Social conditioning forced these aspiring young ones with million dollar dreams to repress their emotions and pretend that all was well. Even parents usually turned a blind eye to obvious symptoms that indicated help was required. Unfortunately, the intensity of their internal strife is now becoming evident through the increasing incidence of suicide rates, depression, passive aggressive behaviours, bipolar disorders and other range of mental afflictions.

Even those who appear to be dealing with the accelerated price of success rely heavily on medication for digestive disorders, insomnia, hypertension, and routinely pop over the counter drugs to stay on top of their jobs. Its almost as though some invisible God of corporate abundance has issued an ordinance to these young ones that they must be rock stars not only at their jobs but also in their social and personal spheres. Unfortunately, this breed of self-reliant, hardworking and driven youngsters buy into this misnomer quite innocently, ticking off all the boxes on the pretence of happiness but completely losing sight of their inner storm because they have no bandwidth or direction. They work and party hard, drowning their woes in the cacophony of loud music and sangrias at pubs or consuming caffeine at coffee bars. All this looks great on the outside but on the inside, this can be really painful. The 7 Karma Codes has been designed to be the clarity companion and guide to these millennials so that they can learn to decompress their anxieties, and they no longer have to suffer alone.

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Editor,

There was a recent news article of note reporting on a forensic symposium in New Philadelphia.

One of the speakers, as reported, was Graham Hetrick, Dauphin County coroner, who addressed the opioid crisis. Interestingly, he noted: Were asking the wrong questions. The question is not what to do about it; rather, why we are the most free and comfortable people in history suffering so much pain and it is spiritual pain, that they need to anesthetize themselves.

We see many committees, programs, forums and government initiatives on the opioid crisis, properly recognizing we are living an acute epidemic as a society. Honestly and truthfully, is it working?

Or, as Mr. Hetrick indicates, are we asking the wrong questions? What is missing from the legislation, programs, funding and forums? The answer is simple the spiritual darkness in our lives is not acknowledged or addressed.

To paraphrase the first two steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, first, we admit we are powerless over, in this case, the opioid crisis. Second, we believe that a power greater than ourselves can restore us; then the healing may begin. Jesus Christ tells us that without Him, we can do nothing; but with Him, all things are possible.

In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high has broken upon us, to shine on those who live in darkness ... and guide our feet to the path of peace.

There it is, always before us, freely given. Do we believe? Will we follow the light or continue to wander in darkness.

God give you peace.

Dan Miscavige

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Kia ora, and welcome to your midwinter Sunday.

It's starting to get fairly cold at night, and not too pleasant during the day, which means finding ways to stay entertained indoors can be a chore,

However, food fans can rejoice, because today is the second and final day of the Seriously Good Food Show.

Held at ASB Arena Baypark from 10am-5pm, the expo showcases all the best new foods to try and buy. Designed with good taste in mind, the Seriously Good Food Show hosts displays and exhibits from some of New Zealand's top food and drink producers with live cooking seminars, lots of tastings, and unique products. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids.

If feeding your soul is more your thing, then we have a range of spiritual events on, including A Course in Miracles, Bay Bible Fellowship, Bible Seminars, Quakers in Tauranga, Spiritual Healing, and the Tauranga Theosophical Society. They're on most weeks, discussing a range of spiritual and religious views, and will no doubt welcome any open-minded people to join them.

Check out the details of these and today's other events below:

WHAT'S ON Sunday, July 2:

A Course In Miracles

Loving solutions for unloving situations. Join a spirited discussion on the application of Miracle principles in the Backbenches Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Ave. 12:30 Coffee and chat. 1:00 Discussion: eft. healing the body by healing the mind.Trans religious. Donation appreciated.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord's Day

Join us for our Worship service at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay road. 10.00am. 1 Peter 3:13-17. Pastor Lincoln Forlong. All welcome. Visit us at http://www.bbf.net.nz

Bible Seminars

Asa King of Israel - God can save Interactive, Q & A. All welcome. Refreshments provided. Sunday 1:45pm at Greerton Senior Citizen's Hall, Maitland St Vic 543 0504

Croquet

Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Czech and Slovak Club Tauranga

Czech School & Playgroup. Guests welcome! Tauranga Boys College, 10am - 12noon, Devonport Rd, More info: https://www.csclubtauranga.nz/en/

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699

Quakers in Tauranga

In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk. 544 0448 http://www.quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 1.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to sail Electron & similar 3ft long yachts, for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Spiritual Healing Centre

The Psychic Caf. Bringing you over 25 of the Bay's top Psychics, Healers and Spiritualists in a cafe style environment. One off fee of $10 and from there everything is FREE. Greerton Community Hall, Greerton Tga. Doors open 6.45pm for 7pm start. Ph 07 578 7205 or http://www.psychiccafe.nz

Sunday Funday

Games & activities for the whole family at Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre 12-3pm. Parents & caregivers are welcome & encouraged to participate. BBQ hire $15.

Tauranga Organ & Keyboard Society

Carmel Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti, Tauranga at 1.30pm. Listen to, or play the Organ EL900, or the Clavinova 405. Contact June 574-2204.

Tauranga Theosophical Society.

Join us for a look at Krishnamurti & some of his messages. All welcome, entry by donation. Tauranga Yoga Center, 2pm. Phone 577 6042.

The Seriously Good Food Show

1 & 2 July 10am - 5pm, ASB Baypark Arena. Over 130 exhibitors, see where your food comes, meet the producers face-to-face, new and exciting products to try, gluten-free, nut-free, vegetarian, paleo or just hungry. Adults $10.00 Children 13 & Under $5.00

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Sinkholes, solar and spirituality: Here are some Florida laws that take effect July 1 Bradenton Herald After 11 bills hit the chopping block, 234 Florida measures made it through the 2017 legislative session. Some measures will help local issues, like funding Manatee County projects to combat opioid and flooding issues; others will have a statewide ...

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The prime minister saidthe first principle of the Rukun Negara, namely Trust in God, was at the core of building the identity of each Malaysian. Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, June 30 Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said religious and spiritual aspects were crucial to forming the characters of individualsplayingan important role in the development of the countrys identity.

The prime minister saidthe first principle of the Rukun Negara, namely Trust in God, was at the core of building the identity of each Malaysian.

When we hold fast to the teachings of religion, it can shape a prosperous life.

Its obvious, that we will act as responsible human beings and upholdpeace and harmony in the country, beginning from obedience and trust in our respective religions, Najib said.

Najib said this in the latest post on his official blog, paying tribute to social media users who have shared their aspirations on religious and spiritual affairs pertaining to the 2050 National Transformation (TN50) plan.

Najib said the suggestions provided by social media users were very encouragingand reflected the enthusiasm and support given by Malaysians, especially from theTN50 generation.

I would like to say thank you forthe proposals, and I hope that more Malaysians will take part in the TN50 dialogue to achieve our goal of making Malaysia among the top countries in the world in terms of the economy, peoples well-being, and also innovation, added Najib.

Meanwhile, Najib also shared several of the suggestions on his post, including one byAhmad Khalid Yong that Muslims should referto the Holy Quran as a source of knowledge, including in research and development.

Alhamdulillah, we have taken measures and made various efforts towards upholding theQuran in Malaysia, from the Wasatiyyah approach to the establishment of the NasyrulQuran Complex in Putrajaya, which makes us theworlds second largest producers and printers of the Quran afterSaudi Arabia.

Among other suggestions shared by Najib was fromCynthia, who said that religious places of worship such as mosques, temples, churches, and gurdwarashould organise moreprogrammes and activities involving themulti-racial community,to closethe gap. Bernama

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Ringan Director: Makarand Mane Cast: Shashank Shende, Sahil Joshi Rating: 3/5

Debutante director Makarand Mane brings a story of hope, courage, and spirituality embedded within the daily struggles of a debt-ridden Maharashtrian farmer in his Marathi film Ringan or The Quest. The 2016 National Award-winning film hits theatres on Friday.

The release of Ringan is quite timely as protests by farmers demanding loan waiver and better prices for their produce have hit the heartland farming states of Maharashtra and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. Thousands of farmers have killed themselves over the last decade - by drinking pesticides or hanging themselves from trees - after unseasonal rains and drought affected their incomes.

Ringan tells the story of Arjun (Shashank Shende), a poor farmer who is haunted by nightmares of suicide, and his seven-year-old son Abhimanyu (Sahil Joshi), who visit the temple of Lord Vithal in Pandharpur. While Abhimanyu is looking for his dead mother and believes she is living at Gods abode, Arjun is seeking monetary help and a job so he can get back his land from the money lender back home.

The movie opens with Arjuns nightmare where he is seen running across a barren land and reaches a tree full of people hanging from its branches. Mane makes deft use of silence in his film to establish the poverty, longing and faith of the destitute.

One of Shendes nightmares.

Shende plays the father with utmost honesty and brings every bit of the helplessness, hopelessness and grief of a single parent trying his best to make things better for his son. There is a sequence where he meets a saint near a temple and the two debate over the existence of God. Shende is immensely earnest when he snaps at the saint, Do not talk like the mystics when the latter tells him, He may or may not exist. It is all about belief. The simple and innocent faith of the poor despite facing unending suffering in his entire life is touching.

When Abhimanyus father decides to visit Pandharpur, his hopes rise yet again and he starts searching for his mother. When he sees his father approach prostitutes in the night, he believes it is his mother and goes looking for her later. There is no over-the-top melodramatic score or heavy dialogues to mar the chastity of the moment.

Ringan is not for the entertainment seeking crowd - it has the typical art movie feel. With a laid-back pace and indulgent use of silence and imagery, the film will be more palatable to those who love the art of cinema. Despite the pathos of drought-hit farmers, Ringan has a certain innocence that helps it leave a warm feeling.

Mane, who has also written the film, has ensured every single scene imparts gravitas to the narrative and brings home the emotions of his characters.

Ringan may not be a great movie and it does not preach higher-than-thou principles. The story is pretty average in isolation. However, the simplicity and authenticity of the film make it a heart-warming experience.

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Spirituality is an important source of both resistance and renewal. However,Asian and Asian Americans often compartmentalize themselves when engaging in spirituality especially within religious communities in the U.S. Gender, sexuality, and cultural histories are often erased to find belonging in spiritual communities. As a result, spirituality can be hard to access for Asian and Asian Americanscommunities when our full selves are not involved. We will be exploring the factors that contribute to these spiritual barriers and what our communities are doing to find places of healing and resistance.

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Thanks to guest producers Ikino Kubo, Sarah Lee, and Samir Shrestha.

Community Calendar

Tomorrow from 9AM-5PM, Bay Resistance will be

This Saturday at 3 p.m., East Wind Books of Berkeley is hosting a lecture by Dr. Kelly Fong and Drl Clement Lai called

And save the date! On August 12, Network on Religion and Justice host their Rise Up day-long conference and community gathering focused on healing and resistance.

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Celebrating diversity and building bridges between cultural islands are very important to the members of the Portage Folk Festival Association, who look forward to hosting their 1st annual, 4 day Native Spirituality and Cultural Awareness Gathering." This is an inclusive gathering, beginning Thursday evening June 29 and wrapping up July 2 at Enchanted Healing Oasis (ECHO), a large tree sanctuary off Hwy 331.

This property is an ecosystem, certified with Canadian Wildlife Federation. It is a food forest bearing cherries, apples, pears, plums, Russian grapes and sometimes apricots, with 100 different kinds of trees (many labelled), including trees from different parts of the world, so there is much to explore. There is also a marsh like body of water that supports wildlife, and a canoe is available to get close up.

Allan Smoke is from the Dakota nation and has been operating private sweat lodge ceremonies at ECHO since last year. Allan looks forward to sharing the experiences of his native culture with other ethnic cultures in the Portage community.

Each day will provide a gentle understanding of the need and purpose of Indigenous ceremonies in coming together and learning about traditional worldviews and how each of us are connected to everything we see. People of all backgrounds will be invited to immerse themselves in the diverse cultures of our land's First Peoples during the four-day event.

Spiritual awareness is about healing of who we are, as people of all races. The sweat lodge ceremonies begin with preparation before entering, and reflection following the experience. All will then seek their own area of solitude, or speak with elders available to guide and help people understand what is revealed in their experience. Note: it is possible to enter and exit the sweat lodge according to ones comfort level.

At any given time, activities will include Grandmother name giving by Marlene Edwards of Agassiz Youth Centre, traditional parenting by Wendy Mousseau of Child and Family Services from Langruth, the art of cooking by Crystal Meeches (bannock and tacos for sale), a womens drum group led by Debbie Parker of Friendship Centre, sharing circles, story telling, a dance demonstration and nature walks. The Great Dance, or Sundance, that will take place next year at ECHO for all races will also be presented. This is a place of no schedules or clocks, a time to be by the fire, by the water or in the forest.

All participants of the sacred ceremonies are asked to read the event details listed on the website.

Local dignitaries have been invited to show their support for cultural understanding and reconciliation at this cultural and spiritual event.

Check out http://www.portagefolk.com for directions and more info.

Donations are appreciated.

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Born without religion, in a secular society, when we want meaning or moral teaching, it is a yoga teacher with her 200-hour teacher-training certificate that is providing it. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP

In my local yoga studio is a flyer for a program that is rapidly filling up: six weeks of daily yoga, meditation, journaling and weekly meetings that are part tutorial on mindfulness and part group therapy. The program promises an exciting transformation will occur. Its not just the body that will be transformed. In the yoga world, it is almost considered base to ask if all this exercise will lead to weight loss. No, this is all about the soul that invisible organ, the contested ground, the divine essence only found in humans that Christian religions have for centuries staked their reputations on trying to save.

Poet Philip Larkin wrote in Church Going:

someone will forever be surprising A hunger in himself to be more serious

And so it is here.

These yoga programs promise to help restore equilibrium to body, mind and spirit, achieving a sense of wholeness, that in our society with our attention fractured by technology and our perpetual fatigue is highly prized but elusive.

I did a six-week intensive yoga program last year while researching my book on the wellness industry, Wellmania. In the daily yoga class, the thing that stood out the most was not how strong my arms got or how repetitive and boring it could be or how well I later slept but the pseudo-spiritual mood that permeated the class.

There we would be, a class full of (mostly) women sweating, holding some uncomfortable posture designed to open the heart space while the teacher would read a passage from Rumi or talk about a time in her life when she forgave herself and her enemies and her heart opened like a flower.

Sometimes at this point in the class people would start to cry. Talking to classmates later, they would say that the teacher speaking in this way (who speaks like that these days?), combined with, say, a hip-opening pose, caused the tears to flow. This is what spirituality looked like for me in 2016. It was weird.

Australia is as secular as its ever been. According to a report in Guardian Australian, the census results show across all denominations, the total number of self-identified Christians has fallen from 13.1 million (61%) to 12.2 million (52%) in the past five years, with nearly 600,000 fewer Anglicans and nearly 147,500 fewer Catholics reported in 2016 compared with 2011. In the 1911 census, 96% of Australians recorded themselves as Christian.

It was only the more demonstrative and lively Pentecostal churches that bucked this downward trends.

But increasing numbers of young people (particularly women), who maybe inherited no or a very weak spiritual tradition from their baby-boomer parents are not doing secularism in a particularly secular way. They are not sitting around in cafes reading Hitchens and Dawkins or watching Sam Harris debates on YouTube. Well, maybe they are. But its not that clear-cut. Many are flocking to pseudo-spiritual practices such as yoga that fill a god-shaped hole the longing many have for something more than the corporeal, the hunger to be more serious.

Roy Morgan Research from 2016 found one in 10 Australians aged 14 and over now do yoga, up from one in 20 in 2008 when aerobics ruled. Today, more than twice as many people do yoga than aerobics. Yoga is also more popular than table tennis, ten-pin bowling, darts, dancing, soccer, cricket, tennis and golf. The proportion of women doing yoga has almost doubled over the period, from 8% to 15%.

The trend is global. According to a Yoga Journal report, 20.4 million people practice yoga in the US, up from 15.8 million in 2008. The yoga market is now worth $30bn in the US and $80bn globally. In 2015 yoga was a $1bn industry in Australia, employing around 12,000 people in 3,000 studios. Many studios now resemble upmarket day spas and cost upwards of $30 for a drop-in class. They also have a spiritual education component, with instructors inserting life lessons or moral teachings throughout the class.

The wellness industry is a billion-dollar behemoth that has sprung up at around the same time our appetite for traditional religion has dropped. The wellness industry which includes retreats, yoga and practices that might once have been the domain of the worlds great religions such as fasting (or given its wellness parlance, detoxing) has found a way of monetising elements of spiritual practice from a variety of different traditions. Mindfulness classes, subscriptions to meditation apps, yoga studios and luxury spiritual retreats in the jungles of south-east Asia are booming.

Born without religion, in a secular society, when we want meaning or moral teaching, it is a yoga teacher with her 200-hour teacher-training certificate that is providing it. There is a gap in the God market, and when there is a gap, capitalism will provide.

Doctors express frustration with what New York magazine this week called the shady, shallow science behind the wellness industry. The doctors enemies include the supplement and vitamin peddlers, the Goop! content writers, the purveyors of herbal detox remedies.

But what of this other side: the yoga courses that promise spiritual transformation? Is that harmful too? I think not. But its popularity is instructive. Were hard-wired to find meaning from somewhere, and its normal to crave the sort of community that might once have been found in a parish or local church its not a coincidence that in many of their marketing materials, big yoga studios emphasise their community. And its natural in times of anxiety and confusion to seek nuggets of truth in the sermon we get in yoga classes or the memes on Instagram of the wellness gurus.

If people want to get their spirituality from the wellness spiritual industrial complex say in a yoga class, via their meditation app, or on retreat thats fine. Its not hurting anyone and an old, primitive need is being filled. But the census result saying that Australia is secular shouldnt be the last word on Australias spiritual health. Just because were not going to church doesnt mean theres not a new sort of religion to hold us in its thrall.

Brigid Delaneys book Wellmania is out now.

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A lively spiritual crowd gathered at the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole on Sunday for an ecumenical music-filled service.

As light streamed in through the windows and the leaves on the trees swayed softly in the distance, Kenny Hadden and Ben Pascal strummed their acoustic guitars along to spiritual songs and hymns.

The congregations represented at the service included the Presbyterian Church, Tribe, First Baptist Church and Ridgelife Church. The event drew a crowd of about a hundred from around the valley.

It was the third time the Presbyterian Church arranged what is becoming an annual event, though this particular night had the most collaboration thus far.

Hadden said gathering for song, especially for a span longer than the traditional service, is an important part of expressing and experiencing spirituality.

How truly wonderful and delightful to see brothers and sisters in unity, said Brian Hunter, lead pastor of Tribe, as he took the stage.

Danny Weber, one of the musicians with the Presbyterian congregation, said the service was a reminder that the Presbyterian church is not alone in fighting the battle.

Every congregation worships a little different, he said, and to put them all in the same room, you feel that energy.

Melissa Elliott was born and raised in Jackson and has attended church since she was a young girl. She said that music binds people together with the common goal of worship.

Although she has been going to college at the University of Denver for the past two years, she was home for one week this summer, just long enough to make it to the service.

Im on this journey of looking at how different people worship in different ways, and it was really special for me to see all these other churches that sometimes feel divided, she said. Were all in our little corners, and its great to break those barriers, especially in these times where we tend to build walls and separate ourselves as people.

This kind of group setting was so powerful to have, to not feel so lost, she said.

A music-filled service like the one on Sunday can serve to break the barriers that sometimes divide Christian communities, said Pascal, senior pastor at the Presbyterian Church.

Its cool to show that we can get together and we have unity in Christ, in our belief in Jesus, and music is an avenue to share that, he said. If I got up and preached a sermon like I normally do, maybe that wouldnt resonate in some of the other churches, and likewise if some of their pastors came up and preached.

For Pascal, coming together with Christian congregations around the valley was especially meaningful and a bit nostalgic. Many of his friends met as young adults trying to make it in Jackson as ski bums in their 20s.

Now they find themselves older and growing more meaningful roots in Jackson Hole. Still, they remain connected, even if they worship in different places.

While children played outside, inside, their parents tapped their feet to the music.

By the time communion rolled around the room was immersed in thoughtful prayer.

Its awesome to just kind of go after it together, said Ray McDaniel, lead pastor at First Baptist. Do good, seek peace, go after it. But to do it together is nice.

It feels like a family.

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Whether at the individual level or the national level, everyone is trying to solve their economic problems. The economic situation of the world at present is in a state of confusion and we are looking down many avenues for a solution. As a member of the Bahai Faith and an economist I believe that the answers may be found in conceiving of economic systems as spiritual enterprises.

The secrets of the whole economic question are Divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. -Abdul-Bah

Every individual has a role to play, using honesty, integrity and fairness as a yardstick, as does society as a whole. The international governing body for the Baha'i Faith wrote the following in 2010, regarding the necessary connection between morality and wealth:

Many would readily acknowledge that the acquisition of wealth should be governed by the requirements of justice, which, as a principle, can be expressed to varying degrees, on different levels. An employer and employee, for example, are bound by the laws and conventions that regulate their work, and each is expected to carry out his or her responsibilities with honesty and integrity.

The wide margin, often unjustifiable, between the production costs of certain goods and the price at which they are sold likewise requires attention, as does the question of the generation of wealth through measures that enrich the generality of the people. What such reflection and inquiry will no doubt make abundantly clear is that certain approaches to obtaining wealthso many of which involve the exploitation of others, the monopolization and manipulation of markets, and the production of goods that promote violence and immoralityare unworthy and unacceptable.

Adam Smith, the father of our economic system, declared that self-interest should be the driving force behind every economic activity in order to achieve material prosperity. This has led to a philosophy of individualism, creating detachment and lack of empathy and an economic disparity that most people are recognizing as unjust.

In 2008 the economic system of the world almost collapsed due to greed and a lack of morality in the system. The governments spent billions to avoid the collapse of the system but nothing has been done to remedy the root cause of the problem which was greed and self-interest.

The need for a new and better economic system is felt both by the lay person and the expert. Perhaps it is time to approach our participation in economic activities in a spiritual way and thereby take steps to improve the economic prosperity of the world.

In March of this year, the Bahai international governing body wrote that "even if current approaches to economic life satisfied humanity's stage of adolescence, they are certainly inadequate for its dawning age of maturity...there is an inherent moral dimension to the generation, distribution, and utilization of wealth and resources."

Through the study of the spiritual principles of religions and great philosophers we can increase our understanding of the importance of the changes that are needed in our lives to become better human beings and to implement them in our economic dealings.

Small changes in our attitude will change our daily economic activities, and that will eventually lead us to a new economic system where there is economic justice and all people have the means to pursue their true potential.

Badi Shamsis a mystic at heart whosefield of interest is economics. He has published a compilation "Economics of the Future", and also more recently the book "Economics of the Future Begins Today". He is retired from the education system and divides his time between Port Alberni and Victoria.

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