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PUBLISHER’S NOTE DEAR READERS, We would like to wish you all a very Happy Vaisakhi!

We are excited to present the much awaited Vaisakhi edition of The Times of Canada.

This edition includes a lot of informative, entertaining articles along-with interviews and profiles of many achievers from our community. This issue is dedicated to the awesome work done by our fellow citizens be it in terms of business or community work. Our cover is dedicated to Western Community College’s “Bachelor of Hospitality Management” course. This is Fraser Valley’s first of its kind course.

The spring has sprung and the beautiful cherry blossoms are making the beautiful Lower Mainland even more beautiful. As Robin Williams said, “Spring is nature’s way of saying, Let’s Party!”, The Times of Canada is bringing its Vaisakhi Gala back with full entertainment and no more restrictions. This year melodious Punjabi singer Kanth Kaler will perform during our Vaisakhi Gala.

We are so happy to see the world getting back to normality after last couple of difficult and stressful years. So many concerts and events are happening around the town. We wish you all a colorful and joyous spring!

VINAY SHARMA Manging Director

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THE TEAM SEEMA SHARMA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Seema founded the Times of Canada along with her husband Vinay Sharma. She has an extensive background in retail and customer service and looks after the overall management of the magazine. She loves to spent time with her free family and friends.

LAVPREET KUMAR (RICKY) MANAGING EDITOR Ricky has been working with The Times of Canada (TOC) since 2013, the very first year TOC organized its Diwali Gala & Car giveaway. Even though he doesn’t work full-time with TOC now, he still helps us in editing the magazine, website and manages our galas.

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WHAT'S INSIDE? ARTICLES 08 – HARNAAZ SANDHU, MISS UNIVERSE 2021 WINNER 16 – WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 24 – ORAL HEALTH CARE 28 – ATHLETES’ SUPERSTITIONS 34 – GUJRATI CUISINE 38 – THE KNOT 56 – GIVE UP TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL 60 – DIL DIYAAN GALLAN 68 – FUSING “THE BEST OF THE EAST AND THE WEST” IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE 72 – LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MYTHS 84 – SHOPPING PERFUME ONLINE! EASY TIPS

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MISS UNIVERSE 2021 WINNER

HARNAAZ SANDHU’S

The crown was presented by Andrea Meza, Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico at the grand finale of the 70th Miss Universe pageant held in Israel.

“CHAK DE PHATTE”, SHE SAID AFTER WINNING THE TITLE FOR INDIA AFTER 21 YEARS.

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arnaaz Sandhu from India has made the country proud by winning the coveted Miss Universe 2021 title after over two decades. Previously, only two Indians have worn the crown – Sushmita Sen in 1994, and Lara Dutta in 2000.

Chandigarh-born Harnaaz’s 1.5 monthlong journey in Israel representing India at the international pageant has been nothing short of a “ride full of love, fun, and immense hard work”.

On qualifying for the top 2 rounds, the 21-year-old was asked, “What advice would you give to young women on how to deal with the

pressures they face today?” “The biggest pressure the youth of today is facing is to believe in themselves, to know that you are unique and that’s what makes you beautiful. Stop comparing yourselves with others and let’s talk about more important things that’s happening worldwide. This is what you need to understand. Come out, speak for yourselves because you are the leader of your life, you are the voice of your own. I believed in myself and that’s why I am standing here today”, she said. She beat 80 contestants, including first runner-up Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, and second runner-up Miss South Africa

Lalela Mswane, to make it to the top.

In the top 5 round, she was asked, “Many people think climate change is a hoax, what would you do to convince them otherwise?” “My heart breaks to see how nature is going through a lot of problems, and it is all due to our irresponsible behavior. I totally feel that this is the time to take action and talk less. Because, our each action could save or kill nature. Prevent and protect is better than repent and repair and this is what I am trying to convince you guys today”.

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HAPPY VAISAKHI Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals of India, marks the birth of the Khalsa and the beginning of the harvest season. Mayor George V. Harvie and Delta City Council are wishing all those who observe Vaisakhi a wonderful celebration with friends and family.

We also recognize that April is Sikh Heritage Month and extend our thanks to the Sikh community for all your important contributions.

Your selfless service for humanitarian causes in Delta and across BC through generous donations of time and goods is highly appreciated and commended.

Have a happy and healthy Vaisakhi.

Khalsa Sirjana Diwas Diyan Lakh Lakh Vadhaiyan.

- From your Mayor and Council

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TROUT FISHING: MUNCHO LAKE– For lake anglers, northern

BC’s green Muncho Lake is a must.

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This is where you’ll reel in trophy bull and rainbow trout, northern pike and walleye, plus Arctic grayling, from late June to September. Bush-plane in to a secluded lake or bunk down at tranquil log cabin-style Northern Rockies Lodge near Fort Nelson, surrounded by unusual limestone mountains and just off the Alaska Highway—also a nature highway for deer, bison, and moose. Globally famed for its canoeing and diverse wet-dry topography, the Cariboo’s Bowron Lakes circuit near Quesnel is another idyllic place to catch (and release) bull trout and see wildlife.

WELLNESS RETREAT: COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS– Jumpstart your vitality in the Columbia Mountains, an area which literally has it all. In southeastern BC bordering Montana, the Columbias include the Cariboo, Selkirk, Monashee, and Purcell ranges. This pristine Alpenlike landscape is like “The Sound of Music” on steroids, with jagged snowcapped peaks and spires, wildflower dotted meadows and cerulean lakes.

Strengthen your mind-body connection, slim down and detox in the Selkirks at Mountain Trek, a top-rated Condé Nast Traveler wellness retreat outside bohemian mountain town Nelson. In addition to organic farm-to-table fare, spa, sauna, yoga and Nordic trekking top the holistic health agenda. Or relax, explore and heli-hike with Canadian Mountain Holidays from three luxe backcountry lodge bases in the Cariboo and Bugaboos—massage, glacier view hot tubs, and sauna included.

in advance and don’t be surprised if you see a grizzly or three. (Find more top hikes in the Kootenays, a leading Canadian hiking, whitewater rafting and mountain biking destination).

can tackle the via ferrata at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. In Golden on a ridge straddling the Rockies

MOUNTAIN BIKING: COAST MOUNTAIN RANGE– Technical “shore riding” (aka “free riding”) got its start on Vancouver’s North Shore. But there’s high-octane single track all over the area’s rugged Coast Mountains, overlooking 27,000 km (16,777 mi) of Pacific coastline all the way north to Alaska. Obviously, ride the North Shore’s old growth, lichen-draped cedar forests at Mt. Fromme and Mt. Seymour. But you’ll want to hit alpine resort Whistler, too, for the Top of the World trail. Expect dramatic view lines and 5,000 vertical feet of flow, berms and switchbacks passing three climate zones, tundra, glaciers, lakes and granite cliffs as you descend the back side of Whistler Mountain.

VIA FERRATA: GOLDEN– Not for the vertigo-challenged, via ferrata is a rock climbing-rappelling-hiking hybrid involving steel cable, rung and ladder routes attached to sheer cliff faces.

Beginner or advanced climbers alike

and Purcells, this is billed as North America’s most technical—and scenic.

The granddaddy, however, is nearby Mt. Nimbus with its 1,969-ft-high (600-m) suspended bridge, the longest route in North America, accessible only by helicopter.

There’s always summit bagging, too.

The wild St. Elias Mountains in BC’s far northwest near the Yukon are home to Canada’s top 10 summits and BC’s highest, 15,324-ft (4,671-m) Mt. Fairweather, not to mention just 20 km (12 mi) inland from the Pacific.

HIKING: KOOTENAY ROCKIES–

Grandeur is on offer in Kootenay National Park, and no more so than on the backcountry Rockwall Trail.

Allow three to five days to traverse the 55 km (34 mi) through lupin-carpeted valleys and past brilliant blue Floe Lake, towering and craggy mountain passes, waterfalls and streams, and the trail namesake’s hulking orange limestone cliffs known as the Paint Pots. Best from July to October, the trek is tough, but well worth it. Come prepared, reserve

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ANNOUNCEMENT WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, a designated private post-secondary institution in B.C., is pleased to announce that the college has recently been granted consent by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training to offer a Bachelor of Hospitality Management (BHM) degree program. Our mission has always been to provide access to higher education opportunities that will enable our graduates to develop the knowledge and skills required to achieve their professional goals while meeting the needs of their community, industry, and the province. In the last 10 years, more than 7000 students have graduated from our outcome-based career programs with more than 97% finding employment in their career of choice. We believe that this new program, designed to meet the needs of one of the fastest-growing industries in the province, will complement our existing program offerings. This program will offer students the opportunity to complete an undergraduate degree and will provide a degree completion pathway for applicants with an existing business or other post-secondary credentials. For more program information please contact: bhmadmissions@wcc.ca

“I am pleased to announce that Western Community College will be offering a Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree in early 2022. This journey started many years ago with my parents who were committed educators in their own right. I saw the positive impact that a post-secondary education could have on any individual. It was for this reason we established Western Community College. With the hard work and dedication of college staff we are now at a new milestone in our continuing journey, one in which we will be able to better serve our students by providing additional educational opportunities and professional futures.

We believe that our degree program will be able to provide our hospitality and tourism industry partners with highly qualified graduates in one of the fastest growing industries in the province. Our journey continues.”

Gurpal Dhaliwal, President of Western Community College

“Our accommodation community is delighted that Western Community College has enthusiastically invested in the future of our industry by offering a Bachelor of Hospitality Management program. Education is foundational to the growth and success of any sector and we are excited that this new program will nurture and develop our next generation of Hospitality and Tourism industry leaders.”

Ingrid Jarrett, President & CEO, BC Hotel Association.

“Surrey’s business community congratulates Western Community College on receiving B.C. government approval to offer a Bachelor of Hospitality Management program. Western Community College is a significant part of Surrey and B.C.’s education ecosystem, tying industry needs to curriculum training as the hospitality industry needs it.”

Anita Huberman, President & CEO, Surrey Board of Trade

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and in the Saw Mills for the first 8 years.

Those were the beautiful days of my life. The East Indian community was small but there were parties almost every weekend.

y name is Ashok Kumar Mohan. I am popularly known as Ash Mohan in the business circle. I was born and raised in Sirhind Punjab. After graduating from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1973, I moved to Europe. There I worked and travelled in almost 6 European countries. My Sister who was an RN in Penticton General Hospital sponsored me and on July 31, 1980 I arrived in the town of Summerland, British Columbia.

In 1984, I got married to the beautiful lady Kiran from Khanna India. She arrived here in Canada 4 months after our wedding. After marriage as usual life changed big time. We were blessed with 3 beautiful children, eldest being my daughter Neha and the 2 sons Sumeet and Amit.

In 1988, I got a job in the maintenance Department in Summerland School Distt. It was a good secure semigovernment well-paying job. My wife also worked part-time since she was looking after the children too.

Summerland is a beautiful small town on the west side of the Lake Okanagan.

Summerland is roughly 14 km on the north side of Penticton. Summerland and Penticton at that time had probably around 60 to 70 East Indian families living there. There were a couple of saw mills and a modular home factory in this area where most of our East Indian people worked. There were a lot of fruit orchards and vineyards too which provided lot farming jobs in this area to the people. I also worked in the farms

We got into construction business in 1989. I built around 10 spec homes initially. The market crash occurred in 1992. It was at that time when pandit Gyan Chand Shastri ji and Shri Bhimsen Nayyar came to meet us in Summerland. They were collecting donations for Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey those days. They motivated us to form a Hindu society in the valley. It was with their motivation and guidance here in Okanagan Valley we formed a charitable society named

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OKANAGAN HINDU TEMPLE AND CULTURAL SOCIETY in July month of 1992. A constitution was drafted, and the society was registered. I was elected as the president of the society.

With Ishwar’s blessings, on 1993’s Guru Purnima, the Okanagan Hindu Society had its own Temple. I feel proud to say that our society is doing really well.

Everybody co-operates and gets along well. We never had an election in the last 30 years. There is unanimously selected committee every year.

As I mentioned earlier while working with the Local School Board, I got involved in construction business. I developed some subdivisions and built spec homes. This arose an interest for Real Estate business in me. In 2004, I got my Real Estate license from UBC. I started selling Real Estate in the City of Kelowna. From day 1 my business was a success and kept growing with the time. There was never a year when I did not receive any awards in sale. I am always in top 2 or 3 salesmen in my company of 120+ Realtors.

It is all because of my clients that I am at the top. I serve them honestly. Money is not my priority; it never had been.

Smile on my client’s face is the biggest commission cheque I receive.

I love people and love to serve them.

I believe that, “Be honest In your dealings and be transparent success will come to you”.

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SAFETY MATTERS S afety is everybody’s business.

Making safety your habit is extremely important. We are so busy in handling our day-to-day business that we almost forget that we are also responsible for not just our own safety, but for everyone else’s.

In my 10 plus years of being in the trucking industry, I know that safety is the key to a successful trucking business.

Fleet safety is very important. Whether you are driving a commercial truck or working in the office, being compliant is very important in the trucking industry.

There are so many aspects of safety to consider when you own a trucking company. Company registration, NSC certificate, company authorities, hiring trustworthy commercial drivers, record keeping, and fuel tax filing are just some of the crucial aspects of safety to consider.

Employers must keep in mind the safety of their commercial truck drivers and the general public who they share the road with. It is their responsibility to keep vehicles in good working condition. Vehicle maintenance plays a very important role in this. The vehicle inspections are crucial. Roadside

inspections are not an issue if pretrip and post-trip inspections are done correctly.

Getting the vehicle defects repaired in a timely manner can save time and money and it also keeps the vehicle in a good working condition.

It is required by the National Safety Code and the US Department of Transportation that all the commercial truck drivers must inspect their vehicles for any sign of defect before they start their first trip of Kavita the day. The truck driver must ensure that the vehicle is in a safe operating condition.

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as many as 50% of heart attacks may be triggered by an oral infection.

While research continues to fully understand the relationship between oral hygiene and cardiovascular health, studies have revealed correlations

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between the two. For example, according to a study published in the “European Journal of Preventive Cardiology”, patients with improved oral hygiene had a lower risk for atrial fibrillation and heart failure compared with those with poor oral hygiene.

What’s more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by age 34, approximately 50% of people have experienced periodontal disease, which suggests a high percentage of the population could benefit from improved oral hygiene and preventative care.

“Given the prevalence of poor oral hygiene in the U.S., understanding the crucial link between oral health and heart health is a game-changer in developing treatment plans”, said Dr. Eric Goulder, founder of the Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center of Central Ohio.

To help protect your oral and heart health, consider these tips from ProBiora Health, a leader in oral-care probiotics:

THINK OF YOUR CARE PROVIDERS AS A TEAM. This means sharing your health conditions with your dentist and your dental concerns with your doctor. While each specializes in different aspects of your health care, when everyone involved is aware of potential problems, they can help you create a proactive care plan.

PRACTICE GOOD ORAL HEALTH HABITS. If you don’t already have regular oral hygiene habits, it’s never too late to start. Brush at least twice a day and after every meal, if possible. Flossing daily can also help remove plaque and trapped particles between teeth.

PROTECT YOUR MOUTH WITH PROBIOTIC BACTERIA DAILY. In addition to brushing and flossing, add beneficial bacteria (probiotics) by taking an oral care probiotic to balance

the natural bacteria load in your mouth.

Used daily, an oral care probiotic lozenge can effectively replenish the good bacteria naturally found in the mouth, crowding out harmful bacteria that can cause plaque, gum disease, cavities and inflammation. When Oral Health probiotics dissolve in the mouth, saliva hydrates the probiotics, which migrate to mouth tissue, gums, gum pockets and tooth surfaces where they work to reduce bad bacteria.

Schedule regular preventive care. Visiting your dentist regularly can help manage potential problems before they become major concerns.

Most dentists suggest scheduling checkup and cleaning appointments every six months. When using oral care probiotics, your checkup may go better than expected.

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Possible concerns could include signs of infection such as red, swollen or sore gums; bleeding when you brush, floss or eat; an unexplained bad taste in your mouth; or problems with bad breath.

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THLETES ’ SUPERSTITIONS

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AFRICAN FOOTBALL CLUB, MIDLANDS PORTLAND CEMENT In 2008 their coach

thletes work hard on the field and outside of it. They put immense effort and consideration into their diets, exercises, lifestyle, and routines.

They shift their entire mindset and way of living to preserve their spots on the team. But sometimes hard work and commitment aren’t enough and they find themselves relying on unknown forces and superstitious beliefs to help them secure their team’s win.

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Here are some of the strangest superstitions that our favorite athletes have indulged in.

LYOTO MACHIDA He is known professionally as The Dragon and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, currently signed with Bellator MMA. He owes his success to him drinking his own urine. He believes in the success “urine therapy” brings with it, and how it is something he drinks every morning, like a natural medicine.

This is knowledge and practice that he replicates from his father.

instructed the team to take a “cleansing dip” as the coach felt that there needed to be a change in their set of course. The team had unfortunately lost many games, and this seemed like an opportunity for them to change this and redeem themselves.

Ironically, this incident brought with it further bad luck. The river was not the type of river to be acquainted with, as it was close to Victoria Falls, had strong currents, and was home to crocodiles and hippos. One of the players drowned in the incident, and then they lost their upcoming match as well.

JASON GIAMBI AND THEIR TEAMMATES He is an American

former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. In 2008, he and the team had found themselves in a rather large slump, and that’s when he found himself wearing a gold thong under his uniform.

Seeing the positive results correlated with Giambi’s actions, his teammates attempted the same ritual.

KEVIN RHOMBERG

He is a former left fielder in major League Baseball and made a major league debut on June 9th, 1982. He wasn’t considered to be an exceptional player, but rather an exceptionally weird person. He would never turn right while on the field, and if he did he would have to spin left.

Additionally, he had a rather emphasis on the necessity of touching someone back, after being touched by them. If Rhomberg was touched while sliding into second, he’d chase the fielder down and touch him back every time.

This would also go for coaches and teammates as well.

LES MILES Les Miles is an American Football coach, and in 2007 he left the LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game. Before every game, and especially in high-stress situations he will indulge in eating the grass from the turf. When interviewed about it he mentions how it humbles him, and reminds him of how he is one with the game.

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any of us associate Gujarat only with dhokla, khakra or the drool-worthy Gujarati Thali. But there is more to Gujarati food than that.

North Gujarat, Kacch, Kathiyawad and Surti Gujarat are four major regions of Gujarat and each of these bring their own uniqueness to Gujarati cuisine.

KHAMAN– A scrumptious and sound steamed bite produced using crisply ground lentils and chickpea flour, it is fundamentally the same as its unassuming cousin, the worldwell known - dhokla. To set up the khaman, the khaman flour blend is bubbled alongside turmeric, salt and preparing pop to make it light and soft. It is then cut up into blocks and

as a rule decorated with mustard seeds, coriander leaves, sev and hacked onions. Generally served in daily papers in farsan (nibble) shops with tart chutneys and a few bits of green chilies.

Mainstream adjustments of the khaman incorporate Ameri khaman (pounded up khaman embellished with sev and pomegranate), Nylon khaman (milder and quick cooking khaman) and Masala (khaman presented with hot and zesty nippy powder)

THEPLA– No Gujarati ventures, picnics, outside treks or even business trips are finished without this omnipresent tidbit. Produced using gram flour, entire wheat flour, crisp fenugreek leaves and flavors, these flatbreads are sound nibbling choices with a long timeframe of realistic usability. Generally served sizzling with new curd, pickles or chundo, they make healthy dinners. At the point when joined by some steaming hot tea, they likewise make a luxurious breakfast or an awesome nibble amid the rainstorm.

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KHANDVI– Thin layers of gram flour cooked with buttermilk and moved up in soft goodness, prepared with sautéed sesame seeds and a couple of different flavors, that’s khandvi for you. The straightforward however fragrant decorating of curry leaves, coriander, sautéed cumin, mustard and coconut makes it basically compelling.

Additionally called ‘suralichya wadya’ in Maharashtra, it is a well-known nibble among Gujaratis and Maharashtrians alike. Light on the stomach and satisfying on the tongue, khandvi can be an impeccable breakfast thing or a scrumptious night nibble.

UNDHIYU– The lord of Gujarati dishes Undhiyu (and obviously Uttarayan) is the motivation behind why a Gujarati enthusiastically anticipates winter. It gets its name from the Gujarati word undhu, which means rearranged, it is an established Gujarati dish made in a reversed earth pot.

Basic fixings incorporate eggplant, crunchy muthiyas (broiled chickpea flour dumplings), potatoes, yam, green peas, bananas and beans, ease back cooked to flawlessness with buttermilk, coconut and flavors.

Undhiyu presented with puris and shrikhand is a typical event amid Gujarati weddings.

MUTHIYA– Named after the activity that is utilized to shape the mixture, these clench hand cakes make for an extraordinary breakfast or night nibble.

To set up these, a blend of chickpea flour, bottle gourd and flavors is readied, steamed, seared and prepared. Different

assortments incorporate utilization of spinach, fenugreek, amaranth or considerably severe gourd. Succulent and soft within, brilliant and firm outwardly, nobody can ever say no to a bowlful of muthiya. Best savored with a dash of mint-coriander chutney or ketchup, and some steaming hot tea.

FAFDA-JALEBI– Made colossally well known by the day by day cleanser ‘Taarak Mehta ka Ulta Chashma’?, this is (nearly) every Gujarati’s fantasy cheat-day breakfast. Fafda is a crunchy, fricasseed chickpea flour nibble, jalebi is a sweet southern style pretzel made of wheat flour and dunked in sugar. Together, they are a match made in paradise. When you take a bit of the crunchy, salty, fiery fafda and eat it with a bit of the crunchy, sweet jalebi, you are certain to be in nourishment paradise.

Have a fricasseed cold or a whip of the dry papaya chutney with this blend, and your taste buds will blast away to greatness. Relatively every road corner in Gujarat, esp. Ahmedabad has a shop offering these. On Sundays, there are tremendous lines outside farsan shops, for a liberal breakfast of this eminent team.

SEV TAMETA NU SHAK– A sweet, salty, tart, zesty shak (vegetable planning) produced using tomatoes and sev is a most loved in Gujarati families, particularly among kids. To set up this dish, diced tomatoes and onions are sautéed with oil and flavors and after that cooked in steam. Firm sev is included as a topping at the season of serving alongside naturally cut coriander.

Simple to make and flavorful to eat. It ticks all the crates shading, surface, crunch, enhance and so forth. Relish it with parathas, theplas or the humble

phulkas for a healthy supper.

GUJARATI KADHI– No Gujarati thali dinner is ever complete without the kadhi. Particularly perceived in view of its white shading, this is a conventional dish made of harsh curd, spiced with thickened gram flour and sweetened with a jaggery or sugar. The surface of this sweet and hot, thin soup-like kadhi can be improved with the expansion of koftas or pakoras. It makes for a brilliant summer dish in light of its cooling nature, and is best savored with delicate phulkas or steaming sweltering basmati rice.

MOHANTHAL– A mark dish of numerous Gujarati families with every housewife adding her own particular extraordinary touch to this customary formula, Mohanthal is a delicate fudgelike sweet produced using sweetened gram flour (besan) and seasoned with saffron, cardamom and nuts like almonds and pistachios. It is said to be Lord Krishna’s most loved sweet, and subsequently made affectionately amid the celebration of Janmashtami. It can be filled in as a lunch time nibble, and can be found in all mithai shops over the state.

This is an endeavor to say only a portion of the dishes that this foodie state is well known for. There are a few different dishes like patra, dabeli, doodhpak, dal dhokli, bajri no rotlo, locho, sev usal and dahi tikhari among others that merit a good specify.

Gujarat is in fact a paradise for foodies and as the above dishes shows, there is something for everybody here in this flavor-pressed cooking.

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he Knot which I am going to introduce is an Indian Wedding Knot solemnized in district Ludhiana of Punjab state

on 18.02.2022 in a traditional Punjabi culture, though it has some fragrance of Rajasthani culture.

As said “Marriages are settled in

heaven but celebrated on earth. The sacred unit of two unknown souls is written by birth”, truly suits this couple because Vinayak ‘The Groom’

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is from Ludhiana & Nitu ‘The Bride’ from Kota Rajasthan. The couple has good academic qualifications as Vinayak studied engineering and did his M.Tech. from Bits-Pilani and is presently a software engineer in Barclays, whereas Nitu did her MBA from Army Institute of Management in Calcutta and is doing a job in ZS Associates a multi-national conglomerate of USA. Both are presently settled in Pune. The prewedding shoot was done at studio Futureforward Gurgaon by the professionals of Maan Photography as it allows both partners to get to know each other in a better way.

The long wedding started on 05.02.2022, i.e. on the eve of Basant Panchmi when the Halavai sat at home and all sweets were prepared in a traditional way, the process continued till 10.02.2022. A big and difficult task was its distribution along with the invitation cards. The cards got ready from leading vendor Santosh Packers and the family did this great job perfectly. The other big task which I noticed, was the lodging arrangements for the Bride’s side and the relatives, which was nicely done by the family.

To get the blessings of the Almighty an Akhand Path of Ramayana was carried out at home on 14.02.2022 and the sampan was done on 15.02.2022 followed by Sankirtan by leading Bhajan singers & Bhoj to Brahmins and the guests. In the evening Maiyan ceremony was also carried out by all the ladies of the family.

The affection in relations was visible in the wedding as Mamas, cousins & friends of the groom along with family visited from Canada, USA & UK by taking a huge risk of Covid and leaving behind all their business and responsibilities. Many relatives came from distant locations of the

country like Bombay, Bangalore, UP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana etc. The most important day for the couple was Wednesday, the 16th Feb. 2022 i.e. the day on which Shagun & Ring Ceremonies were performed in Hotel K.G. Ludhiana. The function was packed with fun & love.

Hall was decently decorated with flowers, the guests were enjoying the delicious snacks & food, the couple was looking charming & beautiful but the best of all was the solo performance given by Ankush ‘the Bhabi’ of the groom.

Vijay entertainers were not behind, as lady artist was singing Jaggo Boliyan and songs so sweetly. All Ladies in Punjabi dresses were dancing by picking up the pot on their heads that were decorated with candles

The best moment was the secret/ surprise entry of Mr. Vinay Sharma from Vancouver Canada along with his family & Mr. Teji Sandhu (singer & associate of celebrity Kapil Sharma) and then their dance and bhangra show on the beats of Heera Dholi on the same night at home.

The next evening i.e. on 17.02.2022 was the Jago & Sangeet with friends and relatives at Hotel K. G. I noticed that though the family was tired but not an inch of tiredness was seen on their faces.

The evening was again packed with full fun & love. Drink lovers were taking Patiala shahi Peg and dancing to the beats.

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(in earlier times instead of sending invitation cards, this was the way to invite the nearest to the wedding and to wake them up to join the festivities).

It was a super evening and a fantastic party.

Here is not the end, the super day has come i.e. Friday, 18th Feb. 2022.

With the first ray of sun, there was so much excitement in the family, everyone was busy. At 10 am Pandit Ji came for the Puja, Havan and Saint ceremony, which is to be performed by the Mamas of Groom. All were busy to dress up nicely, as the

Sehra-bandi of the Groom was to be carried out in the evening. A person had reached for tying the Jodhpuri turbans as all-male family members were going to wear the black colour Jodhpuri dress being a dress theme. At exactly 4.30 p.m.

Sehra-bandi started, the Groom was nicely dressed up in off-white Sherwani & was looking charming & smart. Pandit Ji performed the Puja and Sehra was tied on the forehead of the Groom by his Sisters in the sounds of traditional wedding songs. A well-decorated Ghori was waiting for the Groom and finally, the Groom rode on the Ghori and Baraat (wedding procession) moved for the wedding place - Ludhiana Garden, after bowing to the Almighty in Shiv Shakti Temple.

At 8.00 p.m. the Baraat was at the entrance gate along with Groom who was sitting on a beautifully decorated Rath along with Savala. Now the sky was filled up with firecrackers, the well-dressed up the traditional band as well as Fauji Band was presenting its best show. The hall was fantastically decorated with flowers, diyas, rangolis etc. At last, after Milni of both Families, the Baraat entered the venue along with the Groom.

concerns and assembly elections spare few moments from their busy schedule of life came to give blessings to the couple, which reflects how the family is connected to the society.

A team of Maan Photography was seen busy capturing unforgettable memories for Lifetime. Now it was the time for the youngsters to dance to the beats of DJ, Teji Sandhu was not behind, he was adding glory to the function with his songs. Guests were fully enjoying the variety of delicious snacks, foods & drinks.

Finally, the Knot tied, the Bride & Groom took phere around the sacred fire amidst the Vedic mantras, which is a 5000-year-old Vedic tradition and got united for the whole life as said

by Jean-Paul Sarte “In love, One and One are One”. The Doli came at home in the early morning.

In the last, I can only say, it left unforgettable memories in my life and I wish the couple, a happy and successful journey on the wheels of life. The wedding ended with the blessings of forefathers and the introduction of the bride to the family.

The ambiance of the stage was so great, where the Jaimala ceremony was to be performed, Groom sat there and was eagerly waiting for the unforgettable moments of his life. The Bride draped in a beautiful wedding dress entered the hall under the shade (Chadar) of flowers along with her brothers. It was an amazing moment; finally, Jaimala/ ritual ceremony took place. Many dignitaries by setting aside COVID

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LIFE LESSONS ALONG THE WAY

A book by Sanjana Karthik

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anjana Karthik is a grade 12 student from Semiahmoo Secondary. She is an avid learner who has taken UPENN courses, Special Olympic certifications, and received other forms of academic recognition.

She has dedicated over 1000+ hours of service since she was in grade 6, dedicating time and energy to volunteering and fundraising for reputable not for profits including Special Olympics, Canucks Autism Network, Canadian cancer society,

UBC Geer up, Westminister Senior Home, South Surrey Recreation Center, Closelook Productions and more.

Through these experiences, she has developed entrepreneurial experiences and formed leadership roles in her school as executives of Medhopeful, Volunteering, and Tutoring Club. These activities have provided her a basis to continue efforts to her writing organization, Your Words Matter To Us, which is supported by reputable magazines

and has received community grants.

Her love for writing stemmed from when she was in grade 9 and has continued into having work published in places like Poetry Institute of Canada, Polar Expressions, Brown Girl Magazine, Stigma-Free Society, Aaj Magazine, and more, and she is blessed to have also had her work shared with the Mayor of Whiterock in 2020 and 2021, and her book, Life Lessons Along the Way, to be published on reputable sites and publishing companies.

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The Times of Canada interviewed Sanjana about her book.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BOOK YOU PUBLISHED, AND WHEN WAS IT PUBLISHED? WHAT’S THE COST OF THE BOOK? The name of the book is “Life

Lessons Along the Way” and this book was published during the summer of 2021. It costs 3.99 USD, which is about the cost of a simple coffee, and is a quick read of just 14 minutes!

WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT?

“Life Lessons Along the Way” is a poetry book that encompasses life lessons that I, Sanjana Karthik, have come across throughout my life.

With 28 poems and 28 quotes, this poetry collection contains lessons that revolve around: gratitude, starting over, perseverance, positivity, identity struggles, and much more. Who knows? It might bring insight into your own life as well.

WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION TO WRITE THIS BOOK? I fell in

love with poetry when I was in grade 6, and tried finding a home for the work I had nurtured through writing groups and open mic events. I began to dive into the creation of 3 manuscripts - one of them being on worldwide issues, the other inspired by a spirituality books, and the one now published on life lessons. I found it important to document the lessons I have dived in over my youth so one day I could reflect on them, and see if they still hold for me. I also hoped that the lessons I had arrived to would glance at someone else into some insight I had stumbled into, and potentially give them the clarity I had struggled to realize over the years.

Additionally, I always longed to get my work published, and while eventually that desire was fulfilled, I wanted to take matters into my hands, and execute this through self-publishing. Having a collection of the poems I nurture, edit,

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and present before your eyes is an accomplishment I always wanted to be able to carry, and I’m glad it has now turned into something more tangible than another goal.

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? For people of all ages, and backgrounds, although it may be more suitable for those 10 and above.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE PEOPLE SHOULD PURCHASE A COPY OF THIS BOOK? I believe that the

poems’ messages and quotes would provide some insight into everyone’s life, or at the very least another person’s experience to set gazes too. It is easy and quick to read while costing very little money and bestowing some profit for my university tuition as well. For those with a desire to write poetry or a taste for this wonderful art, I strongly encourage you to see if the lines resonate with you, and the rhythms connect with you.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE POEM AND QUOTE IN THE BOOK? I enjoyed writing all of

these poems, and they all tug on a fragment of my heart. They were conceived with much effort, love, and devotion. One of my favorite poems was “SomeBody”. I enjoyed being able to present the image of a body, and something less than a sexual idea, but more of a “person”, “a human being”, “someone’s loved one” or “a friend”.

I think society’s misconceptions and false images lead us to the perception that there is an “ideal body type” that we need to work towards, or that our bodies are something people desire or long to possess. I believe with these mindsets we tend to lose track of the life within our body, and their story, which I encourage everyone to set their attention to instead.

WHAT WAS THE WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING PROCESS LIKE? I began writing this

book in grade 9 and received editing support from the author, Cristy Waston.

Her edits were immaculate and service was generous. I truly could not have completed this project without her 3 rounds of editing, her zoom calls, and emails filled with insightful information.

I first worked on completing my poems and finding appropriate quotes to go alongside them. Subsequently, worked on arranging them in an order that would flow into a beautiful and rhythmic overall story. After every round of edit, I would revise the work I had been sent until the work was edited to the best of our abilities. With the help of Cristy Waston, I also formatted my work in such a manner that it could be printed

by Staples and made into a Chapbook.

However, my publishing journey did not cease here and continued into the summer of 2021, where my dad provided me tremendous support.

He helped me with getting my work formatted and ready for publishing on Kindle, Draft2digital, and StreetLib. He also supported me with marketing efforts and connecting with his networks in pursuit of purchasing a copy of these books. I am grateful for the support system that has led me to this moment of considering myself a published author.

WHERE CAN PEOPLE PURCHASE IT? You can purchase

the book using this URL: https:// books2read.com/u/3GwrlK Thanks to Streetlib and Draftdigital the work can be found on various reputable websites and publishing companies including Amazon KDP, Google Play, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Nobels, and much more.

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WHY AND WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO JOIN SPORTS? I

started playing golf when I was 6 years old. My dad used to take me with him to the golf course. On my 6th birthday, my mom gifted me a cute little Barbie Golf set. When I was 10 years old my dad took me to watch the CP Women’s Open at Vancouver Golf Club. I watched Lexi Thompson, Inbee Park and Paula Creamer play. At the end of the round Lexi Thompson came up to me out of all her fans and gave me her signed glove and said, “Thanks for watching!” I was starstruck and at that very moment I wanted to become just like her, an LPGA Tour Star and inspire young girls around the world.

HOW HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN AS A SPORTSWOMAN? As an athlete/

sportswoman I practice every day 3-8 hours depending on school schedule.

I play around 15 tournaments every year in Canada/Internationally. I have a whole team that helps support me.

My team consists of my personal golf coach, Tyler McNeil, the Team Canada Coaches, Robert Ratcliffe, Jennifer Greggain and Jeff MacDonald. Team Canada fitness coach Bryan Katz and my personal fitness coaches are, Jason Glass and Lindsay Manion.

WHAT STRATEGIES AND LIFESTYLE ARE YOU USING TO KEEP YOURSELF FIT? My fitness trainers help me work on strength with workouts that I do 4 times a week. I do stretch exercises twice a day and lastly, I take care of my diet as per my nutritionist.

WHAT ARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AS A SPORTSWOMAN TILL NOW? My top achievements include: -Member of the Golf Canada National

Junior Squad (3 years on team) -Champion at the 2021 Glencoe Invitational -3rd at the 2021 Dixie Women’s Amateur Championship -T3 at the 2021 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship -Medalist/Quarter Finalist at the 2021 PNGA Women’s Amateur Championship -BC Triple Crown Title: Champion at the 2020 BC Junior Girls/Champion at the 2020 Juvenile Girls/Champion at the 2017 BC Bantam Girls -Champion at the 2019 Future Links Ontario Championship -Represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Girls Championship and finished T20

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS AND 10 YEARS? I see myself as a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour, being World Number One, and representing Canada at the Olympics.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THIS CAREER? Golf has taught me a lot of things, it has taught me to be patient, appreciative, have good time management, and overall grateful of life.

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get to support drive our dedication to progress and service. These stories and initiatives bring us closer to people whose hard work deserves to be highlighted and sponsored, so they can continue to give back to others in return.

Guiding the team responsible is Head of Marketing Abdel Karim Awwad, whose high regard for engaging with the community, minute attention to detail, and delivering excellent quality,

understands that sponsorship and support are vital for the success of the innovation dedicated to life-changing work that challenges us to strive to not only be, but also do better.

We truly believe one of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone, and so we are most grateful to be able to lend a hand and help make a difference for others.

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AWARD WINNERS

YOGI’S KITCHEN A fter moving to Canada in 2015, Yogesh Chawla realized that people here were very busy with work, house chores, kids, studies etc.

They had no time to cook for themselves.

They would end up eating out at least one meal daily or would skip a meal.

Mr. Chawla wanted to come up with a solution for this problem.

He says, “I figured this was a big problem that I wanted to solve. So, we decided to explore different options available. There were a couple of home-operated meal services however there were no health guidelines being followed, mostly did not give home delivery & none was empowered by technology. In 2018, we finally launched Yogi’s kitchen keeping all these things in mind and we launched the first of its kind tech empowered meal delivery service”.

Mr. Chawla was a management

professional with a total work experience of more than 18 years.

He worked in a variety of industries to gain experience. Since inception, his goal wa to become an entrepreneur.

“I always wished to not only meet my own financial goals but at the same time boost the economy and generate employment for others. After I moved to Canada in 2015, I continued to explore the market and I finally came up with the concept of Yogi’s Kitchen in 2018”.

At Yogi’s kitchen, meals are curated by an in-house chef, using fresh ingredients sourced from local suppliers, delivering the highest quality, perfectly portioned, ready-to-eat meals right to your door. Their consistent taste, impeccable delivery & 24X7 customer care is yet a far-fetched dream for most of their competitors. Their copyright

technology and features like pause meal, change address daily, mobile app for menu selection etc., are things that none of the other meal delivery services provide & that’s where we have a huge advantage. Since inception they have seen a consistent growth in their customer base.

What started with 5 meals daily is now 3000+ meals daily. Despite the onset of pandemic in 2020 & its negative impact on the global economy, their numbers only got better month on month. They delivered free meals to VGH staff members during pandemic for 1 entire month as their way to give back to community during difficult times.

They have an ongoing program called ’Feed the Need’ where they donate 50 free meals daily to the people in need.

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AWARD WINNERS

The man behind Pizza 64

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r. Roop Dhillon, the owner of Pizza 64 came to Canada in 1994. Before coming to Canada, Mr. Dhillon completed B.Sc. in economics from Khalsa College, Amritsar. During his initial years in Canada, he worked in a variety of jobs before opening the super successful pizza store business, Pizza 64.

The Times of Canada had a chat with Mr. Dhillon about Pizza 64.

ROOP DHILLON

WHY AND WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR AND START YOUR FIRST PIZZA? Initially, I

worked in many jobs like in autobody shop, pizza shop etc. I also drove longhaul truck. I always wanted to have my own pizza store but it took me time to save up in order to accomplish this goal. 2008 was the first year when we opened our first pizza store in Surrey,

BC on 64 Avenue. hence the name Pizza 64.

HOW HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN AS AN ENTREPRENEUR? Once

you start doing what you love then sky is the limit. Life has been very busy at times. Time management and prioritizing the right things are some of the key components to master as an entrepreneur.

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WHAT STRATEGIES ARE YOU USING TO RUN THIS SUCCESSFUL PIZZA BUSINESS? A lot of trust in our people and hard work they do are the keys to our success. Choosing the right people that you work with is one of the major decisions we made in order to expand. They represent us and our brand to the consumers.

WHAT ARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AS A BUSINESSMAN TILL NOW? We

have expanded from 3 stores to 20 stores in the last 4 years and we are continuing to grow. This has only been possible with a strong and dedicated team of employees all the way up to our

board. We are constantly learning and introducing new ideas and technologies to take this to the next level.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS AND 10 YEARS? For the foreseeable future, I

am going to work hard towards growing this business. We want to make this a Canadian national chain and in future an international chain of pizza stores.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THIS CAREER? Everyone

loves pizza, it’s been a really great experience for us all to get to this stage, we are now more focused on expanding and making sure our pizzas reach every Canadian home.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE TO HIM/HER?

Start whenever you are comfortable.

Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do anything. Set your goals and make sure each breath you take you get closer to them.

WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO PEOPLE OF INDIAN ORIGIN? We

thank you for your love and support. We try to help and support every community to the best of our abilities as without them we would have not reached this stage.

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GIVE UP TO BECOME

SUCCESSFUL

T

he difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack

of will.” - Anonymous. Everybody has their own definition of success but there are some universal things that one needs to give-up to become

successful rather than adding new things. Some of them you can give up today, while it might take a bit longer for others.

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GIVE UP ON THE UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE

“You can’t live an unhealthy life and expect a healthy outcome.” Frank Sonnennberg. If you want to achieve anything in life, everything starts here. First, you have to take care of your health, and there are only two things you need to keep in mind: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity. Small steps, but you will thank yourself one day.

GIVE UP MULTI-TASKING

“Multi-tasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth.” John Medina.

be something you do; they should be something you are. There is a difference between: “Working out to have a summer body” and “Working out because that is who you are”.

GIVE UP PLAYING SMALL

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” - Nelson Mandela. If you never try and take great opportunities, or allow your dreams to become realities, you will never realize your true potential.

Moreover, the world will never benefit from what you could have

learn new skills and change their perception so that it can benefit their lives. Remember, who you are today, it is not who you have to be tomorrow.

GIVE UP YOUR PERFECTIONISM

“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can’t learn anything from being perfect.” Adam Osbroune. Nothing will ever be perfect, no matter how much we try. Fear of failure (or even fear of success) often prevents us from taking action and putting our creation out there in the world. However, many opportunities will be lost if we wait for things to be right. So, “ship,” and then improve (that 1%).

GIVE UP SAYING YES TO THINGS THAT DON’T SUPPORT YOUR GOALS

Successful people know this.

That is why they choose one thing and then beat it into submission.

No matter what, a business idea, a conversation, or a workout.

Being fully present and committed to one task is indispensable.

GIVE UP THE SHORT-TERM MINDSET

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi Successful people set long-term goals, and they know that these aims are merely the result of short-term habits that they need to do every day. These healthy habits should not

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt. Successful people know that to accomplish their goals, they will have to say NO to tasks, activities, and demands from your friends, family, and colleagues.

In the short-term, you might sacrifice a bit of instant gratification, but when your goals come to fruition, it will be worth it. achieved. So voice your ideas, don’t be afraid to fail, and certainly don’t be afraid to succeed.

GIVE UP THE FIXED MINDSET

“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” - Harry Golden. In a fixed mindset, people believe that their intelligence or talent are simply fixed traits and that talent alone creates success — without effort. They are wrong. Moreover, successful people know this. They invest an immense amount of time on a daily basis to develop a growth mindset, acquire new knowledge,

GIVE UP YOUR EXCUSES

“Excuses are powerful thing one excuse can negotiate 100 opportunities.” - Bobby Darnell.

Successful people know that they are responsible for their life, no matter their starting point, weaknesses, and past failures. Realizing that you are entirely responsible for what happens next in your life, is both frightening and exciting. However, it is the only way that you can reach success because excuses limit and prevent us from growing personally and professionally. Own your life; no one else will.

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programs by professional artists, social activities like arranging picnics, bus trips, group birthdays, awareness seminars for financial investments, scams & frauds and assisting seniors with Free Tax Filing to low-income seniors, also special events like Unique Pot Luck where variety of mouthwatering dishes being prepared by senior members.

But in March 2020, came the COVID 19 Pandemic, all seniors were locked in, felt isolated, depressed and anxious.

Mr. Surendra Handa went to work by calling members to know how they were doing. He did attend 6 weeks course of Learning Basic Digital Skills for Health Literacy organized by iCON Digital Medicine Department of UBC Vancouver and taught this course back to the seniors, who had limited knowledge of technology, via Zoom meetings. Thus, he demonstrated innovation and made measurable difference in older adults during the COVID pandemic.

MR. SURENDRA HANDA M r. Surendra Handa has been coordinator of Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC at Lakshmi Narayan Temple Surrey BC since 2008.

He also Coordinates one of BC CRN’S newest APNI Community Response Networks located in Surrey, which is home to the Country’s second largest percentage of South Asian Canadians, for standing against Elder Abuse, Elder Neglect and Self-Neglect etc.

He puts his heart and soul into creating a warm & comforting space for Seniors to escape isolation, have healthier life style by managing chronic ailments and for over all good physical health and mental well-being of all seniors.

He has been organizing weekly events like Yoga & Meditation classes to enhance quality of life by qualified yoga instructor, organizing health seminars by health professionals, nutritionists, RCMP for personal safety, recreational

Travel is a favorite past time of Mr. Surendra Handa, he loves to take other senior members along with him to travel in a group and everyone pays their own way. Most of the seniors of Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre have explored all the Tourist Attractions in the Lower Mainland and several countries of the world together with him since 2010.

Seniors have been to Caribbean, Mexico, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, South America, Thailand, Dubai, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and 3 times to Europe exploring different cities, Australia and New Zealand, he has always travelled with a group of minimum 50 seniors to maximum 70 seniors.

Mr. Surendra Handa is a kind and selfless volunteer, who has worked against all odds for the benefit of seniors without expectations of rewards and continues serving the Community Seniors with the greatest humility.

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AWARD WINNERS

DIL DIYA GALLAN

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il Diyaan Gallan is an initiative focused on breaking the Stigma around Mental Health in the South Asian community. The goal is to change how we view and take care of our mental health so that we see it in on a spectrum of our overall well-being.

On this spectrum is our physical health, spiritual health, relational health and mental health.

Our mission is to promote the following: KNOWLEDGE: promote learning about mental health

AWARENESS: offer tools and strategies to increase one’s own awareness of their mental health experiences and needs.

COMFORT: normalizing the

experiences of mental health to create safe spaces for people to talk openly about their mental health challenges.

SUNIL MUNJARAL (Founder- Dil Diya Gallan)

CHAHAT MUNJARAL

RAMAN GILL

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The Dil Diyaan Gallan initiative began in two homes, with two different stories.

In one home, a father, Sunil, consoled his 17 year old daughter, Chahat, as she cried endlessly struggling with overwhelming emotions and thoughts related to relationship challenges with friends. After crying and talking they realized they were lucky to have this safe space to openly express themselves. The two came to realize that many people struggle silently.

Sunil, having worked in social services most of his life, in India and in Canada, and Chahat a grade 12 student, noticed how many people in the South Asian community struggle in silence with their

and cared for in this community.

In the second home, a clinical counsellor, Raman, was dealing with grief after the loss of two young cousin brother’s within a year. Two young, vibrant, beautiful souls, gone because of the stigma around mental health, the stigma around what it means to be strong. Strength in our community is still seen as silent enduring of whatever life throws your way. Weakness is seen as sharing and expressing your struggle, causing isolation. The silence took two of Raman’s dear ones too soon. Raman had been struck with a deep desire to help break the stigma around mental health so no other family has to feel such a devastating loss.

Yet, so many homes, so many individuals are feeling the wrath of this stigma. Mothers and fathers have lost their children, brothers and sisters have lost their siblings, and right now, in this moment, as you read this, so many people are struggling with their mental health silently, and alone.

mental health. This sparked the father/ daughter duo’s desire to do something, to break the stigma, to break the silence and hopefully shift how mental health is talked about, thought about,

Dil Diyaan Gallan is about offering information on how to create safe spaces where our loved ones can express their struggles, find information on what mental health is and how it

impacts our daily existence, listen to stories and language used to describe our experiences, learn ideas and tools, all in the hopes to normalize our need to take care of our mental well-being.

Join our small team in breaking the stigma, in ending mental health isolation, and creating safe spaces for our loved ones to express themselves.

The small team behind this initiative, Chahat, Sunil and Raman, recognize that they are not the first to take steps to break the stigma and silence around mental health in the South Asian community and wish to pay their respects to each and every person that has offered their time and energy to this endeavor.

Two homes, two different stories, both impacted by the silence around mental health in the South Asian community.

Please support the initiative by viewing and sharing the content with your family and friends .

You Tube Channel@ Dildiyangallanletourhearttalk Facebook Page@DIldiyangallansurrey Instagram@DIldiyangallansurrey Tik Tok @DIldiyangallansurrey

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SUCCESS

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eople with goals succeed because they know where they are going” –Earl Nightingale.

The stories of people achieving unusual success despite all manner of handicaps never fail to capture our attention. They’re inspirational to be

COMES TO THOSE WHO WORK FOR IT

sure. But they’re much more than that if we study them carefully. The boy whose legs were terribly burned and who was told he’d be lucky to ever walk again becomes a champion track star.

The woman blind and deaf from infancy becomes one of the most inspirational

figures of the century. Poor children gaining fame and name due to their hard work are becoming common.

People who have nothing and achieve everything due to their input in their field are what amazes everyone.

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or they are the definition of success. The best definition of success is “Accomplishing the goal of helping myself and others lead a better, happier, healthier life”.

Now, success doesn’t lie in the achievement of a goal, although that’s what the world considers success; it lies in the journey toward the goal.

We’re successful as long as we’re working toward something we want to bring about in our lives.

That’s when the human being is at his or her best.

People with all the disabilities or people having nothing but still achieving everything there is something that differentiates them from others. They have goals. They have a burning desire to succeed despite all obstacles and handicaps. They know exactly what they want; they think about it every day of their lives. They have a vision of exactly what they want to do, and that vision carries them over every obstacle.

If you have a goal that you find worthy of you as a person, a goal that fills you with joy at the thought of it, believe me, you’ll reach it. As you are going to achieve your goal think about the next goal beforehand. That’s the only way you are progressive in nature.

Your goals should be concise and you should progressively work towards them. You should have a list of goals

so that you know your progress and can add new goals to your list. Life offers so way too much but when asked what we are working for their vague answers like money but in reality, everyone is working for their goals and their life accomplishments.

You will become what you think. Your personality is a reflection of your thoughts, One should work on one goal at a time.

People tend to work on everything together and end up doing nothing and just being confused making excuses for their failures. By thinking every morning, every night, and as many times during the day as you can about this exciting single goal you’ve established for yourself, you actually begin moving toward it and bringing it toward you.

So decide upon your goal. Stick to it.

Make it a necessity. Remember your goals every morning and night and as many times during the day as you conveniently can. By so doing, you will imply your goal into your subconscious mind. You’ll see yourself as having already attained your goal, and do that every day without fail, and it will become a habit before you realize it.

You will soon become the person you really wanted to become.

This inspiration, this dream, this goal, invisible to the entire world except the person holding it, is responsible for perhaps every great advancement and accomplishment. What the mind can perceive and believe, it can achieve.

We become what we think about.

When we focus on an exciting goal, we reach it by any means. That’s why it’s been said, “You get what you focus on”

by David Justus.

Goals are the very basis of success

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FUSING

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e tend to think that our understanding of mental health is only way to understand the mind, but learning about various cultural perspectives on health and mental wellness can benefit us all.

Dr. Arun Garg describes himself as

“THE BEST OF THE EAST AND THE WEST” IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE

“a global physician with a passion to lower the burden of chronic diseases, based on integrative thinking, which is the fusion of the best of East and the best of West.” Born in India, Dr. Garg left at nineteen and moved to Saskatchewan, where he met his wife and earned a PhD in Biochemistry.

Amongst his many achievements

and accolades, he co-founded the Canada India Network Society, a non-profit society in B.C. that strives to improve the health of people of India and Canada and aims to fuse philosophies of the West and East. His expertise and worldview are informed by both Canadian medicine and Indian philosophy, including yoga philosophy,

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giving him a unique insight into various aspects of mental health.

In the West, we tend to think of yoga as downward dogs and nice stretches to relieve stress and tone our abs. But the yoga tradition and philosophy are much more complex. As Dr. Garg says, “Yoga isn’t an exercise program of postures and movements, it’s a system used to reach the inner mind. All these physical stretches are really designed to take you into your inner self.” This mastery of the thought process is considered to be the foundation of mental wellness.

“To understand who you are,” Dr. Garg elaborates, “you need to understand internally how you function, in the sense of internal knowledge. This is yoga, and it’s described in the context of the mind.”

In India, there are many different words for “mind”, so it’s hard to express all the nuances of just how complex this word is. For the sake of clarity, Dr. Garg describes the mind as the place where thoughts are generated.

Yoga allows a person to have greater internal understanding and control over their thoughts and how they process everyday situations. “Mental wellness is related to your own thoughts,” he adds, and these philosophies allow us greater control over our thoughts and therefore over our mental wellness.

empowering, as it allows people to master their thought process and feel confident in their own ability to support their health and wellbeing.

Arun says we need both external and internal interventions, especially when it comes to chronic conditions. “It’s not one or the other,” Arun asserts.

Yoga philosophy, which is more about searching internally, can complement the medical approach to mental health challenges. Arun added, the “internal intervention is a process which empowers the individual to be self-reliant. To be self-realized, to not only do selfies but also practice self-care. And that only comes when there is an understanding from inside oneself.” But he observes that internal interventions such as yoga, meditation and mindfulness are more difficult as

they “require discipline and practice, practice, practice,” made more challenging by our dependence on technology and instant gratification.

Of-course, yoga doesn’t resonate with everyone and won’t necessarily prevent or manage mental health challenges. But the concept of applying both external and internal interventions, whatever that means to the individual, can foster agency and wellbeing. Both reaching out for help and looking inwards to find balance and selfawareness can be a powerful combination.

Dr. Arun Garg, Global Physician

Dr. Garg believes that modern medicine is brilliant for giving us a detailed, reductive understanding of how things function in the body, and for providing what he calls “external interventions” such as medication, where the person is often more of a passive passenger in their health.

Ayurveda is another example of an external intervention or system of medicine that originated from India.

Yoga is one way of practicing an “internal intervention,” something that an individual must practice and understand themselves. Nobody can do this for the person, and answers are sought within rather than from experts or health professionals. This kind of inner awareness can be very

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DEBUNKING THE LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MYTHS THAT EXIST TODAY

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id you know over 4.48 billion people worldwide use social media each day? It’s not hard to see why so many businesses recognize the incredible marketing potential social media has to offer. However, with the success of social media marketing comes a plethora of information about what works and what doesn’t.

Would you like to know the truth about how to best create innovative marketing for social media? Then continue reading to learn the marketing myths to watch out for.

Myth: You Need to Be on Every Network. Many people think the best social media strategy is creating an

account for every social networking site from Facebook to Twitter to Reddit.

People believe this is the best way to reach a broad audience of people and push your content as far and wide as you can.

Truth: Less Is More. The truth is, creating social media content for every

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platform possible isn’t the best use of your time. Different platforms draw different users. For example, it’s well known at this point Facebook caters to an older demographic than the previous college-aged adults that used to frequent the site.

This is why it’s best to research each platform and only focus on the ones where your target audience spends their time. A social media marketing agency will be able to help you figure this out.

Plus, they can help you create killer content. This will catch the attention of your ideal customer and help grow your social accounts to reach even more people.

Myth: The More Followers, the Better It makes sense why many people believe the more people you have following you, the more people will see your social media content. So naturally, this leads people to strive for as many followers as possible. Some even purchase followers to make their accounts seem more attractive.

The Truth: Followers Don’t Matter (Much). Your follower count on social media is not what will make you successful there. What’s truly important is how engaged your followers are.

It’s better to have 1,000 followers who see your posts and interact with them somehow than 10,000 followers who don’t care much about what you post or

might not even see them at all.

The more your followers enjoy your content, the more likely they will purchase something from you down the line. Plus, it makes them more likely to share your content with friends or family, which will help you grow. Try not to focus too much on your follower count and instead focus on how many people see and interact with your posts, or your reach.

Myth: You Should Max Out Hashtag Use. Each social media platform has different features, but most offer you the ability to use hashtags. Hashtags then act as a search function for people looking to find content related to specific topics. So it makes sense to use as many hashtags as you possibly can so people are more likely to find your content, right? Wrong.

The Truth: Use Hashtags Wisely.

If you’ve ever seen a post with more hashtags than anything else, you know it’s not a good look for the brand.

In fact, it can distract you from the message and seem more like spam than anything else. Instead of cramming in as many hashtags as possible, it’s better to use them wisely. How can you do that? By researching which hashtags would make the most sense to use and carefully considering which hashtags are relevant to the post. Some posts might not even call for using hashtags at all.

Myth: New Platforms Aren’t Worth It. Earlier, we talked about how it’s not necessary to be on every social media platform out there. Some also don’t think it’s necessary to be on newer social media platforms because most users are on other sites too.

The Truth: New Platforms Are Exploding. Newer platforms like TikTok are taking the social media marketing world by storm. All it takes is one viral video to gain a massive, devoted following. This is why so many businesses, from new small businesses to giant corporations, have accounts on the platform. Some small

businesses with low sales have used TikTok to introduce their products to the world and seen tremendous results. If millions, or even billions, of people, are using a new social media platform, it’s worth checking out.

Myth: You Don’t Need to Interact to Grow. There are many different types of marketing, even within the world of social media marketing. One important one is responding to comments and messages.

The Truth: Authentic Interaction is Key. Being authentic in your interactions on social media can be a marketing tool of its own. For example, if someone comments on a photo you recently posted stating their shipment is late, many people view this negatively from a marketing perspective. This can be turned into a positive by how you respond, though.

If you promptly comment back and ask for more information, give an update, or apologize, people reading the comments will see this.

Most will appreciate the honesty and the clear message that you care about your customers. A potentially frustrated customer now gets to reach someone without dealing with a phone call. And people who haven’t yet purchased something might now decide to because you’ve helped build trust. Interacting doesn’t always grow your follower count, but it will boost your sales eventually.

Don’t Let Marketing Myths Fool You When it comes to social media marketing, the marketing myths are never-ending. If you read too much into them, you could find yourself crafting a marketing plan around false information.

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Aditi Kini

Recipient ofBC’s Medal of Good Citizenship for 2021

struggled to keep their jobs, families have worked hard to make ends meet, businesses have grappled to survive, and kids have faced the challenges of new teaching methods and restricted interactions in cohorts. In these circumstances, high school student Aditi Kini has helped several affected communities through her mission to make a difference in her local community.

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diti received the honour for service during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Grade 12 student at North Delta’s Seaquam Secondary, Aditi Kini, was among 31 people and one group from across the province was awarded the Medal of Good Citizenship during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Aditi and her fellow 2021 honourees were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the well-being of their respective communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the past two years, people have

Aditi has helped several affected communities impacted by COVID-19 through her implementation of 17+ service-related projects raising around $50,000 to help hundreds of individuals and families in the Black, Indigenous and People of Color community, Indigenous youth in Northern B.C., school districts, the SPCA, hospitals, homeless shelters and single moms across B.C. Furthermore, she has initiated a sandwich-making initiative providing meals for the homeless at her school, Seaquam Secondary.

An example of her initiatives is her partnership with a local SPCA location to aid their efforts to accommodate an

influx of abandoned animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, she virtually mobilized a team of youth who worked tirelessly to purchase quality food and supplies and set up storage sheds to reduce food wastage.

In addition, due to COVID-19, hospitals were not allowing visitors to meet inpatients which impacted their mental health and recovery. To counteract this, Aditi purchased, packaged, and delivered entertainment packages consisting of puzzles, and word searches amongst other things to keep patients in the Royal Columbian Hospital occupied.

Moreover, she has set up a Notfor-Profit Organization, “The New Horizons Foundation” www. thenewhorizonsfoundation.com to raise funds to provide e-learning opportunities and basic sanitary supplies to 12 schools in rural South India to promote the attendance of girls in schools. Aditi has built several networks with partner charitable organizations that will support her cause post-pandemic. Her ongoing community service was recognized

by Justin Trudeau by presenting the Community Service award twice in 2020 and 2021.

Aditi currently mentors and guides youth in their aspirations of identifying opportunities to make a difference and connects them with organizations that require support. She is a role model for reflected servant leadership and demonstrates exceptional attitude and perseverance. She inspires people around her to never stop giving back to the community.

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MENTAL HEALTH

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M

ental Health is often being described as a person’s condition with regard to their physiological and social well-being. The extent to which a person can cope up with their daily life stresses and can work productively towards the improvement of their community.

Today a 9 out of 10 people are suffering from more than one mental disorder regardless of their age, sex, ethnicity or income. There are various factors which contribute to mental illness.

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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES

Belonging from a minority section or having low income or problems maintaining a lavish lifestyle all contributes to mental disorders.

The mental health quality and treatment have been described by the researchers as modifiable, which will change over time and non-modifiable, which won’t change over time.

MODIFIABLE FACTORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS INCLUDES: • Socioeconomic conditions • Education • A person’s level of social • •

involvement Housing quality Occupation

NON MODIFIABLE FACTORS INCLUDE: • Age • Gender • Ethnicity According to a study, females have increased the risk of low mental health status by 3.96 times. Moreover, people from lower economic sections bagged the highest score for mental health conditions.

MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS • Mood Disorders- people with

these disorders generally discover

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notable changes in their mood patterns.

Depression is a major example of mood disorders. An individual experiences a constant low mood and long sadness. He/ she loses interest in the activities they previously enjoyed.

In Bipolar disorders a person experiences unusual changes in their mood patterns, their ability to work, energy levels, and their will to continue life.

Schizophrenia Disorders- This disorder generally develops from the age group of 16 years to 30 years of age. Researchers are still trying to find that it is a single disorder or a group of disorders.

Individuals with this disorder may find it hard to process knowledge and have thoughts that appear fragmented. It has positive as well as negative symptoms.

Positive symptoms include delusions, thought disorders, and hallucinations whereas negative symptoms include withdrawal, lack of motivation, and a flat or inappropriate mood.

Anxiety Disorders- a person having this disorder tends to avoid

situations or places that tend to trigger their anxiety. People may observe some physical symptoms like restlessness, interrupted sleep, fatigue, and tense muscles.

Individuals may suffer from panic disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias.

EARLY SIGNS • No physical test can determine

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that a person is having certain mental disorders. There are some early signs that an individual should notice.

Eating too much Interrupted sleep patterns Feeling of hopelessness Confused and so on.

TREATMENT

An individual facing these disorders needs to closely work with doctors who can identify their needs and then choose a suitable treatment for them.

TREATMENTS CAN INCLUDE MEDICATION- Prescribed

medication like antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anxiolytic drugs cannot cure the disorder but can help them to continue normal routine and daily activities while working on their mental health.

PSYCHOTHERAPY- or talking

therapies- This is the primary stage where the doctors can find the root of illness and can work effectively on them thereafter.

SELF-HELP- It plays an

important role. People dealing with disorders should keep a check on their lifestyle, sleeping patterns, diet and their personal relationships which can be a cause of their disorder. Having a support system also helps in recovery from mental illness.

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hopping for perfumes online is a very confusing and complicated task. With so many brands available online it becomes really confusing to decide from where to buy

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do it traditionally or do it online. It will always calm your mind by boosting happy enzymes in the body. However, while perfume shopping online we all get caught up with questions like whether perfume will work on, will it last long, hopefully, the bottle is not broken and the brand is worth the trust. In case you have something similar in mind then we are here to help you find the best male perfume and female perfume online with some handy tips:

BUY FROM CERTIFIED BRANDS– Make sure to research

and find the right perfume brands for yourself. Rather than luring yourself with something cheap it is better to pay a bit more and be sure. Ask your friends and family about what perfume brands they trust. It will help you make a safer choice and offer you good quality. Certified brands will help you eliminate fake brands. You can also visit the direct website for perfume as they will offer you genuine and great products.

FIGURE OUT YOUR FRAGRANCE PREFERENCES–

It is always important to keep in mind the basics of scent selection and it should be done by categorizing what type of concentration you want. Either

you want something which has the least concentration or something with the most concentration. You can easily pick the one from below mentioned options.

PARFUM– This one is the most expensive and most concentrated option in perfume selection. It has concentrations of essential oils varying from 15%- 40% and they stay with you all day long.

EAU DE PARFUM– It is one of the commonly used perfume categories.

The concentration ranges from 10%25% and a few sprays can last you up to 8 hours.

EAU DE TOILETTE– One of the cheapest and less concentrated options is this one. It has 5%-15% of essential oil in it which will last you for 2-3 hours.

USE SCENT MATCHER– While buying perfume for women and men, always go for a scent matcher tool.

Good websites have this software installed on their websites to help customers with the right perfume.

It is just like a simple Q&A tool that asks you several questions about your preferences, fragrance, notes, etc. Once you fill those, they suggest the best perfume notes for you and even perfumes that will compliment your personality.

Make sure to use them always and if you fail to find this software on your perfume website then

you can also opt for online perfume matcher tools. It will give you a hint of perfume notes and then you can buy perfume online with such notes.

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Perfume samples are the best way to try perfumes online at a price that doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket.

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HOROSCOPE - 2022 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

Use this time for leveling up your spiritual game, doing some internal healing, and prioritizing selfcare. You might find that trying some alternative forms of therapy or experimenting with mystical arts could lead to some major spiritual

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breakthroughs and deepen your connection with others. You’re brewing up all sorts of new ideas, all of which will begin emerging to the surface soon — but don’t rush yourself through these introspective planning stages!

Retreating into a cocoon is the only way a caterpillar can transform into a butterfly, so allow these months to feed your soul.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

The month of April will bring some gorgeous new connections into your life and grant you access to exciting new friendships that’ll support your growth. Having a like-minded crew of people around you is important and you’ll be leaning

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into your confidence and learning to trust yourself in entirely new ways.

There are lots of lessons and changes headed your way in both the career and relationship department, so don’t be afraid to lean on your BFFs to stay steady. The planets may test your hearty reserve of patience in the month of June, but they’ll also bring blessings that remind you that you’re never alone.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

You’re getting more serious about pursuing higherminded interests and broadening your perspective on life and you’ve got an auspicious chance to apply these expanded points of view to your career path. This is a powerful period for gaining success at work and leveling up your public image, so don’t be afraid of chasing your professional goals. Embracing your sense of authority, networking with your peers, and taking calculated risks can pay dividends.

Just give yourself a break during the months of May and June and don’t exhaust yourself. Use this period to rest, recharge, and reflect on the actions you’ve taken.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

The month of April is blessing you with lighthearted energy that’ll bring you out of your shell and help you embrace your adventurous side. It’s time to shift your focus outward by expanding your belief system and chasing your dreams, especially if it means stepping outside your comfort zone. Learning, travelling, and exploring are huge themes for you in the months of May and June, so it’s a fabulous time to consider taking a big trip or pursuing higher education. These new experiences will also feed you all sorts of creative inspiration, so lookout for new opportunities to

collaborate or express your ideas.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

You’re entering an extensive period of internal growth, Leo, so expect to transform yourself in every way.

You’ve been learning a ton about relationships and what you want to commit to, but the month of April will bring plenty of changes when it comes to both home and career, too. While there may be a lot of shifts to navigate, that simply means there’s lots of space to start manifesting the life you truly want. Your spiritual power is at an alltime high, so lean into your mystical side and tap into your deepest desires.

You can make anything happen.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

Your relationships are being blessed with loads of luck and growth opportunities this year, so if you’ve been looking for love, lean into this magic.

Current partnerships could deepen immensely throughout the months of April, May and June and if you’re single, a reliable new partner could enter your life, too. It’s a beautiful time to commit to the things and people that support your growth. You’ll also be challenged to communicate more effectively, so embrace your mutable nature and find new ways to express your ideas.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)

Time to get focused. Are they a crush or are they marriage material? Is this a fleeting interest or a lifelong passion? You’re learning to be more deliberate about your time and decisive about what brings you joy for the long-term. You’re in store for a highly productive year, so use the months from April to June to burst of the practical-minded energy and get organized and slay your goals. As you get clearer on what you want, your

resources may shift, too — so look out for unexpected raises or investment opportunities that can help you level up financially.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)

Overall, this time marks a serious period of release for you. Flush out anything that’s no longer serving your true purpose and make a room for more stable relationships and commitments to enter your life. Instead of following old patterns, it’s important to lead with your heart. By embracing the things that make you feel excited about life, you’ll find your way to the opportunities that are meant for you.

You may also find that this is a lucky time when it comes to romance, so no matter how many changes take place in your love life, trust that there will be no shortage of passion or pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)

You’re doing a lot of growing up right now. You’re learning serious lessons around communication and finding a new groove when it comes to your daily grind — all of which will ultimately make you feel so much steadier.

Speaking of steadiness, finding your “dream home” and spending time with family could jump higher up on your priority list too. A jet-setter like you may not always see the value in investing in your home life, but having a homebase that feels safe — whether it’s an emotional or physical one — is the key to being able to embrace your freespirited nature. The month of May is a time to fill your own cup.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

You’re kicking off the year Capricorn.

You will get some of the more difficult lessons about love out of the way right off the bat.

And with Venus’ postbackspin glow-up on your side, you’ll find that you’re able to communicate your ideas to the

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world in important new ways this year.

Self-expression is super important, so perhaps it’s time to start a podcast, blog, or social media page where you can interact with people more meaningfully and give your ideas a home outside of your head. Lots of changes and opportunities are coming up in the realms of friendships and dating, too, so embrace your hopes, wishes, and passions.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

During the months of April, May and June, you have a chance to apply what you’re learning. Shifts relating to your career are on the horizon, and you might find some new direction when it comes to your professional aspirations — which could affect your private life or even bring you a chance to move to a new location.

All in all, these upgrade spell luck when it comes to money. With fateful changes taking place at work and lots of growth opportunities hitting your financial sector, your ability to manifest abundance is higher than ever!

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)

This is a year of bountiful blessings for you, Pisces as it ups your manifesting power to transcendental degrees. This is a gorgeous time to embrace everything that makes you, you — your creativity, your empathy, your daydreams, and your idealism. People will have an easier time seeing your true colors and resonating with your soul’s vibrations.

You can accomplish anything you put your mind to now — just make sure your endeavors align with your spirituality, too, as honoring your inner

truth is important.

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