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Have you been making resolutions—officially or unofficially— for as long as you can remember? Were they full of selfcriticism and admonishment? Maybe they were a simple reproof or an entire list of self-imposed short comings that you were sure to rectify in the upcoming year. Maybe you were kind to yourself and only imposed a mental list of things you ‘should’ do. In the past, I have tried all of the above—and they didn’t work. This is the year to drop all self-criticism and stop comparing ourselves to others. It’s time embrace everything that is amazing about ourselves and spend the year celebrating our magnificence!

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8. Believe that you have enough time. Time will expand, and you will get everything done you need to do. Honour your time commitments to yourself. Say no to others if you need to, it is not selfish, and they will find another way. Treat time as the gift that it is, each day a day in your lifetime. 9. Eliminate people and things in your life that drain you. Make a list of what drains you and what fuels you. Spend the year eliminating the drains and building up the positives in your life. This is a great written/visual exercise that you can review as often as you like. 10. Practice daily gratitude and appreciation. Find the good in everything and everyone. Do not worry about things that only exist in your

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They spiral to the right because invaders naturally go up the stairs from outside. They carry swords in their right hands, and have trouble stabbing blindly up and around a corner. It’s just terribly awkward. However, descending the stairs to defend the castle, you can reach downward very handily to disembowel your enemy, or at least ruin his afternoon. It was a sobering thought, which was good, under the circumstances. This task this evening was a dress rehearsal of a new choral work by Victoria composer Nicholas Fairbank. The work, entitled Isbjorn, was written for five choirs. That’s FIVE CHOIRS. Nicholas Fairbank is no chicken. Once upstairs, I stood for a minute looking over the edge of the rail and fighting a mild urge to throw myself over it just because. I waved down to my mom, who totally didn’t notice me despite my flailing. I saw the ranks of two more choirs taking their places in the nave. Sweaters, scarves, jeans in many colours. Emily Carr’s hundreds and thousands. I saw the solitary figure of Nicholas looking up to address the singers. His gentle instructions came over a microphone. Lamps glowed in our choir stalls, and my thoughts returned to Scotland, to a memorial vespers in Dunblane. I looked across the dizzying space to the children’s choir fidgeting in the shadows of another loft, half obscured by massive columns. I became touched by what was happening. Gathered in the semi-darkness, a hundred singers had come out on a November night, leaving hearth and home. Leaving laundry and dishes. They held their heads attentively, straightened their posture, corrected volume and pitch. Why? Because a short time ago, Mr Fairbank stood on the deck of a ship in the Arctic and imagined music. Imagined our voices hailing what he saw: the northern sea, the colours of the twilight illuminating the ice. The aurora. He imagined us singing for the Isbjorn – the polar bear -which may not be long for this earth. Nowhere is goodbye explicitly said, but in the composition majestic minor chords ring out from the massed choirs as in a requiem, a great lament for the dead. We were there because that’s what artists do. They show up and make something amazing where there was nothing. “There’s a whisper on the night wind” the children’s voices floated out, silvery and sweet. “I am the ice bear” sang a deep voice, alone in a shadow, “mystic creature of the polar spaces.” “Isbjorn! Isbjorn!” A hundred voices cried to the roof, and beyond, to the stars. A solo soprano voice soared through the air with impossible purity. Tears stabbed at my eyes. Goodbye, I thought. Good-bye; the word that used to be a parting blessing: God be with ye, long ago in the time of castles. Afterwards, Melanie and I went back to the pub.

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Peace of the season to you! Whatever your spiritual path, your old traditions or new rituals that you have personally created to make this time meaningful, may you experience and celebrate peace over the days ahead.

Peace can seem elusive. The ever-increasing demands for our time and attention, the pace of our world, the endless information overload adds to our already overfull lives. During the year we try to maintain body, mind and spirit, home and garden, friends and family. Now during the holiday season we may add shopping, extra visiting and entertaining. We may be rich in these blessings but we may be drained of spirit and energetically depleted. As the days grow darker and colder we turn to look to those less fortunate here in our city, country and in the wider community of the world. Where is peace as we witness the trials of others you may ask? The answer always remains the same - go within where the still small voice that speaks for love and peace is waiting to be heard. No matter our circumstances or the world situation, peace begins within then moves outward to our homes, family, community and our world. Peace begins with you and within you. If you still the chatter of your mind and quiet the endless outward demands for our attention with a little time for silence, peace will washover you like a blessing. It sounds so easy I know, then why is it so difficult when you try? Where do you find time when there isn't enough for what you are already doing? The answer? You make it and you a priority, you create just a little space to be alone in silence and then you will experience freedom from all in the world outside yourself. Silence is key. So is gratitude. In the silent space, being grateful for all you have peace naturally follows. We cannot be truly grateful and unhappy at the same time. Choice puts us back in a place of personal power. No matter what our circumstances if we choose to accept and embrace it, that choice will lead to peace. That is mindfulness focusing our mind on the present moment and being grateful. Still challenged? No time? No space? Here is what I suggest, stop where you are, close your eye for a moment and just consciously breathe. breathing in

and out, just following our breath brings us home to ourselves, to the place of inner peace that is already and always within us. To the place where the still quiet voice that speaks for truth and love, calls us home to the truth of who we are—just be peace. If you want to take this further there are so many opportunities and paths available in our community to find and develop a practice of peace. We have many great spiritual teachers, practices and practitioners who can aid us in the journey to the home within. Churches, mosques and temples, meditation centers even bookstores. You can choose to try prayer, breath-work, bodywork, massage, yoga, acupuncture and a plethora of creative workshops in art, dance, singing, chant and writing, all to aid us in finding our center of peace and expressing our joy.

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And depending on the group, you can be paired up with individuals with the same ability and goals and likeminded attitude. So where do we start? Get out that paper and pen (okay I am old fashioned) and write down your 2014 goals. Some examples: • Start a running/walking program • Run my first 10K • Train for my first half marathon or marathon • Train for my first triathlon How do I go about doing this? • Write my own training plan (because you are not a ‘groupie’) • Join a run clinic or triathlon club • Talk to my friends and arrange group runs/rides

Whether you are in a group or as an individual add variety to your training. On some days head into the gym and do some strength training or if it is really pouring with rain outside, use the treadmill, bike or elliptical. Cross training is good for you – not only does it add variety, it also helps avoid injury. Most importantly, reward yourself after a challenging workout or run. Have a latté or a glass of wine and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. The next three months doesn’t seem so bad after all does it?

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