Afua Coddett's Blog (4)

I'm so charged up!  Just met with 21 of the 28 young people who will e traveling with us to Halifax, NS this spring on our first #YMCAExhcange....One of the best outcomes ever is already happening....Francophone youth are well represented and they are already getting my creative juices flowing for the expansion we have been dreaming of for a number of years....Delivery of the Black Youth Conference in French and the French speaking facilitators we have now training with them at the BeMore…

Continue

Be more passionate to do.
Be more empowered to act.
Be more inspired to see.
Be more willing to transform.
Be more committed to support.
Be more open to accept.
Be more free to give.
Be more ready to receive.
Be more resourceful to achieve.

Be the stand to Be More...

Well, I was met with more foolishness today at work, another opportunity to be confronted about the way things have been done in the past. Part of me wants to tell some folks to kiss my ass. I'm sure that will not get the intended result - I won't be happy and the school will not suffer as a result of what is missing.



I see today's situation as one of the challenges when advocating for marginalized groups, children who are invisible. I am also in the marginalized group. We're… Continue

So today has just been one of those days. Just when I thought I couldn't laugh today because my frustration level with people is at an all time high.



Upon arriving home from work I decided to take a walk up to the grocery to get some dinner. On my way back I noticed there were two adults standing on the sidewalk ahead and they weren't moving. As I approached them, I discovered why they weren't moving.



Trapped and then held hostage by two love bird skunks.



Now… Continue