Finding the time

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How to turn off your brain from all the demands of the garden ( and the rest of your day) to working your garden

Maia Green: Personal Sustainability

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Steps to taking care of yourself is not a one-off.

Dogwood Initiative’s new organizing model

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Helping  foster volunteers to be the organizers for new campaigns at Dogwood Initiatives.

Aiden Abram: Bringing focus to large conversations

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A newcomer to Victoria shares some innovative facilitation using dialogue mapping techniques that helped bring bring focus with large-group community conversations.

Celebration that inspired our lives

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Two hundred and fifty friends and colleagues gathered to honour Ian Macpherson. The stories shared were inspiring and provided a model that many could live by.

Creating a momentary impression

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Keys to success in any kind of service business: Creating a ‘moment’ for clients  regardless of  how fleeting it may be. Creating that moment is what we aim for, a gift  of a wonderful first impression.

Hurrah For Love!

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Upon hearing of sister’s engagement congratulations begin to be collected. The two to be married first met in kindergarten in Japan and have been friends since then.

Larson Rogers…reflected on a family that mattered

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Of all the students I met in my 30 + years of teaching Larson stands out. Through his helpful creativity, he became part of our family. He came to our marriage rededication and shared these Bowers moments.

Story of Doris and Lance

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They met at a party in Vancouver’s Shaunessy neighbourhood in the 1930’s. What followed was romance, the war, marriage, breakup, and a life-long friendship. Doris shared these three years before her passing. It’s a remarkable story of boarding with Marilyn

A love of coaching speakers

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Drawing upon her leadership role with TEDx Victoria, Carol-Lynne shares how she helps speakers connect with their passion and purpose. To view more of Carol-Lynne’s thoughts and experience.