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DAY SEVEN look back at the week ending Saturday March 2nd


I rarely think of any of the weekly posts being my favorite, however this week, I do have one ... one by Adam Olsen on Gratitude.  Just a few words from it state:

My mediocre is someone’s pinnacle. This could be a thought of almost everyone, in every situation.

Our culture trains us to focus on wanting and needing more. The script running through the back our minds tells us we are not good enough. Instagram confirms it for us.

Our culture does not focus on the benefits of gratitude. The feeling of comfort that this mediocre moment with my family is indeed a moment that I may never get again. And, when it is in that context, perhaps it is a little easier to honour it as much.

If you haven’t read any yet, and you only have time for one ... that’s the one I suggest:


#10  DAN ALBAS:  Jody Wilson-Raybould was the target of a “consistent and sustained” effort by Prime Minister Trudeau, and his most senior staff, to politically interfere in the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin


#9  CATHY McLEOD:  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Must Resign Amid SNC-Lavalin Affair


#8  ADAM OLSEN:  Raising My Hands in Gratitude


#7  FELDSTED:  Wernick is not elected and accountable to the public. The pompous ass deserves to be fired for overstepping his authority and attempting to shame an elected official in public


#6  FORSETH:  “My daddy told me so” says little Thomas, "and he wouldn't tell me a lie. Would you, Daddy?"


#5  ADAM OLSEN: The focus has been largely on the bags of cash dragged into the casinos to be laundered ... but ... as we found out ... the problem extends to real estate and luxury cars


#4  FELDSTED: Taking a road less travelled.  Saving jobs is a side issue – a ‘red herring’; not a justification for unlawful interference in the judicial process


#3  FIONA FAMULUK:  By wielding a legislative hammer to bring in an unjustifiable policy for the construction industry, Premier John Horgan’s government is implementing a solution that is looking for a problem


#2  FORSETH:  It Speaks to the Need for Fairness, When it Comes to Carbon Tax Credits, Being Applied Evenly Across BC Manufacturing and Agriculture Industries


#1  FORSETH:  Good on you Adrian Dix ... you’re fighting the good fight! (Sarcasm?  Yes!).  There is one choice, and one choice only to be made


And that’s a wrap on this week ... I hope it was a good one for one!  Take care, and keep sending those suggestions for ideas on posts to consider.
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