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IT’S HAPPENING . A famous thought experiment ask

IT’S HAPPENING
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A famous thought experiment asks this question - if a battered ship is restored one plank at a time until each piece has been replaced, is it still the original ship or is it a new ship?
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A little turmeric and that tired tan sweater has a new life. A few weights and those arms are living their natural thickness.
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Identity questions can take a lifetime to sort out and our seemingly small changes over time usually end up with us saying, “I was a different person then”. We are and we aren’t at the same time.
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I used to hate my muscular arms but maybe it wasn’t anger so much as fear. I was afraid to test and see my strength but this season is about owning it all. #onascaleoflemonandcayenne
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Everyone in my office and home knows that when I’m getting down to work, my hair gets tied back. 💪🏼To celebrate the little things that are awakening strength in us, I am treating one of you to $20 store credit in the next 24 hours to @thebaesicstitch - Krystal is my sister in law and is supporting her family with her creativity! Please comment with your favourite item from her beautiful shop or a little about your own transformation!! #softandstrong #notsponsored #givingtogivenotget >>> @lfings DM me your email address for your $20 coupon code!

Scavenged the plank, thread, and nails.📍I’m

Scavenged the plank, thread, and nails.📍I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty happy with how long this occupied him for! Now we settle in for movie night - The Rise of Skywalker - with my favourite Star Wars nerds! #maythe4th #maythefourthbewithyou #seentodayirl

Make a mask, wear it, and make more masks for seni

Make a mask, wear it, and make more masks for seniors! 👋🏻 There were a few days of procrastination but there was no need to be intimidated because the volunteer mask-making kit from @commonwealthwpg and instructions were easy. Knowing that seniors will be able to attend appointments and feel just a little safer is a happy reason to put on my headphones, load up the bobbins, and tune out the seemingly never-ending video games. 💌#memademay2020 #titheyourtime #seentodayirl

COVID IS NOT AN EQUALIZER . Two days ago I deliver

COVID IS NOT AN EQUALIZER
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Two days ago I delivered a classroom Facebook live for @mfnerc about two ways to be strong - hard and soft - using noodles. Hard strength is needed when doing a difficult job, but soft strength is needed for big stresses. A noodle that has soaked up water bends without breaking - its puffiness is protection. When we let ourselves cry, the water we let out and puff up our eyes protects us too. It holds space.
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I was flustered though. Pressed between meetings and technical difficulties, as well as a derogatory comment, and I was overcome. I was also angry - though it’s true that we are all dealing with the absence of friends and routines, under-resourced communities will be disadvantaged in their recovery because while diseases are not selective in socio-economic status, systems are.
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We who are insulated from poverty, housing shortages, and unemployment have a head start in coming out of this pandemic more resiliently. For me, lining up for groceries is inconvenient but still available and my children have access to online learning. But in many First Nations, most teachers are not local and have left, and internet connections are poor. I imagine how few ventilators are available in remote fly-in communities and how hard it would be to wash and clean with water of poor quality.
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After going live, I bent my head, and cried. I lived my own lesson before wiping my face and joining the next zoom. To say we are all equally affected in this is a social blindness. No crisis, including COVID, is an equalizer. #servingmfnerc

When he asks do draw on his desk and you have the

When he asks do draw on his desk and you have the conversation about drawing ON his desk with @sharpie 🙈 He knows everything about customizing with markers right now and it’s apparently kind of a big deal, so I’ve been told. Now he’s been told that all freelance work will require a mom permit and murals are highly unlikely to be approved. 😬 #wiebedraws

ASK YOUR KIDS . This is going to be fun! I was ask

ASK YOUR KIDS
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This is going to be fun! I was asked to develop a Facebook live by @mfnerc and it is scheduled for Wednesday April 29 at 1.30pm! It’s called the Little Feathers Meeting and it is for children and their families too. Questions from kids are encouraged! This week, we will be talking about “being strong”.
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Please comment below 👇🏽 or DM your kids’ response to what “strong” means and someone they think is strong. I would love to have these ahead of time to read out their first name and their thoughts!
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#ThrivingAtHomeMFNERC #servingmfnerc

From my stack of thrifted vintage wool blankets th

From my stack of thrifted vintage wool blankets that we use around the fire. 🧶 I like to hang on to old things and and it’s easy to pull on loose threads from my old habits but today, I’m celebrating small victories in mending instead.💥#onascaleoflemonandcayenne

SEASON WHATEVER . This week it rained and a few ti

SEASON WHATEVER
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This week it rained and a few times it snowed. The makeshift skating rink started losing its tarp tug of war with the wind and playing catch caught on in a big way. They tried to pretend they were warm enough in shorts while I wrapped myself in a couple layers of wool.
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There was a time this capture of colour would have stayed on my camera roll. But my boys set up a chair for me and entertained the dog and the sun shined. The fire got hot and ready for s’mores and I almost cried. It was a golden hour if ever there was.
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We have each other and space when we need to put it between us. We only need groceries and the occasional drive. Okay, maybe a haircut would be nice. We are in a bubble looking at the world through the glass squares of our devices. I know that. My knees bend in gratitude when I’m not mad cleaning or raising my voice.
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All the feels isn’t just a hashtag anymore. It’s okay to not be okay. But it’s also okay to celebrate the one hour of peace you had this week. To live in colour and do the best you can. To give yourself mercy and then pass it on.
#AloneTogether

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS . This phrase was penned by

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
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This phrase was penned by William Woodsworth about 200 years ago, though I first heard it as a teenager in the 1961 film of the same title about young love and heartbreak during a time when youthful emotion was repressed and sent away to an institution.
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Rewatching this film recently was in part to remember the plot, but also to understand my fascination with it as a teenager. Rife with tension and so much left unsaid, I suppose it resonated with that period of my life. Art and circumstances do that, don’t they? Meaning is an intersection.
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These seedlings are leggy and late, I think. She brought her ball and dropped it on them too - the snow falling in fits in the last two days will do that. But the disappointing flurries won’t stick, and reflecting growth holds so much promise.
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“Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind” - William Woodsworth
#wiebeplants #earthday2020

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