Archive for October, 2010

Tuesday, October 12, 2010. I am grateful for Canadian Thanksgiving Day yesterday (2nd Monday in October), an “official” opportunity to celebrate with our families and friends our multitudinous blessings in Canada, similar to our multitudinous blessings in the United States, whose Thanksgiving Day comes later (4th Thursday in November). – Doc Meek, a citizen of both Canada and the United States.

Shopping for pumpkins for Thanksgiving in Ottawa‘s Byward Market

Image above and text below from Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)

“Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day (Canadian French: Jour de l’Action de grâce), occurring on the second Monday in October (since 1959), is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is now mostly celebrated in a secular manner.

“On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed:

“Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with Columbus Day in the United Statesand the Dia de la Raza in most of Latin America.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we had the humility and teachability to learn to recognize and speak our gratitudes and our thanksgivings every day, many times a day? 😮

Thank you to those who originally gave thanks as pioneers!

Doc Meek, Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Nose Hill Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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Friday, October 8, 2010. Today I am grateful to be living in a free society where the police can protect me, unlike some other societies. And I am grateful that we have access to good educational and employment opportunities that come in many forms.

“The Games Children Play” on display at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Santa Rosa, California, USA
	July 13 through November 28, 2011 Strip Rotation Gallery
	This exhibition explores how, in addition to sports, play is portrayed in Peanuts.  Early strips find the Gang involved in imaginative play as they prepare for a martian attack, and a later series of strips find them engrossed in a rousing game of “Ha Ha Herman.” In between they shoot marbles, build snow forts, and fly kites.

It’s a great time to be a
Schulz Museum Member!

We are now a member of the NARM program!
>> Click here for more info on the NARM program
>> Click here for a list of reciprocating museums

Image and text above from:  http://www.schulzmuseum.org/

I did not know that there was/is a Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California, honoring that brilliant, funny and creative cartoonist who loved children and created the famous comic strip Peanuts.

 Charles also undertood the value of education and supportive parents in our society. I love his famous tongue-in-cheek quote:

“A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.” 😮

 Charles M. Schulz

“PEANUTS, the most beloved comic strip in history, continues to appear in nearly all 2,600 newspapers that published it before Charles Schulz retired. “As a youngster, I didn’t realize how many Charlie Browns there were in the world,” said Schulz. “I thought I was the only one. Now I realize that Charlie Brown’s goofs are familiar to everybody, adults and children alike.” Classic PEANUTS brings Charlie Brown, Snoopy and all the rest of Schulz’s lovable characters to a new generation of readers, and consistently ranks at the top of newspaper readership polls worldwide. Schulz’s first break came in 1947, when he sold the cartoon “Li’l Folks” to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In 1950, after many rejections, Schulz boarded a train to New York for a meeting with United Feature Syndicate. On October 2 of that year, PEANUTS debuted in seven newspapers. Schulz drew every PEANUTS comic strip – nearly 18,000 – himself for 50 years. He wrote all the scripts and storyboards for the PEANUTS television specials, earning him five Emmy and two Peabody Awards, and was involved in all aspects of the PEANUTS publishing and licensing programs. On February 12, 2000, Charles Schulz died in Santa Rosa, California. The National Cartoonists Society posthumously awarded him the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp featuring Snoopy as the World War One Flying Ace, and Schulz was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the U.S.’s highest civilian honor. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center opened in Santa Rosa in 2002.”

Image and text above from:  www.unitedfeatures.com/?title=Bio:Peanuts%20C…

Thank you, Charles! And thank you for bringing all the Peanuts gang into our homes over the years.

Doc Meek, Friday, October 8, 2010, at Nose Hill Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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Thursday, October 7, 2010. Today I am grateful for teacher-leaders extraordinaire, such as Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a Canadian Inuit who has spent her life teaching about, and working for, the protection of human rights in relation to the environment.

 Sheila Watt-Cloutier during a lecture at York University; image and paragraph below from Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Watt-Cloutier

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“Sheila Watt-Cloutier, OC (born 2 December 1953) is a Canadian Inuit activist. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national and international levels, most recently as International Chair for Inuit Circumpolar Council (formerly the Inuit Circumpolar Conference). Watt-Cloutier has worked on a range of social and environmental issues affecting Inuit, and has most recently focused on persistent organic pollutants and global warming. She has received numerous awards and honors for her work, and has been featured in a number of documentaries and profiled by journalists from all media.”

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The Globe and Mail is recognizing Sheila as one of 25 “Making a Difference” by immeasureably improving the lives of others, in Canada and worldwide in this case. “I have always engaged in the politics of influence rather than the politics of protest.” – Sheila Watt-Cloutier. (See The Globe and Mail, Tues, Oct 5, 2010.)

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Sheila’s book, The Right To Be Cold, is one of the treasures of the earth!

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Thank you, Sheila! Our hats are off to you!

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Doc Meek, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Nose Hill Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Today I am grateful that all of us, teachers, parents and students, can keep hope alive even when it seems like we are failing. Edison has inspired me and millions of others with this reminder:

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ”
Thomas Edison (1847-1931);
inventor, businessman

Thank you, Thomas!

Doc Meek, Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at Nose Hill Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Today I am grateful that I can have hope even when I am feeling miserable. My definition of education: connecting head, heart, hands, and hope. I am also grateful for Caroline Myss, whose message of hope rings true.

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Monday, October 4, 2010. Today I am grateful for Donna Wheatcr0ft and her Virtues Project.

Owner, manager at Hearts Work

Calgary, Canada Area

You still have time to register for the last Calgary Virtues Project workshops of 2010. (registration form below)
A Virtues Project Workshop is of interest to anyone who wishes to create healthier and happier lives: health care professionals ~ youth, family and social workers ~ counselors ~ justice system workers ~ educators ~ organization, community and workplace leaders ~ parents ~ and individuals/couples/families.
Thank you kindly for considering this email and then forwarding it to others who may be interested.
CREATE A HIGH-PERFORMING LEARNING COMMUNITY
Learning the five simple strategies of The Virtues Project™ helps us to live kinder and more purposeful lives, to raise children of integrity and compassion, create a culture of character and caring in our schools, and inspire excellence and ethics in the workplace.
Results of the Five Strategies of the Virtues Project ™Five Strategies of the Virtues Project
Cultivates a positive, shared, common language to recognize, acknowledge and encourage the best in all of us.Speak the Language of the Virtues
Appreciate our strengths – the virtues, and identify our growth virtues. Helps us discern the good or helpful or right thing to do. Recognize Teachable Moments
Makes what we do fair. We know what is expected of us, and what we will tolerate in others for safety, and better relationships.Set Clear Boundaries – restorative justice and making amends.
Respect, value and appreciate the dignity, uniqueness and nobility of each person – the basis for personalized learning.Honour the Spirit (What lights us up and moves us?)
Supports moral choice and peaceful conflict resolution. This process is a powerful tool for healing in grief, anger, and trauma. Offer the Art of Spiritual Companioning™(companioning or “walk-along”)
Visit
www.virtuesproject.com to learn about 52 virtues, the five strategies for using them and more…
ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF CHARACTER
results in better communication, quality leadership and teamwork, and more satisfying relationships. There is convincing evidence that virtues are foundational to our happiness and health. They positively impact our mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and social well-being. We experience renewed motivation and vitality. The result is enhanced learning and engagement. When integrated into school programming, students feel safer and less stressed. Discipline incidents decrease. Achievement, attitude and attendance improves.
2-Day Introductory Workshop ~ Awakening the Gifts of Character: In this workshop, emphasis is on experiential and interactive activities to learn the practical application of the five strategies of The Virtues Project in our lives. (a prerequisite for 3-day)
October 5/6 (2-day) evening/day workshop eve 5:30-9:30 p.m., day 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
November 1 & 2, Mon. &Tues.: 2-day introductory workshop 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day
3-Day Facilitator Programme ~ Deepening in the Virtues:
For those who wish to deepen in The Virtues Project™. Bring out the best in yourself and others. Learn to live to your highest values. You will have the     opportunity to work on a presentation to facilitate in your school, workplace, the community or with families.
November 3 to 5, Wed. to Fri.: 3-day workshop 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day For further information contact Donna: Phone/Fax 403-282-1343
heartswork@shaw.ca
Presenter:
Donna Wheatcroft (B.Ed), Virtues Project Master Facilitator. A long-time teacher, I now facilitate this simple, effective, strengths-based, positive and pro-active programme in schools, homes, workplaces and communities in Calgary, across Canada and internationally.
Fee: $250 for 2-day (prerequisite for 3-day) $450.00 for 3-day. Add $75 for the Facilitator’s Manual CD to the 3-day or 5-day payment (fee includes lunches, snacks and materials). Virtues Project books and resources will be available for purchase at the workshops. The Educator’s Guide and/or The Family Virtues Guide are required for the Facilitator Program. When you have registered and paid you will be sent confirmation. Your receipt/invoice will be available at check-in.
Location and directions:
www.fcjsisters.ca/fcjcentre/ – a serene setting on the Elbow river in the middle of the city with free parking (for affordable accommodation email them directly)
Method of Payment:
Please make cheque or money order payable to Hearts Work and send to: Donna Wheatcroft, #1904, 188 – 15 Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 1S4
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Thank you, Donna, for your dedication to creating a high-performing learning community!

Doc Meek, Monday, October 4, 2010, at Nose Hill, Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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