“In these tiresome and often lonely days of a lingering pandemic, simple gestures of friendship help us stay connected.”
The most common question I get is; “Why did you become a funeral director”. There are more than a few answers to this seemingly simple question.
“Everyone is invited. Poor or wealthy. All need to recognize the authority of true goodness.”
“I like hearing the owls call, especially in the evening, from large Douglas fir trees in town, around rural areas, or in the forest.”
“Giving your home a deep clean and removing the clutter you’ve been staring at for ages is a fantastic way to make you feel better and get you moving.”
“This last year has been challenging for my family health-wise, and we have made the difficult decision to leave the Creston Valley to be closer to our children and grandchildren.”
“How many of us have questions about death, the funeral, the process, but never quite feel comfortable asking? This is what this column is going to do: it will allow you the space to pose these questions.”
“The Bible declares that in the last days, men will be absorbed in worldly pursuits, in pleasure and money-getting. They will be blind to eternal realities.”
“I’ll happily roll up my sleeve. Medical history and events in my own lifetime show a well-tested vaccine can prevent the transmission of a dangerous virus.”
“Whether you walk outdoors or inside on a treadmill, the benefits are the same”
Call centre inundated with 1.7 million calls while there are just 50,000 folks over 90 in B.C.
“You are getting what you pay taxes for, and your council and staff are not just planning for today, they are planning for tomorrow!”
“It is essential to also think of the child who pulls the book off the shelf in a library and sees a painful, racist caricature of themselves on the pages. Certainly, their childhood experience is just as important as yours?”
“What’s that all about? It’s about a shrew and a shrike, but, perhaps, more about a shrike.”
“I don’t like impulsive decisions when it comes to major purchases. This computer purchase may be the right decision but I am concerned that all the options have not been presented to the board nor carefully examined.”
“An imbalanced Wood element can result in depression, frustration, irritability, rage, resentment, indecisiveness, lethargy, procrastination, lack of assertion, difficulty letting go of old patterns and unfulfilled desires. This is your moment to take an emotional inventory and let go of those thoughts and feelings that are no longer serving you.”
The first of a quarterly column from Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison
