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Showing Up

Kristine Dewar, M.A., R.P., C.C.C.
Apr 21
1 min read

One of the biggest ways that we can love and support someone unconditionally is to show up for them. It is about consistency and stability; being reliable. Here are some ways that we know if we are on track for living in these values:

 

  • Actions speak louder than words. If you say you are going to do something, follow through.

  • Being there not only for the good times, but for the tough ones as well. We all struggle at different paces.

  • A steady effort; consistency is linked to a secure feeling, one that says “You can count on me.”

  • Pay attention to what matters to the people you love; for some it might be active listening, for another it might be dropping in with a cup of coffee for a visit, for others it might be a slow walk on a wooded path.

  • Be predictable; if someone knows to count on you it is because they can predict you will.

  • Be intentional; when we move and act with purpose, we send out the message that we are reliable.

 

Loving someone unconditionally also requires you to give the same grace to yourself. When we move from a position of self-love and respect, we can include others as we wish to be treated in return.

 
 
 

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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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