Volume 5 Issue 7
Volume 5 Issue 7 February 2023
Featuring:
- Christina Henderson
- Blaise Hunter
- Al Del Degan
- Krista Malden
- Stonewall Recovery
- Unbounded Thinking
o Shannon Phillips
- Peer Guidance
o Jade Alberts
o Nabeel Ramji
o Erin Shilliday
- Kimberly Dawn
- Samir Musayev
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In the spirit of respect and truth, we acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
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Krista Malden
Kenzie Webber
In the next year ALONE over two thousand 2SLGBTQ+ people will die if nothing changes.
CANADA’S FIRST 2SLGBTQ+ ADDICTION TREATMENT FACILITY
Founders Steven Archambault and Brittney Sawyer in collaboration with their champion Dr. John Rook and the team at Simon House, are creating Stonewall Recovery to fill a need that is LONG OVERDUE.
This is COMMUNITY: BUILDING CHANGE
On March 10, 2023, Stonewall Recovery held their inaugural Bricks & Mortar Gala, a night filled with laughter, tears, dancing, performances, art & awards….it was a night of celebration!
This evening brought people together to both celebrate the community who inspired and created change and to raise money in support of Stonewall Recovery.
Kendall Gender gave a remarkable speech followed by an outstanding performance. D.J Birthday Girl, had everyone on the floor dancing and Emmett Michael brought the whole room to silence and tears with his powerful performance lit by candles.
Kendall Gender
Stonewall Recovery will also be a hub within the 2SLGBTQ+ community with organizations uniting in the common goals of saving lives and providing lifelong support. When someone comes into Stonewall Recovery, they will leave with the support to set them up for success.
Kendall Gender & Krista Malden Emmett Michael & Steven Archambault
Congratulations to Steven Archambault and Brittney Sawyer for your amazing success on your first Brick and Mortar Gala. Thank you for ALL you are DOING to CREATE CHANGE!
Stonewall Recovery Centre is about having a safe place for 2SLGBTQ+ people to recover from addiction.
Donations are what is going to bring Stonewall to life sooner rather than later. Thanks to our partnership with Simon House Recovery Centre all donations receive a tax receipt. Please consider making us your donation destination this year. You can send us an email or donate directly to our GoFundMe.
Due to a lack of acceptance, these youth are considered both runaways and throw-aways by their families or communities.
It is time that we do something about this disparity in our society.
This is COMMUNITY: CREATING CHANGE
35% of YOUTH living on the street identify within the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
“There is always someone watching, following, copying...
what example are you setting?!”
Fun Facts
with Samir Musayev, PhD, CITF
The word "teenager" was not commonly used until the 1940s.
The term "generation gap" was first used in the 1960s to describe the cultural differences between young people and their parents.
The youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history is Malala Yousafzai, who was just 17 years old when she received the award in 2014.
The youngest person to ever sail solo around the world was 16year-old Laura Dekker from the Netherlands.
The human brain doesn't fully develop until a person is in their mid20s, which means that young people may struggle with decisionmaking and impulse control.
Youth Peer Support: Changing Lives
Christina Henderson
On December 8, 2022, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released new data that shows that more then half of children and youth (age 12 to 24) who accessed community based mental health services during the 6 months previous, said that those services were not easy to access.
In August 2022 the Mental Health Commission of Canada released data from their Lockdown Life Headstrong Youth Survey. Data showed that 48% of
survey participants felt isolated or lonely. 17% didn’t know where
to turn for help
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In February 2023 the Canadian Mental Health Association wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau entitled: There’s a Mental Health Crisis for Children and Youth and They Need Your Help. In this letter it is stated, “Children need upfront and ongoing care, and it must be covered by public health insurance and available at the community level, not just in hospitals and doctors’ offices.”
These are just some of the many pieces of data that have been released recently. Bottom line, our youth are in crisis, and we need to start listening. Youth across Canada have repeatedly reported that they have a difficult time talking about how they are feeling. This is increased in boys who feel they have to “be a man” and “suck it up”. The narrative needs to change.
Here is what youth are saying they need:
1. Creative ways for youth to connect socially.
2. Coping strategies that can be built into their daily routines.
3. Adults to be open and honest about what is going on at school, in the home etc. that might be affecting youth mental health.
4. Trustworthy sources of information.
5. Adults to be up front with how young people can access support when they need it.
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53% of youth surveyed are turning to online mental health resources for support. 25% are turning to their families.
These are the two main ways that youth identified accessing mental health support. While both have positive aspects, there are challenges. Challenges with online support is the uncertainty of it being trustworthy.
Challenges with family support are lack of knowledge of what is available and/or family members not being comfortable with talking about their feelings.
When youth are given the opportunity to be an active participant in their mental health care and use their voice to say what they need, success happens. The need to be understood and feel we belong is something we all have in common.
This is why formal peer support groups for youth have gained in popularity over the past 5 years. Peer support is peer driven, and strength based. Youth in the same age group and demographic come together to share their lived experiences with their own mental health journeys. Peer to peer conversations meet people where they are at without judgment.
Peer Support Canada refers to peer support as:
Emotional and practical support between two people (or in a group) who share a common experience, such as a mental health challenge or illness.
“Youth Peer Support is peer driven, and strength based. It focuses on the strong not the wrong. This support is community and heart based. Youth Peer Support is making a positive impact that is having a ripple affect and changing lives for the better.”
For more information, please contact Christina Henderson at Peerspectives Consulting and Facilitation. Together we can make a bigger impact.
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Become the difference! Create a culture within yourselves to become the advocates, change agents and supporters of mental wellbeing your team peers, families neighbors themselves Let’s meet coffee…Book
Kathy James, Speaker, Trainer, Author &
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“If we are going to advocate for mental health, then we MUST do so from all angles.”
Young Entrepreneurs Rock!
Al Del Degan
The plan on the table for most young people is to get educated and find a job. Up until the late 70’s and early 80’s it was common for people to work for 20 or 30 years with the same company and receive a gold watch to celebrate their retirement.
Times have changed, and if a person stays at their job for more than two or three years, it is something special. These days, though, there is an alternative path that is gaining in popularity: entrepreneurship. While starting a business may seem daunting, there are many reasons why young people should consider it in equal measure to finding a job.
1. Entrepreneurship Offers More Control and Flexibility
One of the most significant benefits of entrepreneurship is the control and flexibility it provides. As an entrepreneur, you have the freedom to choose your own projects, set your own schedule, and make your own decisions. You are not beholden to a boss or company culture and can create a work-life balance that suits your needs.
2. Entrepreneurship Provides Opportunity for Personal Growth
Starting and running a business requires a wide range of skills, from marketing and finance to leadership and problem-solving. As an entrepreneur, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow in a variety of areas, both personally and professionally. The experience of building something from scratch and seeing it succeed can be incredibly rewarding and provide a sense of accomplishment.
3. Entrepreneurship Allows for Creative Expression
Entrepreneurship is an outlet for creative expression. As an entrepreneur, you have the freedom to innovate and create new products, services, and experiences. This creative outlet can be incredibly fulfilling and allow you to pursue your passions and interests.
4. Entrepreneurship Can Be More Financially Rewarding
While entrepreneurship comes with risks, it can also be financially rewarding. As an entrepreneur, you have the potential to earn significantly more than you would in a traditional job. You also have the ability to control your own salary and determine how much you want to invest in your business.
5. Entrepreneurship Has a Positive Impact on the Economy
Entrepreneurship is an essential part of the economy, and young entrepreneurs can have a significant impact on their communities. Starting a business creates jobs, drives innovation, and contributes to economic growth. By starting a business, young people can make a positive impact on their local community and the world at large.
Of course, Entrepreneurship is not without risks. That said, young people are usually in a better position to take these risks. When someone is over 40 and has a house, family, and many bills to pay, the risk of starting a business can be too high. For a young entrepreneur, there is often a support mechanism of their family in place, and they can also get a traditional job if the entrepreneur path doesn't work out.
Entrepreneurship is a viable and exciting option for young people to consider. It offers more control, flexibility, and opportunities for personal growth and creative expression than traditional jobs. By embracing entrepreneurship, young people can create their own path and contribute to a more dynamic and innovative future.
YOUTH, HOUSING & THE FUTURE: Financial Literacy = Mental Wellness
Let’s build mental wellness, by teaching & providing young people opportunities for financial literacy.
Let’s collaborate, educate, and build stronger communities together!
Email me at: KeyAngels@gmail.com for more information on Key Angels, Financial literacy, youth, and entrepreneurship.
Telling It Like It Is with Host Jade Alberts
This Issue of Telling it Like It is Features Nabeel Ramji
Co-Founder & CEO, Pedesting and Erin Shilliday, Architect, AAA Co-Founder Pedesting
“Pedesting’s goal is to make Calgary the most accessible city in world.”
Pedesting is a word we created after we realized that most dictionary definitions of the word “pedestrian” always use the verb ‘to walk’. The definition of “Pedesting” is: The act of moving through pedestrian space by walking, rolling, using a stroller, walker, wheelchair, crutches, roller skates, a skateboard, scooter or other non-vehicular mobility devices.
– Nabeel Ramji
1. I always love hearing how a company started, please share why you founded Pedesting?
Erin: Nabeel and I met during a work meeting. Nabeel was a commercial real estate asset manager at the time and I’m an architect. We stuck up a close friendship and one day Nabeel asked me, “How come you architects keep designing buildings that do not work for people like me?” It really made me think and the two of us started brainstorming on how to make the world more accessible. We eventually landed on the Pedesting technology, which is an app to make it easier to navigate through the built environment.
2. What percentage of the population have mobility issues and how are we as a society starting to address this?
Nabeel: This is a difficult number to nail down as it is always changing. Persons with a disability make up the largest minority group in the world. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people, about 16% of the global population, currently lives with a disability. That number also encompasses mental or unseen disability. According to Statistics Canada around 10% of Canadians over the age of 15, have a mobility disability.
This number is always increasing due to the aging population. An interesting statistic is that about 53% of the population has a friend or family member who lives with a disability. Society addresses the need for greater accessibility using legislative measures like the Barrier-free Act in Canada and the Americans with Disabilities Act in the U.S.A. The team at Pedesting believe the push for accessibility should also be corporate-driven and not left solely up to government. There is a strong business case to be made for making the world accessible to all. Society will benefit from more persons with a disability engaging in the workplace and economy. The contributions of this vastly innovative group are invaluable. Companies are eager to implement equity, diversity, and inclusion mandates in their corporate governance strategies; as more businesses realize there is value created when making their spaces more inclusive, the more commonplace accessibility will become.
3. How does your App help people with mobility issues?
Erin: Moving through the urban environment presents many obstacles for persons with a mobility challenge that able bodied people often take for granted. Something as simple as a stair can ruin a person’s journey if he or she requires a ramp to access a space.
It is common for persons with a mobility challenge to travel to a venue the day before an event to ease anxiety about whether they can reach the destination safely or if there is an accessible washroom close by.
The Pedesting app was created to help ease that anxiety and discomfort. The app navigates users to outdoor and indoor routes that are accessible to persons with a disability.
The app will guide a person using a wheelchair to a safe and accessible route where there are aids like ramps or elevators and avoid barriers like stairs and escalators.
The Pedesting app also points out other accessible features in a building such as accessible washrooms and power door openers. Although the app was originally conceived with accessibility in mind, to make the world more navigable for persons using a wheelchair, the team came to realize there is a wider range of use cases: all pedestrians who need to navigate through cities and commercial indoor spaces; persons with differing mobility challenges and anyone using small wheels (i.e., strollers, transportation dollies, knee scooters, etc.)
5. If you had one piece of advice for a startup or entrepreneur, what would that be?
4. What is next for Pedesting?
Nabeel: The Pedesting app with be launching publicly in the Spring of 2023. It will be available for download on iOS and Android devices in the Apple Store and Google Play. We are also working with major public institutions, private companies, and the City of Calgary to add more buildings and more of the Downtown Core to the app.
Erin: Learn to have a thick skin because rejection sometimes seems like a daily routine. Along your entrepreneurial trip, in your networking and everyday life, you need to turn over every stone because you will find something there that will help you. You might say, “Man, I am so glad I met that person or took that meeting I did not have time for.” We all know that you need to constantly pivot and respond to the big issues, but these little digressions are not so obvious. Something that, at first, I did not give much attention to has turned out to be a major part of how I think now. Never discount the small event, the happenstance meeting, the person you think is not that important, because you are going to learn, and it is going to help you a lot. Very often, after these learning moments, I think of a quote by John Lennon, “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.”
Nabeel: I am a type A personality. I like everything perfect, tidy but as an entrepreneur I have learned that it is all about speed and learning fast, do not be afraid to make mistakes, pivot, learn. Be coachable, do not be afraid to learn and ask for advice, especially in an ecosystem like Calgary, we have found it to be very supportive. When we are in it together, the boat rises with the tide. Do not be afraid to take that leap of faith and do not be afraid to make mistakes, in fact it is important to make mistakes.
“Pedesting’s goal is to make Calgary the most accessible city in world.”
– Nabeel Ramji
unboundedthinking.com CHANGE: IN THE WORKPLACE “It’s In Our Nature to Innovate.” Meet Shannon Phillips, Founder of Unbounded Thinking, Creator of Human-Centered Innovation Management.
With a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Shannon is an expert in understanding human behavior, decision making, and why we’re wired to innovate.
He has an extensive background in organizational change management, organizational behavior, and innovation management. He is also trained in many different psychology concepts, such as behavioral psychology, emotional intelligence, and personality psychology.
Q & A with Shannon Phillips
What is Unbounded Thinking?
We’re a diverse mix of intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, and academics who love to explore ways to improve HOW we approach innovation and change systematically. We’re collectively passionate about helping people tap into their inner-explorer mindsets to discover more fulfillment at work.
To do this, UBT applies a humancentered approach to three core areas: innovation management; organizational change and behavior; and complex problemsolving to help build the structure and unlock the skills needed to create internal innovation ecosystems.
Unbounded Thinking (UBT) is made up of complex problemsolvers, organizational change nerds, and innovation scientists, who turn innovation from a buzzword into a science. We collaborate with startups and organizations who are ready to unbound from traditional thinking and explore new ways to become future-focused
As a result, businesses turn innovation from something they say to something they do, a survival-tactic, and therefore stand the best chance of thriving in a new world of rapid change.
It's in our nature to innovate. Unbounded helps businesses nurture it.
How did you come up with the idea for Unbounded Thinking?
It’s all in the name. It started off as an idea to challenge traditional thinking and management theory that was designed for static environments. We’re living in a world where the only constant is change and the new normal is to find comfort in uncertainty. The last 20 years has led to the planet being one big network of shared consciousness and because we’re a problem-solving species by nature, we’ve hit a state of hyper-drive!
For an organization to not only survive, but thrive in this new environment, requires new thinking. This means the same for founders and startups. Although, we automatically think of startups as innovative, if they aren’t building an adaptable mindset from the beginning, they’ll end up like the organizations they’re trying to disrupt. We forget that startups are just new organizations that are on the same trajectory or growth cycle as any larger organization because that’s all we know. As startups grow, they add more processes and people which leads to more complexity. It’s inevitable if the strategy is to grow!
It started off as an idea to challenge traditional thinking.
As complexity grows, problems become harder to solve, change becomes harder and innovation becomes something that is said a lot, but not well executed. The result, highly motivated people leave or lose interest and the organization doubles down on traditional strategy and execution which may be a good defensive strategy, but on its own won’t work. Organizations and startups also need an offensive strategy. That’s where UBT comes in. We help with complex problem-solving, organizational change, and turning innovation into a strategy so that startups and organizations survive the long game. Think of us as the offensive coach!
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What is organizational change management (OCM)?
Organizational change management (OCM) is the methodology to manage change within complex systems by reducing the effort and fasttracking adoption. It sounds like a mouthful, but the best way to think of it is by picturing a correlation chart. As an organization grows, so does complexity.
More people and more processes create a complex network that has a big impact on how an organization approaches any internal changes. This could mean anything from digital transformation, finding new revenue streams, or an employee-engagement initiative. Traditional approaches to managing these types of changes in large organizations has typically been through strategic planning, email mandates, or technical approaches which tend to fall flat on the adoption side. There is also a mass confusion between OCM and innovation.
We love to slap the ‘innovation’ label on anything new without really defining what it means, and I would guess that a high percentage of organizations that say they innovate don’t even have a definition or strategy for how they approach it.
OCM, I believe, is like learning anatomy and physiology before studying medicine. It’s the foundational stuff. But we tend to jump straight to wanting to become ‘innovation doctors’ before having a foundational understanding of what it takes to manage change. The difference between invention and innovation is adoption (change).
The value in OCM is to focus on the people-side of the change and although it’s common to hear that ‘people don’t like change’, I disagree. People resist change when it happens to them, versus with them.
OCM ensures that the peopleside of change is front and center. Think of it as including the measure of adoption to your projects.
How do organization’s implement OCM?
There are a bunch of methodologies out there and some can be quite complex to implement (the irony). I would suggest for organizations and startups to implement the thinking first. It’s more important to build the change muscle in people across the organization versus having the best methodology that doesn’t get adopted.
To fast-track change projects, we created a simplified organizational change framework that focuses on building the change muscle. The goal is to think of change in stages rather than use a calendar to define when change happens (this doesn’t work):
1. Assess
2. Test
3. Launch
4. Align and Sustain
In a world where change happens constantly, we need better ways to manage change that reduce complexity in organizations. Here’s some tips to get you started on your own OCM journey:
1. Go down a rabbit-hole of Googling OCM – create a ‘benefits vs effort’ list.
2. Define what OCM means to you and your organization.
3. Create a stakeholder assessment template and use it for an existing project.
4. Find your own way to measure adoption of an existing project that you’re working on.
5. Try our canvas!
If you could give any start up advice, what would it be?
I believe we all should find comfort in carving out our own path to success. What’s so exciting about embarking on our own founder journeys is that there is no prescriptive path. It’s about exploring!
Outside of finding comfort in your own journey, my top three learnings so far include:
1. Build partnerships & find the right communities – Don’t do it all on your own or feel as though you need to start your own community from scratch to stand out! Managing your time is important and collaboration is the new competition.
2. Focus on your people versus your idea – Create a shared consciousness among your team. Learn how they think and what motivates them and create space for them to share their ideas. Leave your ego at the door because an adaptable business will survive longer in today’s environment compared to the best idea.
3. Fall in love with the journey – A conversation today might lead to business in a year. Go into every conversation as a sponge. Don’t sell, solve! Most importantly, be a good human, and enjoy the journey!
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Deloris Walker, RE/MAX iRealty Innovations, Calgary real estate
The Superpower Project
The Fountain of Youth
Blaise Hunter | Communications Expert
Everywhere you look, you see messaging about anti-aging. Our world is on a quest to defy nature and time capsule our mortal bodies, but I have discovered something interesting in observing human behaviour. Our words don’t match our actions. When we grow older, we tend to say NO a lot more and express how we are too old for that but then we do everything physically possible to resist aging. It’s like we haven’t figured out the key to staying young has more to do with a curious mind and a passionate heart and less about wrinkles and muffin tops.
The Superpower Project is about highlighting various challenges or “kryptonites” facing people and helping us neutralize their effect on us.
A deadly kyrptonite facing us these days is we are retiring from vitality instead of just our careers.
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I recently took part in a wellness expo and was able to promote my nonprofit organization and bring awareness to reproductive health rights. There were a range of people from various age groups attending the convention, but I was shocked at the response from the older adults. Every time I chatted with people 50 and up, they didn’t want to hear about my cause but just laughed and said they are too old to learn about reproductive health. At first, I smiled but after the tenth person responded this way, it made me really contemplate their reactions. I understand fertility issues might not apply to people over the childbearing age, but we all have reproductive parts and the point of my advocacy is to bring awareness, education, and connection. Maybe their children or grandchildren are going through infertility and loss.
This isn’t just a younger generation issue, it’s a humanity one.
But what really got me was the common mentality with older adults, especially the women. We should be caring about what is affecting our own. Establishing consideration for the younger and older generations is a must. Matriarchs have a duty and a responsibility to nurture and mentor. There seems to be a disconnect with the various generations. We don’t respect, we don’t think anyone can teach us anything, nor do we get curious with one another and just seek to understand. We demonstrate apathy or just want to give a piece of our minds. That isn’t true youth. To stay young, is to be current and that means being the bridge that connects to younger groups. We can’t just focus on the physical part of the quest for youth. We must tap into the heart of what makes us alive an inquisitive spirit.
Adolescence isn’t immature and adulthood isn’t out of touch. We need both to thrive.
You are never too old to learn something new, or too young to learn too much.”
~ Suzy Kassem
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We can’t get the wisdom without the age, and we can’t have the exuberance without the carefreeness of a child. Youth is something that exists in our eyes. It’s a way of being present in the world, of interacting with it, and consciously participating in it. Our energy and mindset dictate our age, not our bodies. Let’s have our words and enthusiasm for humankind keep us young rather than our skin. This preserves a liveliness and interest in our young that regenerates itself.
If we want to stay youthful, we don’t need to go under the knife or disguise our crow’s feet. We just need to maintain three attributes:
1. Play
(Otherwise known as that thing we used to do in our youth.)
Play means embodying the fun factor. It’s about being in the moment and going with the flow. Somewhere on the path to “growing up” and retiring we forget that. We get stagnant and set in our ways and routines. Play is expressing joy and creates pathways for us to say yes to new experiences, concepts, and interactions.
What does it mean to play with something?
• To engage in a light-hearted way.
• To discover and explore without judgment.
• Do you do anything fun with your time? When is the last time you discovered or did something new? When’s the last time you belly-laughed? If you’re drawing a blank, it’s time to embrace the childlike play in your life. Fun is the process. It has nothing to do with the outcome. Play. Discover. Explore. Never, ever take yourself too seriously.
2. Desire
Desire has become a dirty word in our society. Desire and pleasure are safe. They are the lifeblood of youth. Desire is the energy that propels us forward. It makes us want to stick around to see what happens next. Nurture your desires. They serve as the canon which continuously launches you into life. When you wake up in the morning ask yourself: How can I satisfy one of my own desires, passions, or curiosities today? Even if you have many commitments and tasks to do, make sure that you do at least one thing everyday that you consciously chose to do because you enjoy it. It doesn’t need to be earth shattering. Just being open to genuinely enjoying your life is key.
3. Flexibility
Flexibility is our ability to adapt to change. Youthfulness requires you to be able to bend with life. Case in point: Have you ever seen a baby fall over? Their soft little bodies are usually okay since they don’t
absorb the impact, they embrace it. Their fluidity is their saving grace. The older we get, the more rigid we tend to become in both our thoughts, opinions, and bodies. Tension stiffens and leads to breakage. Like a senior who refuses to change, rigidity about who and what you are leaves no room for exploration. It means you’re old.
When you’re no longer willing to leap blindly into the abyss of self-realization, if you’ve closed the doors on new possibilities, your life slowly starts to suffocate from lack of fresh energy and motivation. Rigidity is a direct result of fear and presumption. Apprehension, resistance, and speculation narrow your choices; they close you off to new possibilities and vitality. The more you indulge in these emotions, the less chance you have of nourishing yourself with new adventures.
Take a risk every now and again. Step out of your box, even if it’s just a little step. Youthfulness is about vitality and spirit. Stop saying no and say yes. Youth isn’t found in the skin. It’s an attitude.
We’re taught to listen to our elders because they have a wealth of knowledge and experiences to share which is true. But if we are continually on the search for the foundation of youth, we should go to the source for the secret. Studies have shown that when older adults connect with younger
people and their insights, they can cultivate a sense of purpose, discover new learning opportunities, become more active, and be inspired. We can all learn from each other but let’s challenge ourselves to be curious and open no matter who is the audience. Don’t ever shy away from a chance to learn, engage, connect, show compassion, or have fun. That’s a fountain I want to drink from every day. To join the Heroine Movement, visit www.blaisehunter.com.
