becoming Kamala By Kamala Coughlan
Kamala Coughlan
“In l’Arche, we love to tell our stories and how people with disabilities have transformed us, stories that reveal their love and simplicity and that speak of their courage, pain, and closeness to God. It is the story of a specific person that touches the listener.” (90) As Vanier uses story to illuminate and punctuate his realizations, I will use one of my own histories to explain how Vanier’s book, “Becoming Human” has touched my soul profoundly and reawakened poignant illuminations that have been passively lying dormant behind my veil of becoming Kamala. Silence. Hands rapidly moving into images that eagerly tell the events of their lives. No sound, but the occasional burst of an indistinguishable grunt that punctuates the enthusiasm in their movements - slouched shoulders or back straight and tall, head hung morosely low or nose raised snottily in the air, furrowed brow, pouty lips, eyes wide with innocence, demurely downcast or filled with sadness. Such extensive body language and animated facial expression unite with flowing hand gestures to create the most sensual and expressive form of communication known to me – Sign Language. My introduction to this world of imagery and expression accompanied my introduction to the world of the Hearing, as I do not remember my life without sign. I do not remember learning sign language, but I definitely remember gazing reverently at my older brother with stars in my eyes and copying his animated gestures, which made more sense to me than the monotonous chatter of my mum and dad. My big brother never tired of teaching me the rules of life; how to sit cross-legged at the temple, to build the best tree forts
with blankets and books, to ride my two-wheeler carefully and to always walk it across the street, to feed my little sister and wipe her face so she didn’t get a rash, to tell a lie with a straight face, or how to say sorry with eyes downcast, slouched shoulders and enough remorse in your face to be believable. “Growth in human beings is like the growth of plants and of trees. We need to be rooted in earth, nourished by this earth and by the sun, water and air in order to grow and to reach fulfillment, to bear fruit and give new life. If this ‘earth’ is a place of language and a culture, it is essentially made up of people, people to whom we are bonded, committed people who love and appreciate us, people who call us forth to healthy relationships, openness, and love.” (68) I was his little pet sister who he proudly taught his world to and then showed off to all his friends. My big brother never tired of having me around and I never tired of learning from him. This trend has thankfully continued over the years, as became obvious to me this past winter. Christmas Eve night, my whole family (my mum, my aunt and uncle, my younger sister, her husband and two school aged kids, my younger brother, his wife and their one yearold daughter, my older brother, and my own husband and daughter) loaded up into five full-to-bursting vehicles to take the Christmas lights train ride around Stanley Park. Well, of course, every family, extended family and visitor to our beautiful city had the very same idea which meant a very long, cold wait ahead of us. For the first hour we all stood around and chatted, catching each other up on all the latest and greatest in our lives, wherein I dutifully stumbled my way through trying to interpret about four different conversations to keep my
older bother in the loop. My failing sign language skills were glaringly apparent as I clumsily finger spelled or physically enacted every third word as if playing a high stakes game of charades. My feeling of incompetence was heightened by my brother’s hearing friend Sara (who joined us on the spur of the moment and who is studying to be a sign language interpreter) who just stood there watching my flailing hands, not helping me out at all. My anger, embarrassment and guilt steadily grew as I realized how little I knew of the actual signs. As the night wore on, I began to pretend I didn’t hear things being said so that I wouldn’t have to interpret them, and finally, I ended my torture by suddenly taking an active interest in my little niece who was conveniently begging me to take her to see Santa. Saved. Twenty minutes later I looked around for my brother, but he was gone. “As I listen to people I discover how many of us are weighed down by guilt. Perhaps we all feel guilty because we are not quite who we wanted to become; to that extent all of us are disappointed in ourselves so we disappoint others. The question, then, is how to free ourselves from the weight of guilt?” (138) Guilt riddled and cold I gave myself the task of looking for my brother as it was almost our time to board the train. I strolled along through the crowded dark pathways meandering in and out of the maze of people and lights when eight rapidly moving hands caught my eye. The signers were totally absorbed in their own conversation, oblivious to me silently and enviously watching the four of them wave a conversation that appeared to simultaneously flow and change direction like the wind. My brother caught my eye, grabbed my arm and thrust me into the centre of their circle while proudly introducing me to his two friends as his ‘little sister’. I joined their conversation hesitantly, but my brother bullied me on by ordering me to tell his friends about my daughter and her many pastimes. I slowly began to sign, again using my face and body to create the stories when the proper signs abandoned me. I became my 19 year old daughter with her curly, blond hair and big blue eyes, wearing her pink tutu, burgundy bandana and funky boots exclaiming, “Ugh, high school boys are just SO young.” Enthusiastic laughter erupted following my story and I felt encouraged to continue. Suddenly, one of the women’s eyebrows furrowed, her eyes narrowed and her arms shot out to wave the conversation to a halt. “Don’t you go to Bikram’s?” she signed to me. Busted. I lamely signed back that yes, I do go to Bikram’s. My brother’s face was curiously looking at me and his snotty friend Sara just stared, drinking it all in. “How come you never come over to talk to me?” the woman signed back.” “I was too embarrassed.” I signed with my eyes downcast and my face bright red, highlighted by the glaring red and green Christmas lights. My brother and the woman looked at each other quizzically. “Embarrassed of what?” they both signed to me. “I can’t sign very well. I can’t remember many signs. I didn’t want to bug you and embarrass myself.” I signed
those truthful words to my brother’s friend with humiliation and guilt reflected in my whole being, all the while looking at my brother with tears in my eyes. I will never forget the look that passed across his face – utter disbelief and love. He then roughly pulled me close and proudly signed to his friends, “Isn’t my little sister good?” They all laughed, and my big brother proved once again to be my silent mentor, who inexplicably always seemed to be proud of his little sister. “Those of us with power and social standing have subtle ways of hiding our inner handicaps, our difficulties in relationships, or inner darkness and violence, our depression and lack of self-confidence. When all is well we may fall into conceit or pride; when there are difficulties or failures, we can fall into self-deprecation and depression.” (100) That night while I lay in bed reflecting (and obsessing) upon the evening’s events, I had a realization that continues to speak to me today. This all-encompassing language has unconsciously taught me to silently listen beyond words spoken. I have learned to automatically search for truth within faces and stances, read the quick yet honest expressions that flit across people’s faces – hearing or deaf – and interpret the real meaning behind the practiced, patent, sometimes emotionless words of the hearing world. “So the sense of belonging that is necessary for the opening of our hearts is born when we walk together, needing each other, accompanying one another whether we are weak or strong, capable or not. It will not seek to exclude but to include the weak, the needy, and the different, for they have a secret power that opens up people’s hearts and leads them to compassion and mutual trust. The belonging becomes a song of gratitude for each one of us.” (163) How was it that I learned sign language? Through studying the manual and knowing all the right signs? No I learned through studying my brother and his friends. Watching their body language, watching their faces and interpreting their emotions and expressions. This is how the language became known to me - through my brother – and through him, it automatically continues to exist for me. Signs are not like words that can mask true emotions and feelings. Sign coexist with the face and the body to create an honest, open connection between two people. I do know sign language. Although I could definitely brush up on my practical skills, the true form of the language, the core, comes from the soul and is illustrated in my face and body as well as my signs. I hold such profound gratitude for my brother, who, through his own secret power of love and compassion continues to pierce through my veil of self-imposed insecurity and ignorance to teach me the essential life lessons that radically awakens the true Kamala lying dormant within.
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Reflections, Realizations and Inspirations: An Interview with Dr. Allison Patton By Kamala Coughlan
Dr. Patton is one of BC’s innovative holistic health care professionals quietly revolutionizing the health care field by blending modern scientific knowledge with natural forms of medicine, while educating patients on how to preemptively take care of their bodies before they need to medicate the symptoms. She infuses her practice with the “fundamental understanding of life as a system […] and things in the body as interconnected” (Patton, 2016) in order to “witness and support [her patients’] growth” (Patton, 2016). Her use of daily self-reflection and frequent communication with her mentor and work colleagues allows her to stay true to her philosophy of life and her vision and passion for the future. ND Journey, Spiritual Practices and Philosophy of Life
functioning as a system” influencing her the most, spurred her on to pursue naturopathic medicine and to complete her ND in May 2001. When asked if she is a spiritual person, and how her practice informs and/or complements her professional practice she thoughtfully replies as follows: I have found that yoga and running, but especially yoga, has helped me to train my mind to be more still. This is tremendously helpful for me as I have found that oscillations between stillness and activity are more productive than one or the other by themselves. In terms of professional practice, I have been able to communicate my perspective regarding this shift because I have been able to experience it personally. I find it difficult to truly understand something that I have not been through myself. This is one of my deeper principles-it is very important that I practice what I preach to the best of my ability. And, how can I witness and support another person’s growth if I am not stretching myself to continuously grow and change? (Patton, 2016)
Dr. Patton credits her sevenmonth internship journey to Indonesia as a major turning point in her life. She knew that she had “always planned to be a physician” but it wasn’t until she hit “the heat of Padang, Indonesia that [she] realized there was more to life than the path that [she] had planned out for [her]self” (Patton, 2016). She explains Dr Allison Patton and Kamala Coughlan Dr. Patton illustrates what it is how, “once I returned from my trip, having had we try to do as educators, “we want to create a lot of time for silent introspection, I began the opportunity for our students to engage with material a type of spiritual journey that I didn’t know I had begun” (Patton, 2016). Dr. Patton’s quest for authenticity brought to so that they recognize and apply its relevance to their own mind Robert Starratt’s words, “It is a journey to becoming lives, to feel deeply and experience themselves […] an active real, to discovering who one wants to be, who one has to opportunity to find meaning” (Barbezat & Bush, 2014). Dr. be in order to fulfill one’s destiny” (Starratt, 2007). Upon Patton embodies her holistic teachings so that she can gently returning home and wrestling with the reverse culture shock guide and support her clients’ growth authentically. She of being back in Canada while soul-searching about her actively cultivates an awareness of (her)self through yoga, future life’s path, she embarked upon an inner journey that running and self-reflection so that she can empathetically inspired her to read spiritual, holistic and nutrition-infused connect with her patients on a deeper and more intrinsic books and to reflect upon a few integral experiences she had level. As Arthur Zajonc outlines, a contemplative approach had in university. During this time, she was brought back to and a deeper way of knowing is transformative across all an old essay she had written in a first year English course, walks of life: contrasting Allopathic and Naturopathic Medicine. She “The insights attained at the hand of contemplative inquiry details the experience as follows: “As I read it, my eyes and are actionable. Education will change, as will medicine body lit up. This fit so well with me. I didn’t really know […] Every aspect of life can be changed by the light of what that meant at the time, but it just seemed to be more contemplative insight into who we are really. Indeed, all of in line with my view of healing” (Patton, 2016). Clarity the good, the creative dimensions of life already flow from renewed and “the value of life as a system and our body this source; we merely raise it to consciousness, develop the
means to practice it more fully, and honour it through our attention” (Zajonc, 2013).
I have and the beauty in my life stops me from staying too long in a negative space” (Patton, 2016).
Dr. Patton uses her contemplative approach to transform herself so that her patients can feel the effects of that transformation through their doctor-patient conferences, just as we as educators try to live and embody our own teachings so that our students can flourish. She believes that with “reflection and and overview, being able to see that the richness of life keeps deepening, encourages me that I and we are on the right path for us. In yoga they speak about living your dharma. I keep working to remind myself that that is precisely what I am doing” (Patton, 2016). She celebrates her philosophy of life as “one of creating my own life story and making my life as beautiful as possible. Not thinking of life and work as separate, but one and the same” (Patton, 2016). This integrated union of self is reminiscent of Parker Palmer’s words, “we teach who we are” (Palmer, 2007). Authenticity of self and embracing one’s life story as it unfolds is self-acceptance and unification at its very core.
She credits her innate curiosity, her practiced ability of letting go of ego, remaining humble and learning from the gift of her many teachers in life, to be able to continue to grow and change.
Foundational Pillars, Work-Life Balance, Challenges and Setbacks Understanding the importance of having a clear guiding vision, values, goal and mission statement when developing one’s own program or professional practice, I was intrigued to find out that Dr. Patton was not familiar with these aspects when she first opened her practice. “In truth, I had no idea what these were. I only understood the language of these terms once I completed my MBA” (Patton, 2016). It was through being vulnerable and seeking help from her now mentor that she learned how to negotiate this area of her life. “I was blessed to have a mentor that took me on, after another epiphany in my early years of practice where I cried out in a meeting and my then mentor to be, understood what I was saying and took up the challenge” (Patton, 2016). Dr. Patton’s desire to learn and grow has facilitated her to challenge the boundaries of her comfort zone and “push through the fears of [her] past to embrace the future that [she] is creating” (Patton, 2016). Dr. Patton discusses the importance of remembering “the only secret to success is not giving up. Those who succeed show up every day no matter how tough the day before was” (Patton, 2016). She divulges that there have been many difficult days, personal setbacks and professional challenges that have resulted in valuable learning opportunities. One of the pivotal pieces of advice she communicates is regarding navigating gender biases in the business world. “Never forget you are a woman and your power is in your femininity. Never try to be a man to fit in” (Patton, 2016). She continues by saying, “Keeping an optimistic outlook helps me to recover faster from setbacks even if I feel downtrodden at times; gratitude for what
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Moving into the Future Looking to the future, Dr. Patton is interested in sharing her experiences and knowledge with larger audiences. She would like to challenge herself further by writing a book. Her last words she shared with me are notable to include. When asked if there is anything further she would like to share or feel is important to note she stated: “I hope that for the rest of my days on this earth, I can wake up most mornings and say to myself, I can’t wait to see what today will bring and oh what fun we will have. If this happens for me, I will feel so very blessed to have been able to live such a life” (Patton, 2016). Personal Reflections and Inspirations Gleaned I was inspired to interview Dr. Allison Patton after meeting with her last year during Parent-Teacher conferences. Dr. Patton and I chatted long past the required ten-minute time frame, as I dare say, we found kindred spirits in each other. She was one of my integral inspirational motivators in starting me on my personal journey to opening my own school. I remember standing at the door of my classroom when she asked why I wanted to pursue my M.Ed. “What do you want to do with it?” she asked. I remember wondering if I should divulge my lofty dream of opening Kamala’s Contemplative School of Fine Arts. I went ahead and relayed that I wished to open my own school incorporating a multifaith, contemplative, eco-friendly, fine arts model and she said, “Do it. You should definitely do it.” Dr. Patton has already started on her future journey of inspiring larger audiences. Her words of wisdom and inspiration have left a long-lasting impression on a Grade Four Fine Arts teacher, so much so, that I have begun on the long and winding introspective road to my future and living my dharma. Thank you, Dr. Patton. Your intrinsic embodiment of your values and vision is a beautiful reminder that dreams do come true.
Kamala Coughlan is an elementary school teacher with the Vancouver and Surrey school districts. She is currently completing her M.Ed at Simon Fraser University in Contemplative Inquiry and Issues in Education and enjoys inspiring her students with her meditative and creative ideas. She is an avid explorer of life and loves practicing yoga, meditation, dancing, singing, and sparkling in the great outdoors!
An interview with Grace Dove; BC star of Oscar-winning film The Revenant Interviewed by Britany Snider
It seems that you have become a veteran actor so early in your life. How were your parents supportive in your endeavours? I definitely would not use the word veteran, I feel like this is only the beginning of a very long and dedicated life as an actor. I am excited for how much I yet have to learn. My parents have supported me since day one, they urged me to graduate from high school first but after I accomplished that they said shoot for the stars! So that is exactly what I did. At what point in your journey did you feel that you had a career you could depend on? The day that I quit my serving job, only about two years ago and started shooting my TV show (UnderEXPOSED TV on APTN) was the day I felt I had “made it”. The challenge is to live without expectations, and keep saying yes to being an artist every day. The business of acting is really about about one rejection after another. I imagine you went through a few of those, as most actors do. How did you deal with that? It has been such a roller coaster, I have to laugh at myself. some days I would call home absolutely bummed and seriously wondering what a plan B would be... and other days I would be so positive I would be dancing down the street. That is the gift I have living as an emotional being... Riding the wave because you never know what’s next. Bring whatever you’re feeling to the work. The day I stop loving the grittiness of the work, then I can move on. Do you know how you came to be selected for this very important role? It was a pretty straightforward process. Work towards getting a great agent, keep studying no matter what, and when that next big audition comes up; grind and offer everything you have without expectations. That could happen a couple of times a day or once a month; either way you just always have to say yes. Since completing The Revenant, have you had many offers to do more films? I am currently wrapping up my TV show “UnderEXPOSED” on APTN and am already reading for many other projects. It will just be about choosing the right script to move my career forward. How was the experience in filming The Revenant different from other acting jobs you have had? The Revenant was working with the best of the best. It was such an honour, I walked out a completely new and inspired actor. I am so grateful to have been a part of that vision.
“I walked out a completely new and inspired actor”
How do you think this experience will change your personal life? The Revenant has already changed my life in every way. It is a fine line between my career and my personal life. I live and breathe my craft so to have made such a huge step... I am still digesting everything and continuing to say thanks to everyone who encouraged me this far. I feel the support of my community and ancestors. I have big dreams, and this is such an exciting start. What do you think is the secret to your success? “The difference between temporary defeat and failure” (Napolean Hill). Make goals, write them down and say them out loud! Take care of your body, hydrate and do yoga. Let the hard times drive you forward and ask for help. Most of all, I just try to find reasons to laugh and be grateful every day because my ancestors fought for me to be here so I want to fulfill their honour. What is next? Well tomorrow is Wednesday so, the usual. Wake up hydrate, hot yoga every day, then working on an audition, chores, errands, packing and back on the road. One day at a time. Actress Grace Dove portrays Hugh Glass’ (Leonardo DiCaprio) wife in The Revenant (2015)
When asked about the recent Oscar controversy, Grace had this to say...
“To be honest, I have no further comment on the Oscars. My craft continues to be about the work, I am honoured to have worked on such an incredible film and nothing will taint my appreciation.” - Grace
Grace Dove attending the premiere of The Revenant at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2015 in Hollywood, California.
L to R: Actors Tom Hardy, Grace Dove, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Director Alejandro González Iñárritu at the premiere of The Revenant in Hollywood, California
Eugene Lipinski By Hank Leis and Britany Snider
a mirror one morning, pricking her finger with a needle and smearing the blood on her cheeks. When he inquired as to why, embarrassed, she explained that in Dachau those who looked weak and pale were executed. It had become a ritual for survival and the habit continued throughout her life. Eugene recalls that one day she had a kind of miraculous revelation, that her sister who she had thought was killed by the Nazis, was still alive. She then took Eugene on a journey to Ukraine to find the sister. After numerous life threatening events, they found her living in a small house near Chortkiv and after a brief moment of hugging and meeting, both seemed not to have missed a beat in the intervening period of time.
Eugene Lipinski
When you first see actor Eugene Lipinski, you know immediately why he plays tough guys. His expression tells you he is not someone you dare screw with. Sitting there in our waiting room, looking as menacing as he does in the movies, I really wondered what I was in for. And I myself am no beauty, and have been told more than once I frighten babies and little children. I shook hands with him and lead him to the boardroom and we sat down to talk. What surprised me first was his kind demeanour and as we talked how extraordinary his story was. After a few words I knew this was not going to be just an interview but a discussion that would form a long lasting friendship. After almost five hours of marathon talking, we parted knowing that there would be many reasons for us to get together again. A few minutes after we first met, Britany Snider our interviewer arrived. It was she who had made first contact with Mr. Lipinski and explained to me why she thought he would make an extraordinary interview. He was a kind and considerate man she had explained and had in fact driven her to her other job when he came to realize she would be late because she had taken time to first meet him. Eugene Lipinski is the son of Jewish Polish parents. Though he was born in Cambridgeshire, England where he attended a Jesuit school, he was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. His mother, who he was very close to until she passed away, was a survivor of Dachau. That alone would form the greater part of an epic story. Dachau was a concentration camp built by the Nazis in 1933, where tens of thousands of Jews died. It was not until 1945 that the allies were able to free those who survived. To have survived this horror was a major accomplishment, though the psychological scars inflicted carry on over many generations. Eugene recalls watching his mother in front of
Eugene attained much of his self discipline from the teaching of the Jesuits. The Jesuits, a Catholic society, is a teaching organization that is severe in its adherence to Catholic dogma, but most importantly no nonsense in their expectations of maintaining an intellectual environment that produces high level leaders and followers. His education provided by the Jesuits is only part of what forms the complexity of the man. The beginning of Eugene’s career began with him at the age of five playing the part of a tree. The positive response by the audience to him swaying and acting out as a tree, made him realize he wanted more of this. And so a star was born. Eugene Lipinski’s career as an actor and as a physically functioning human being almost ended three years ago because of a most bizarre accident. He had been on a long flight back to Vancouver and jumped into a cab without going through the usual necessary bathroom visit after such a long journey. The cab took longer than anticipated so after paying the driver he raced into his house to do what was necessary. As he rushed to the commode the throw rug in front of it slipped, his feet flew out from under him and he landed on his neck with a fracture between C3 and C4. He lay there unable to move or call out for help for 21 hours before he was found. His doctors did not believe he would recover the use of his arms or legs. But with his learned discipline, he is fully functional and has been able to carry on with his career with alacrity. Eugene Lipinski is also an award winning writer. He won a Genie Award for the screenplay for the play Perfectly Normal. But it is the volume and the quality of his body of work that is most impressive. Included in his list of over 100 credits are Sophie’s Choice, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Octopussy, Superman II, as well a long list of television credits beginning with playing Nikita Khrushchev in the mini-series The Kennedys. Eugene Lipinski is currently pursuing his career with the same vigour as he always has. He is now engaged in new projects. He is a most interesting man, a very talented one, and a pleasure to meet and interview. From time to time we will update our readership on his successes.
Eugene as Al in The Romeo Section (2015)
As a Rebel Fighter in Star Wars
Eugene as Finden in Warcraft (2016)
As Ace with Dennis Hopper in The American Way (1986)
Hank Leis, author of The Leadership Phenomenon: A Multidimensional Model
Left: Britany Snider and Eugene Lipinski
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Rant Rant By Hank Leis
I guess what bothers me most about the free press in our agenda-driven society is that they have become opinion makers rather than reporters. Neither Fox News nor CNN really report news They are the interpreters of events, not reporters. Reporters who ask questions with raised eyebrows and doubt in their voice are indicating the veracity or their bias in the answers given by the interviewed. In politics it is common knowledge which members of the press are on side and which are not but this is not always common knowledge to the reader. We are living in a time when what gets reported and how it gets reported – serves special interests – and these interests are not always the big bad corporations and as bad as they may be – they are also convenient for those of all political stripes. The advent of over a million immigrants arriving in Europe, was explained by both the left and the right as a great benefit to the countries who would have them. The very real possibility of a culture clash was ignored and when it happened it went unreported. But this is not strictly a European phenomenon. What has happened is changing the world – Canada included – and as the world will never be the same, neither shall we. To put it in perspective – nothing like this has happened before – and I can attest to that at least to some extent from a somewhat unbiased experience. I too am an immigrant. Canada’s spaciousness is not about empty spaces that need to be filled. As someone who has always been affiliated with nature and the wondrous complexity of fauna and flora, I resent expansion. As someone who has a great deal of respect for the preservation of the human condition I resent putting people in close quarters which steals them from enjoying the experience of spaciousness and the anxiety and stress placed on them and their children by having to conform to every twitch of the neighbour’s stress. The psychological impact of close living is not only devastating, but in times of national economic stress likely to cause all kinds of antisocial behaviour.
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Pierre Trudeau cautioned us to have small families because
of the pending population explosion. What followed was a welcome wagon by later political leaders for immigrants by both Conservative and Liberal leaders, because we are being told we need a population growth commensurate to ensure our future economic wealth. You need not be a fear monger nor a sunny way adventist to see the future – and what you already know is it’s not being reported in the press. Things are going to happen. We are told by Poloz (head of Bank of Canada) and others to button down our hatches for the next five years. What does that mean? I think we kind of do know. It will take at least five years to adjust to new conditions imposed on us and we really have had no say and will not, over any of it. The tragedy is that impoverished people from other countries are looking for sunny ways – and given world conditions they will find it difficult and be disappointing here in Canada. Five years of what – for all of us? The press’s job is now to keep a lid on it – and we will be called to task – because we are questioned on what we see, what are hear and most importantly how we feel. We are frightened and we are told we are dumb victims of fear mongering. And, yes, those wise ones who stand in judgement, believe they have the world experience to keep a lid on it. Even the great conservative German leader, Merkyl will probably be ejected from the leadership of her party – for encouraging something she could not control. Dylan’s famous song says “Times they are a’ changing”. Indeed they are- and one thing for sure is – we can’t trust any of them – Socialist, Right or Left wing – or in the middle. We are screwed.
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On the Art of Being Alone, But Never Lonely By Lisa Stocks
I am a walking contradiction. I have successfully navigated my way through troubled high school and exploratory university years and therefore I feel I have “found myself” enough to state this with ease and confidence. I like the fact that my life is filled with things that do not make sense. For example, I love serious academic study but find an unreasonable amount of importance in nonsense, I love all animals and feel that all life is important, but will immediately kill any spider I see, and I wholeheartedly support having new experiences but the idea of change gives me anxiety. Most of all, I love being around people but often seek solitude. I know. Trust me; I have frustrated many people with my insistence on being ridiculous. Don’t worry, you are not alone. Find my ex-boyfriend. You guys can start a support group. To start, I will state that I am an introvert. Those that know me today would probably say I am social or outgoing. But deep down, there is a quiet little girl trapped in a closet, not really banging on the door to get out because let’s face it; she is getting some good reading done in there. When I entered high school, I was slammed in the face for the first time of my young life with not having friends. I mean yes, I had a couple of people that I knew from my elementary school and we desperately clung together pretending to be friends so that we would not have to take the god-forsaken walk to the cafeteria *gasp* alone. But really, in terms of real friendships, I was riding pretty solo during school hours. The main problem was that I was so desperately shy. It is something I still struggle with in my (apparently) adult life. Any time I meet new people or am in a situation I am not familiar with, I have to bite down panic and remember that I am a human being and these people in front of me are also just human beings. If all else fails, we can probably talk about cats. Although, to be honest that is what I usually resort to in my daily life anyways. Eventually of course, I made real friends in high school and never really had to be alone again. And yet it was always a relief to come home to my empty room, immediately put on PJ pants and watch TV or read, alone. I never questioned why it always seemed like such a big effort to go see friends or go to parties,
no matter what situation I was in, there was a secret part of me that could not wait to leave and be on my own. The thing is, at 23 years old, I am still the same. Don’t get me wrong, I have a wonderful group of friends and I love spending time with them, but every time I make plans to go out or get invited to an event, my gut reaction is “oh no, why?!” Is this normal? I am certainly not a hermit but I spend almost every evening after work alone. My normal instinct is not to think “oh what’s going on tonight? Let’s go have new experiences!” But rather “do I still have some of that wine left? I wonder if I can magically find a new episode of Friends I haven’t seen yet”. My need to be alone is something that has been on my mind lately, since I recently got my house to myself for a whole week. And you know what? I cooked, I did yoga, I meditated, I cleaned, I am happy as a clam, and twice as productive. When I was a kid and teachers asked, “Describe your perfect day.” I would be an author, writing the next best-selling book, living on a little island... wait for it... alone! I mean, what?! Yes, I often included cats and dogs in my fantasies, but not creatures that could provide me with verbal communication. I think I did recognize then, as I do now, that humans are social creatures. I often feel guilty for being alone all the time, like it is something I should be ashamed of. But the reality is that I have a good relationship with myself. I am rarely bored, and while I do sometimes crave certain people’s company, I don’t really ever feel lonely. When I feel trapped inside my own head, I put on a movie or pick up a book and get lost inside someone else’s ideas. But for the most part, I am fine on my own. I make myself laugh, I like baking and cooking alone, I like cleaning alone, and I even kind of prefer shopping alone. Of course, the presence of peace indicates the existence of chaos and so there is a darker side to all of this. I was asked to get more vulnerable in this article, to expose myself further and show what being an introvert has taken away from me, or stopped me doing. The simple answer to that is this: a lot. A good example is when I was in second year of university, living on campus with three other girls I barely knew, and feeling like the whole world existed just for me. That year stands as a beacon in my life because although I was still battling with being shy and self-conscious, for the first time, I really felt like
I had a million possibilities for my life. I remember I made extensive plans to travel the world after I graduated. I was going to live in countries and experience new things and meet new people for at least a year or two and then come back and do a Masters degree in my field. Guess how much of that I have accomplished? It’s true that I did indeed graduate, but my plans for traveling were abruptly put on hold when I realized that you can’t just go to a random country and work and stay there until you get bored. Unfortunately, life is a little more complicated than that and includes Work and Travel Visas. The moment I was brought out of the clouds of my dreams and back down to reality, I felt like everything changed. Looking back, it seems like although the quality of my life went up and down as time passed; my positive outlook and hope for the future went downhill. My travel plans became half-hearted, casually looking at unreal photographs on Pinterest of “10 places you MUST see before you DIE!,” until eventually the idea of travelling, especially alone, brought on a wave of panic that I quickly blocked out by simply putting aside my old hopes and dreams. I am now at a point in my life where I am pulled in two very extreme directions. As a twenty-something in today’s society, we are constantly told that we must have everything figured out, that we must have a plan, that we must travel, that we must have a career, that we must have that perfect relationship and that perfect life you see so often on other people’s Instagram. But on the other side, there’s the assurance from your peers that you really don’t need to know what you’re doing; no one does. While there is a beautiful kind of truth in that statement, it can also act as an excuse for people like me. Although I do enjoy being alone, having the adventurous streak to do something like travel the world can cause a massive amount of anxiety for someone like me. I feel pushed and pulled to not only do something with my life, but to actually have goals. However, my reality is that I often only have a goal to sit alone in my room and read.
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This lack of motivation is something that I do attribute to being an introvert and it is something that I have to battle in my daily life. To beat back the impulse to shut myself away and not interact with the world is something that I think every introvert deals with. It comes out in other ways as well, like when you think you have yourself at a good, confident place in life only to walk into a party where you don’t know anyone and be slammed in the face with your own insecurities. It can be crippling. I’m sure there are a million and a half self-help books and studies that provide logical, effective ways to deal with being an introvert but in my completely un-expert opinion, I just think it’s about finding what works for you. Take a deep breath. Remember your conversation points about cats. Remember that the people in front of you are just that; people. And when it comes down to it, if it all gets too much, there’s no shame in just admitting you need to be alone. You are your own best friend after all. And it is that relationship that I believe is truly important. I think accepting certain things about yourself is what promotes that relationship, more than anything. I like being alone. Some people can’t stand it. Some people always want to go out and do things in public, with other people. I am friends with some of those people, and we make compromises. Every now and then, I will simply say no to going out, because frankly I would rather hang out at home, by myself. My friends are wonderful because I think they understand that about me. But most importantly, I understand that about myself.
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The Institute is pleased to publish this exploratory approach to the analysis of Canadian educational policy. Mr. Wadsworth brings to his subject the point of view of an observer outside the organized structure of education. From this vantage point he examines policy in education from three distinct but overlapping viewpoints, which he describes as the rational, the pragmatic, and the research approaches. Such an analysis is of particular consequence today. Education costs have reached the point where the taxpaying public is questioning the entire educational structure, and at the same time, many within the structure have expressed profound discontent. The need for fresh analyses of our schools and school systems is paramount. Mr. Wadsworth’s study is being published in order that his ideas and recommendations may receive attention. R. W. B. Jackson, Director. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Toronto, June 1971
Continued from previous issue The Roman educational system pursued a course of development that may have modern counterparts. The earliest form emphasized practical training for military life and citizenship. The later cultural influence of the Greeks was to push formal education through an increasingly esoteric liberal-arts stage until it soon ceased to have any direct value as a preparation for life. The early Christians accomplished the ultimate separation of education from the real world through the creation of the monastic life, where inmates pursued study and writing merely to escape from worldly affairs. Monastic schools sprang up mainly to educate those who wished to become monks. The greatest advance in the intellectual life of the Middle Ages came with the adoption of
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scholasticism - a process of logical thinking developed to show that the doctrines of the church were consistent with reason. The Renaissance and the Reformation awakened a new interest in the world of man and in the world of nature. Interest in the world of nature laid foundations for the study of science, and led to the establishment of scientific academies. In the seventeenth century, the scientific movement, led by Francis Bacon and others, stimulated a strong movement against verbalism in education. It emphasized the study of real things, and methods more nearly based on natural processes. As we move into the modern period, the theories are more directly associated with individual thinkers. Rousseau (1712-1778) emphasized the importance of giving attention to the different stages of the child‘s growth, of starting with the child‘s activities and interests, of adapting methods and content to different stages of growth, of devoting as much care to
moral, social, and physical as to intellectual development, and, finally, of including manual training as a valuable part of education. In short, it was Rousseau‘s theory that education and instruction must be based on an understanding of child nature. Pestalozzi (1746-1827) attempted to practice the core of Rousseau‘s theory. His major emphasis was on helping children to learn by experience and observation rather than by verbalism and memorization. Herbart (1776-1841) amplified Pestalozzi‘s theories and gave them philosophical basis. He expounded that the teacher’s task is to select ideas in accordance with the pupil‘s background, to arouse the interest of the pupils, and gradually to build ideas into a moral and intellectual structure. From the principle that new ideas must be related to old, Herbart‘s followers developed the principles of correlation and of concentration of studies. On the order and sequence of studies, Herbart advocated the “cultural epochs” theory, based on the premise that the growth of children corresponds to the development of culture through the ages. Froebel (1782-1852) elaborated another aspect of Pestalozzi‘s theory. According to Froebel, the function of the teacher is to promote the growth of the child as a human plant in the direction of its own inner laws of growth. In elaborating his method, he stressed creative self-development and spontaneous activity, “making the inner outer” or unfolding the best in the child. Dewey (1859-1952) brought to education a new concept of the social function of education. Two principles dominated Dewey‘s philosophy of education: -The school is not a preparation for life, it is life. -The school cannot be a preparation for social life except as it reproduces the typical conditions of life. The school, in other words, must be a society in miniature. Education must start with the interests, activities, and experience of the child, and the process is one of reconstructing that experience through sharing and participating in group and social activities, in order to develop intelligent members of a democracy. The growth of the child is its own end: i.e., to promote further growth. Genuine interest stimulates effort. Education should be progressive (progress naturally from one stage to the next). In the present day, out of the newer study of psychology and the application of scientific methods to the study of education, psychological tests and measurements have developed. Intelligence tests, while useful, have receded into the background in favor of the more extensive use of achievement tests. The above rapid review of the history of the concepts of education must impress that the concepts of education have been developed to such theoretical abstractions that they are becoming incapable of
implementation. The primary and secondary school levels theoretically demand that the child be allowed creative self-development and spontaneous activity that “makes the inner outer” or unfolds the best in a child. It can be appreciated that such will not flourish where a mediocre Gresham‘s-law-selected teacher confronts a petulant spoilt child in a class that exceeds the ideal student/teacher ratio. Nor will intellectual activity for its own sake flourish in the overcrowded multiversity. Educationalists who think in such ideal abstractions are in effect entreating the students to look not at them but where they are looking. This alleged missionary work of the teacher -to lead his pupils’ gaze in the right direction, to raise their sights to his level and leave them with the desire to raise them still higher -must add further support to Illich‘s contention that the present educational system (while being a hindrance to education) is a substitute for the dwindling Western organized reIigions. History of the Implementation In contrast to the history of the development of the theory, philosophy, and psychology of education, the history of the practice or implementation of education has been short, unprecedented, and explosive. The contemporary enormous extent of formal educational involvement at all levels and its equally enormous portent for expansion have surely produced a disequilibrium in the relationship between theory and practice. The resultant lack of feedback between the relatively ancient theories relating to education at all levels and the very recent large-scale practice of education would lead to a natural questioning of the relevance of the theories. In order to emphasize how short, unprecedented, and explosive the history of the widespread practice of education has been, the following description of the Canadian picture could be extended to the whole of the Western world: -Primary education became compulsory towards the latter half of the nineteenth century -a product of child labor laws. -In the first two decades of this century, great strides were made at the primary level through the strong promotion of literacy and elementary education. -The third and fourth decades of the century did not see the momentum of the primary education promotion extended into the secondary and postsecondary levels. The stresses of the Depression and World War II served as negative effects upon the expansion of educational levels. -The immediate postwar provision of financial support to veterans created a demand for higher educational facilities. -The 1950s heralded an educational expansion without precedent in human history. Student enrollments more than doubled, expenditures on education rose at an even faster rate, and education
emerged as the largest local industry. The new dynamism was largely concentrated at the primary and secondary levels of education. -The 1960s are to be noted not only for further substantial advances at the secondary school level but also for conspicuous advances at the postsecondary level. The expansion of enrollment has reflected, among other things, the high postwar birth rates. But at the secondary and postsecondary levels, the longer retention of students in the educational system (the reduction of dropouts) has been a much more important factor in the growth of enrollment. A very superficial scanning of the components of the history of education cannot escape the observation that inconsistency exists between the theory, philosophy, and psychology as derived anecdotally over a period of centuries, and the widespread practice of education whose statistical history is only significant over the last few recent decades. Coombes has delineated this inconsistency by pointing out that the old arrangements of the educational system that apparently had served it so well in the past (the system of administration, the means of teacher training and recruitment, these and all those other things that have characterized traditional educational processes) have proved to be no match for the recent explosive expansion. The identification of the above-described anachronistic relationship between the traditional concepts of education and the current explosion of demand is confirmed by the following: -The most serious criticism which can be levied against the Hall-Dennis report is that it is anachronistic. It is an attempt to practice nineteenth-century progressive education in a twentieth-century context, where it is being demonstrated that the school has less effect upon the child than the family. -Although higher education institutions are overloaded with demands for better teaching requirements, the selective mechanism for academic staff is still based upon ability to get reports published in professional journals, rather than upon demonstrated teaching ability. -Under the explosive pressure of increasing demand for places, the higher education institutions are still attempting to persist with the old-fashioned type of education (completely inapplicable today) which was designed for a small proportion of the age group possessing in most cases a degree of real aspiration for scholarship; then its frequent overintellectual bias was offset by the ease of direct contacts within the small teacher-student community, and by the environment from which the students came. Today a much higher proportion of the age group seeks university entry, often for the openings it provides for future employment and more seldom for love of learning. To maintain anachronistically the same content and teaching methods when the compensating
mechanisms no longer operate can only lead to some form of psychological traume, since secondary studies have not generally prepared the younger generation for higher education in the traditional sense. The Future of Education Since a concern with the future means involvement with some form of forecasting, it is necessary to distinguish between the two basically different approaches that may be adopted. One may forecast either descriptively or normatively. Descriptive forecasting is essentially a passive activity, manifested by a gross-trend extrapolation. In its simpler forms, it is naive extrapolation of observed trends. In its more sophisticated forms, it involves extensive mathematical modeling using empirical relationships between what are considered to be substantive indicators of performance and the required ultimate extrapolated behavior. Although descriptive forecasting can accommodte large changes in the degrees of its components, it cannot accommodate any change in the fundamental nature of the components: for example, descriptive forecasting is a useful tool for the forecasting of future airport requirements, assuming that there are no basica changes in the principles of air transportation. It can forecast future students enrollment in all levels of education. Its substantial advantage is that it can be used to reduce the surprised of the future that will result from pushing the present trend towards its ultimate. Its main use is a an adjunct ti “management by crisis.” Since this pragmatic application will be discussed further on in this report, little need be said at this stage. The main disadvantage of descriptive forecasting is this: it does not question the fundamental nature of the activity whose trend it is seeking to delineate- and thus, it could not accommodate a possible move from completely formal education to a more nonformal structure, an apprenticeship system, etc. Briefly, it does not allow the opportunities afforded by the future to be taken advantage of and thereby provides the policymaker with few opportunities for considering extreme, attractive, or different alternatives for the achievement of carefully derived objectives. Descriptive forecasting tends to preserve the status quo of the nature of the activity.
Left:The late Dr. Jack Wadsworth Centre: Julie Yap Wadsworth with daughter, Jackie Wadsworth Right: Hank Leis and daughter of the late Jack Wadsworth, Jackie Wadsworth Jackie Wadsworth was born on Jack Wadsworth’s birthday, 70 days after Jack Wadsworth’s passing.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 It was a seven-hour drive from the mountain to the 4.6 million population industrial city of Changchun, the last capital of the Qing Dynasty. On the way, Brooklyn was telling us about internet buying in China. They have their own version of E-Bay, Amazon and Pay Pal, so it is possible to purchase almost anything on line cheaper than in stores - he even buys furniture on line. In offices, internet is used to order lunch from food outlets like Kentucky Fried Chicken - any order over 50 Yuan ($8) is delivered free and hot. We ran parallel to another massive expressway under construction for about half the distance, the rest was on completed expressway. The built in GPS in the car was driving me nuts a voice warns of approaching vehicles, and even though traffic was very light it got pretty repetitious. There is also a radar detector for the radar cameras mounted under some overpasses. We stopped at a new rest stop along the way, the only people in the massive building on this little used route. There were 52 urinals, loads of toilets, rows of motion activated sinks and the place was spotlessly clean. When we drove the Rolls across China in 2007 we made use of these rest stops - they are a safe bet for clean facilities. Changchun is a city of wide, treed boulevards and loads of modern tall buildings. Our hotel, the Song Yuen, is a lot of steps up from the Days Inn
last night where neither fridge nor safe worked and the toilet ran non-stop. This place is a palace. Neither Brooklyn nor our driver has been to Changchun before, so they are playing tourist as well. They found an amazing dumpling restaurant for lunch where we tried this local specialty and other delicious new dishes. After a late lunch we visited the Imperial Palace. It was originally constructed in 1801 as a secondary palace for the Quig Dynasty, but after the Japanese took Shenyang they moved the capital here. Some buildings were built by the Russians, others by the Japanese trying to gain favour with the emperor. This is the scene and theme of the movie “The Last Emperor.” He became emperor at the age of 3 in 1911, and was overthrown in an uprising at the age of 6. At age 11 palace politics got him named emperor again, but in 12 days he was overthrown again. He was permitted to live in the palace until 1924 when for safety he moved to the Japanese stronghold of Tianjin. In Nov 1931 he moved back to the palace in Changchun under the protection of the Japanese, and they reappointed him emperor in 1934. He is described as a puppet emperor ruling a puppet empire, as he was virtually a prisoner of the Japanese, required to sign whatever they wanted in return for being pampered by them. In 1945 the Russians captured him and he was imprisoned in Russia for 5 years. When returned to the Chinese they imprisoned him for
10 more years. The rest of his life he worked as a gardener in Beijing. We had a superb English speaking local guide at the palace. The original furniture is still there, so she was able to take us through room by room, bringing them to life with her lively description of the fascinating events that occurred. It is well worth seeing! The hotel lost some points when we went to the deserted bar and were served warm beer. We were told there were no bar snacks, and no ice to cool the beer. Not hard to figure out why it was deserted. The air conditioning was not working anywhere in the hotel, so they brought us a fan, but it was an uncomfortably hot night.
Dan Walker is an adventurer, a businessman, and raconteur. He has visited every country in the world. His trusty Rolls Royce has taken him across many continents. He includes his grandchildren in some of his travels allowing them to select the destination. Originally, he hails from Victoria, British Columbia, but now resides in Costa Rica. We are pleased to present the Dan Walker Chronicles.
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MISSIVES FROM DONALD J BOUDREAUX This woman (whom I do not know) is furious with my just-released Learn Liberty video on the minimum wage. http://www.cafehayek.com 14 January 2016 Ms. Caroline Fielder Dear Ms. Fielder: Quoting the e-mail you sent to me in response to my new video on the dangers of the minimum wage: “I heard that economists with George Mason privilege the rich and are enemies of poor and dispossessed people. But I did not know just how much you hate the poor until I saw your horrible video.” I’ve only two things to say in reply. First, if you believe that I and my colleagues “privilege the rich and are enemies of the poor,” you obviously aren’t familiar with my or my colleagues’ work (despite your having “heard” about it). Second, please consider that people can disagree over the efficacy of means without disagreeing over the desirability of ends. I share what I presume to be your wish that the poorest workers amongst us be paid more, but I do not share your faith that a government declaration that they be paid more will achieve this end. I believe that it will in fact have the opposite effect for many workers.Were I to treat you as you uncharitably treat me, I would ask why you, through your support for the minimum wage, wish to “privilege the rich” by increasing the poorest people’s difficulties of finding and keeping jobs. Why do you willingly join the “enemies of poor and dispossessed people” with your applause for legislation that strips these people of the ability to bargain for employment by offering to work at wages below the government-set minimum? Why do you “despise” the “humanitarians in our midst” who call for an end to this legislation that inflicts such pain on the poor? Why do you “long to see poor people kept poor” and without economic opportunity?In fact, though, I have no reason to question the sincerity of your wish that poor people
be made better off. And you, please note, have no reason to question the sincerity of my wish for the very same. Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux Professor of Economics and Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism at the Mercatus Center George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 http://cafehayek.com/2016/01/the-cruelty-ofthe-minimum-wage.html
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