2019 has been a powerful and impactful year for our Doorway community. We have witnessed young people wrestling with a myriad of issues, including addiction. We have listened to others who have escaped street culture, are going back to…
You can tell (by the small blue corner dot) that I found this art piece at a wonderful Second Chance Art fundraiser (hosted in the spring by the Heritage Rotary Club). It was the first piece that I saw.…
A story came to mind this morning when discussing rodents and their impact on our environment and the ecosystem… I have always been an animal lover, and had many pets as a child. I had a hamster once that…
In a recent conversation with a creative friend building a community website, we talked about the pros and cons of a planned timeline as opposed to a ‘learning as we go’ approach to the creative. We recognized there are…
I just heard for the first time The Waterboys’ “In My Time on Earth” The last line called my attention… “ In my time on earth , I will say I am you.” Empathy Week is hosted in several locations and…
There are many conversations at The Doorway about the way life is and how it plays out. It seems like a long time since I have heard or read new insight in the ‘longstanding’ conversation about how to understand…
I have received The Story of Telling (Bernadette Jiwa) emails from Australia for years now and am consistently inspired by the simplicity of the wisdom that energizes thought and reflection. The excerpt below is over the top in capturing in…
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Sunday is often a great day to contemplate, step back, rest, walk, ponder, stop to wonder about things that don’t enter our busy minds…
For all of us who love the gift of the Peace Bridge in our city … I guess “Make Peace not War” is now a very old quote. It made the headlines in the 60’s and 70’s when it…
I don’t think I will ever understand why we can have a million eyes on us but they never seem to see anything you could be hurt you could be sad you could be in need of a friend…