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An ecology of gratitude : writing your way to what matters

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Nature; Writing

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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Anne and Kent

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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.

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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.

Subject: tree-planting; forest; portrait; British Columbia; environmentalism; Canadian; nature

Credit: Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014

Catalogue Number: GiL.18.28

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Anne in her Van

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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.

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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.

Subject: tree-planting; forest; portrait; British Columbia; environmentalism; Canadian; nature

Credit: Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014

Catalogue Number: GiL.18.30

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Banff-Bow Valley Study update : a community perspective

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Widmer-Carson, Lorraine

Call Number: P

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!

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gurney, Lorraine

Call Number: P

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

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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.

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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.

Subject: tree-planting; forest; camp; British Columbia; environmentalism; Canadian; nature

Credit: Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014

Catalogue Number: GiL.18.52

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Carole and her sister Josée

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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.

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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.

Subject: tree-planting; forest; portrait; British Columbia; environmentalism; Canadian; nature

Credit: Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014

Catalogue Number: GiL.18.34

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Clearcutting with the Tree-Eater

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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.

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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.