100 – 2023 marks 100 years since the end of the head tax on Chinese immigrants to Canada. The head tax was implemented in 1885, immediately after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Between 1881-1884, 15,000 Chinese men were recruited to build the railroad. They were offered only half the daily wages of their […]
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Welcome to the final installment of the responses to my informal survey about long and successful marriage/relationships. These responses were collected over the summer and fall of 2022, after being inspired by an invitation to a 70th wedding anniversary celebration and our own 40th. I am so grateful for those to took the time
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This week, in my continuing series on successful marriages, respondents share what they see in their partners. I had asked for the top three characteristics that have kept spouses enthralled, but, happily, many expanded on their answers. I think the featured photo summarizes this article perfectly! Key words and categories are grouped, with
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Welcome back to my blog series about successful marriages/partnerships. Today’s article is about how raising children impacted the couples’ relationships. I am very grateful for the candid responses; it couldn’t have been easy to share negative experiences. I chose the featured photo of an elephant and her babies because elephants are known to have
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Hi! In today’s installment from my survey about successful marriages and relationship, I present the keys to success. I grouped key words and concepts into categories. They are listed from highest to lowest frequency, with sample comments: Compatibility, friendship, and spending time together Even though schedules were busy [we] made time for each other
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Welcome back to my series on the secrets to long and successful marriages and relationships! Todays results are responses to the question “Was it Love at first sight?” Were there immediate sparks, giddiness, or even fireworks? There were two (2) definitive “No” responses. The rest were grouped into Yes, Mutual Attraction, and Friendship.
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In June, 2022, we were invited to attend a 70th wedding anniversary! It is an event so rare, I only found one article that included a statistic. It was about one of the world’s most famous couple – the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, who celebrated their Platinum Wedding anniversary in 2017. In the
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Joy Kogawa’s novel Obasan, about a Japanese Canadian woman’s childhood experiences in a Canadian internment camp during WW II was an eye-opener. While I had previously heard about the round-up of all Japanese from the west coast and their exile to remote British Columbia towns and prairie farms, the novel brought home not only the
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This is wedding season, and I know of 3 weddings in the past month among our friends and extended family. We also attended a 70th wedding anniversary celebration! We are honoured to be among over 100 couples we know who have been together and/or married for 25 years or more. Those folks are doing
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More information shows that taking part in creative activities can help your brain develop new pathways in your brain, thus releasing the hormone – dopamine – that makes you feel good. It reduces the effects of stress by decreasing anxiety and depression, which contributes to more positive mental health. And good news for us seniors
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