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2 Truths in Life

Kristine Dewar, M.A., R.P., C.C.C.
Jan 17
1 min read

There are two truths in life that continue to show us that we are better served to accept them than to rail against them:

  1. We cannot get through life without challenges. As much as we may focus on living a life to the fullest, there will always be times when we are faced with challenges that we will need to overcome. A relationship may end, we may experience a job change, a friendship may shift, we may lose a loved one, something occurs completely out of our control. Sometimes we can see a challenge coming; other times we can be blindsided by them. Accepting that life won't always be a smooth ride will help us when we are faced with a challenge as we spend less time in "Why me?" mode and more time asking ourselves "What do I need to do to get through this?"

  2. There are times when our questions go unaswered. It is inevitable when facing a challenge that we don't spend some time wondering why this is happening to us. Sometimes we get an answer to that question, and sometimes we don't. When we know that we may live with some unresolved understanding as to the existential 'why,' we can focus instead on strengthening our resovlve, increasing our resiliency, and having faith that things will work out as they are meant to.

Leaning into these two truths as part of emotional wellness will help us in the long run to accept and then get to the healing. :) Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

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Land Acknowledgement

The West Champlain Family Health Team acknowledges it is located upon the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin People and respects the traditional knowledge and healing developed over generations. We have the privilege and responsibility to serve First Nations, Inuit, and Métis of many backgrounds and from many treaty and non-treaty lands and territories, and to demonstrate respect for the contributions and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.

 

Iye West Champlain Family Health Team ogíkikenindánáwá taniziwadj ondaje Algonquin Anishinábe tanakíwin ega ka mígiwewadj iyo kichi Anishinábewakí ashidj odapítenindánáwá kikádjichigewin ashidj mino nódjimowin ka pamíkán pinawígo. Nínawind d’ayánánán shawenimigoziwin ashidj inenindágoziwin kidji wídókáwadag Anishinábeg, Abitawizíg ashidj Kíwedinóg máneg wendjibáwadj ashidj níbina nakondiwin ashidj ega akíng ashidj tanakíwinan ashidj kidji wábandayá apítenindagoziwin ondji ka mígiwewadj ashidj pimádjiwowinan ogo Anishinábeg Pemádizidjig.

 

The West Champlain Family Health Team is grateful to the Indigenous Health Circle (which works in collaboration with The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn and the Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team) for sharing a meaningful land acknowledgement both in English and Omámíwininímowin (the Algonquin Anishinábe language), which is the basis of our own.

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