First published in Hamilton Spectator June 18, 2000
The old clock goes off; the radio reports the QEW is a mess. Springing out of the shower, your eyes open wide. You remember that you have to go out of town today and return later for a meeting. Hopping in our cars, we meet thousands of other cars hitting the asphalt as we commute. The hectic lifestyle of this modern age demands a barrier-free environment, one into which we can pack anything and everything. We need to accomplish, to get things done and there is no time to waste on barriers. Our expectation is that there will be easy access to our communities. We move through each day not noticing the sidewalk configurations, the ramps that we use without a thought, those electric doors that we walk through and the list goes on and on.
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First published in Hamilton Spectator May 3, 2000
When our dreams and hopes come into reality, the sun seems to shine brighter and the rainy days are few and far between. Our steps are that much higher, we develop an inner peace and a joy that comes rushing out to meet and welcome the days that are given to us. When positive circumstances are occurring, people and communities reap a harvest of energy that flows and touches an innermost flame.
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First published in Hamilton Spectator April 1, 2000
It was a beautiful bright winter day. You and dozens of others were out on the street, rushing to have lunch and probably get a number of other things done. You walk by what seems to be a fight between two drunks. You thought "I don't want to get involved. Besides it is only two drunks fighting over something." You discounted what you just observed. Then it happened. A good Samaritan came to the rescue. He saw that something was wrong and acted, broke in and stopped the hostility.
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