My words to the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” are fun, but they reveal a truth about caregiving, too. We all begin with a task or two. “Oh, it’s not much”, we think. “That’s no trouble at all.” And it isn’t. But then two tasks becomes four and four
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Helping Your Loved One to Give During the Holidays
I posted this two years ago, but the message is still just as vital, I think. How can we help our loved ones to give during the Holidays? Giving is a powerful sign of personhood, of contribution and our loved ones want to give those they love, too! How can
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: An Atheist Celebrates a Secular Christmas in a Multicultural Canada
So why would a non-Christian celebrate Christmas. Well first of all from a religious point of view Jesus Christ is not just the Christian Messiah but also considered to be an important prophet amongst both Muslims and Jews so there is no reason they cannot celebrate his birth, while not
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: On promoting consumer culture and demeaning Canadian citizenship
Believe it or not, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney took the opportunity to affirm the Canadian citizenship of fictional character, Santa Claus, at a citizenship ceremony of 100 new Canadians in Calgary. By swearing in a man dressed up as Santa Claus the Minister has manged to: Demean
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