How to Help the Invisibly Disabled
This post won’t be all things to all people. It’s not about those who have visible disabilities. It’s about those who share my invisible disability: hearing loss.
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Finding Kindness for Those with Time Blindness
A dear friend of mine is always running late. At first, I thought it was just a one-off thing. But more than a decade later, I’ve come to expect her to show up 15-20 minutes late. I’m the type of person who’s usually early.
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How to Have an Idiot-free Future
Happy Belated Canada Day and Fourth of July! Despite all of the grumblings and mumblings, we North Americans are indeed fortunate to live where we do. I like to say we won the geographical lottery. (If you don’t count winter!)
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Mr. Rogers’ Life Lessons
It’s taken me a while to digest the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. We saw it in Palm Springs with Rob and Erin and while I think we all enjoyed it, Mr. Rogers was such an unusual man that I needed to sit with the story for a while. The movie was quietly moving and its message deceptively simple: be kind.
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On Gratitude
An encounter with a woman in Oregon has stuck with me. We didn’t even talk to her but an increasingly loud conversation she had with a woman at the front desk at a hotel, although brief, was memorable.Â
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On Being Heard
I never imagined that I would become part of such a growing segment of society; the hearing impaired. At least six people I know are completely deaf in one ear. It’s a lot of work for them to make sure they’re always on their good side for a conversation. Some of them simply avoid social situations because it’s too much work. …
Let’s Talk
Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, an initiative that makes me proud to work for Bell/CTV. It’s about openness, discussion, the truth and helping people overcome stigmas and mental illnesses. …
Small Favours
An acquaintance, in the loosest sense of the word, asked me for a big favour last week. And after I got over the shock of the audacity of the request my thought was, what’s in it for me? …
How to Be (When I’m Being my Best)
Overtip. Greet children when you greet their parents. When you think of a compliment, say it.  …
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