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An ecology of gratitude : writing your way to what matters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25504
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Widmer-Carson, Lorraine
- Publisher
- Banff, Alberta : Lorraine Widmer-Carson
- Call Number
- 05 W63p
- Author
- Widmer-Carson, Lorraine
- Publisher
- Banff, Alberta : Lorraine Widmer-Carson
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 191 pages
- Abstract
- An Ecology of Gratitude is an inspirational and practical guide that encourages readers to slow down, pay attention and write their way to what matters. Structured as a 30-day series of anecdotes, field notes and writing prompts, author Lorraine Widmer-Carson embroiders the science of gratitude with personal stories of lived experience, urging readers to open their eyes to wonders, revel in possibilites, and move toward a better tomorrow. -- From back cover
- Contents
- Introduction ; Day 1: Enter with a positive state of mind ; Day 2: Get comfortable being by yourself ; Day 3: Make your new habit desirable and relevant to your identity ; Day 4: The science of gratitude (and one of my most grateful moments) ; Day 5: Testing the gratitude waters in community ; Day 6: About those voices in your head ; Day 7: What will motivate you to take up your pen and open the journal today? ; Day 8: Check in and make notes to yourself ; Day 9: Gratitude and emotional ecology ; Day 10: Emodiversity - accepting that life brings blessings and curses ; Day 11: Watching nature, a source of wonder and awe ; Day 12: Kindness as a revolutionary force, part ; Day 13: Kindness as a revolutionary force, part 2 ; Day 14: Managing memories ; Day 15: Grief sits right beside gratitude ; Day 16: Condolences precede thanksgiving, words of Chief Jake Swamp ; Day 17: Invite your ideal travelling companion to share your head space ; Day 18: Other ways of remembering, including songs and smell ; Day 19: Gratitude, life purpose and well-being ; Day 20: Who can help you stay your course? You can ; Day 21: Competition vs. co-operation ; Day 22: Snakes, ladders and laddership ; Day 23: What story do you want your money to tell? ; Day 24: Join me in imagining... ; Day 25: Gratitude and systems change ; Day 26: The challenge - go back seven generations ; Day 27: The response - with help from Uncle Hugh ; Day 28: The gratitude letter - the most profound practice ; Day 29: Writing an apology or forgiveness letter ; Day 30: BHAGs and WOOP's ; Afterword
- ISBN
- 9781777778507
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 05 W63p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.28
- Description
- Photograph of tree-planters Anne and Kent next to their tent in Invermere, British Columbia.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- Anne and Kent
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of tree-planters Anne and Kent next to their tent in Invermere, British Columbia.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.28
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Anne in her Van
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgil.18.30
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.30
- Description
- Photograph of Anne sitting in her van, Moh Creek, Butte Inlet, British Columbia.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- Anne in her Van
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of Anne sitting in her van, Moh Creek, Butte Inlet, British Columbia.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.30
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Banff-Bow Valley Study update : a community perspective
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10696
- Author
- Widmer-Carson, Lorraine
- Physical Description
- p.8
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.4, no.1, January 1996
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bear spray - beware!
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13123
- Author
- Gurney, Lorraine
- Physical Description
- p.6 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Notes
- In The Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, vol.21, no.2 (Summer 2006). Article pertains to the problems encountered with accidental discharge of bear spray
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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A Bundle of Hemlocks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgil.18.52
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.52
- Description
- Photograph of 25 seedlings placed against a photo backdrop. Photograph taken at the tree-planting camp in Invermere, B.C.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- A Bundle of Hemlocks
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of 25 seedlings placed against a photo backdrop. Photograph taken at the tree-planting camp in Invermere, B.C.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.52
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Carole and her sister Josée
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgil.18.34
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.34
- Description
- Photograph of two sisters, Carole and Josée with their tree-planting gear in Invermere, British Columbia.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- Carole and her sister Josée
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of two sisters, Carole and Josée with their tree-planting gear in Invermere, British Columbia.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.34
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Clearcutting with the Tree-Eater
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgil.18.15
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.15
- Description
- Photograph of a “tree-eater” machine clear-cutting on a mountainside in the distance. Photograph taken in Pemberton, British Columbia.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- Clearcutting with the Tree-Eater
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a “tree-eater” machine clear-cutting on a mountainside in the distance. Photograph taken in Pemberton, British Columbia.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.15
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The Columbia unveiled : being the story of a trip, alone, in a rowboat from the source to the mouth of the Columbia River, together with a full description of the country traversed, and the rapids battled
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3569
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1924
- Author
- Lorraine, M. J
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Times-Mirror
- Call Number
- 02.3 C72l
- Author
- Lorraine, M. J
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Times-Mirror
- Published Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 466p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Accession Number
- 1000
- Call Number
- 02.3 C72l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Cookshack Bulletin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgil.18.45
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.45
- Description
- Photograph of the Cookshack Bulletin in Princeton, British Columbia.
1 image
- Artist
- Lorraine Gilbert
- Title
- Cookshack Bulletin
- Date
- 1988 – 1994
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 20” x 24” cm
- Description
- Photograph of the Cookshack Bulletin in Princeton, British Columbia.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GiL.18.45
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