Dear Andrei and class, They were still on the website from the last class and I didn't know that this new batch of students weren't supposed to read them. We did take them down per your instructions.
Lewis On Jul 9, 10:57 am, Andrei Vinogradov <aav...@mail.usask.ca> wrote: > People, really, these are UNPUBLISHED papers! They are not supposed to be > used - this is really not a good service to their authors! > Andrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Perrin" <mdlorra...@comcast.net> > To: "CulturalandTraditionalHealthandHealing" > > <culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:08 AM > Subject: Re: Diane’s Post Assignment Week 4: > > While I admired and loved my grandmother, our personalities were quite > different, but we did share some of the same talents, like art and > crafts (and scrabble!). In reading about ‘Healing and Self-Healing > on Anadyr River’ in that culture there was comment on receiving > knowledge from the dead elders, usually their own old people, and it > seemed that it skipped a generation or two. That might be the > situation with my grandmother, with my life’s happenings echoing hers, > perhaps she was helping me behind the scenes. > > On Jul 8, 3:49 am, Lewis Mehl-Madrona <mehlmadr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > She sounds really awesome and quite an inspiration. What do you make > > of the similarities between your life and hers? > > > LEwis > > > On Jul 6, 5:45 pm, Diane Perrin <mdlorra...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > P. Describe some stories of transformation from your own cultures of > > > origin. > > > > One of my transformation stories from my culture is about my > > > grandmother, Elina, known to me as Memere. She was a tiny, energetic, > > > French Canadian woman and my hero as a young girl. My grandfather > > > died and left her a widow at age 54 with a 16 year-old daughter still > > > at home. Memere never worked outside the home, having given birth to > > > 9 children, one of whom, Rene, died at 18 months during the Spanish > > > influenza epidemic, and another, Lorraine (after whom I was named) > > > died about 8 from spina bifida. Elina was quite outspoken, very loyal > > > to family and quite talented in music and crafts. > > > > Memere made the most of life and, as I said previously, she was my > > > hero. She went to work as a waitress in a private dining room at a > > > quarry after my Pepere died to make ends meet, walking a couple miles > > > down the hill, and back up at the end of her shift. My special treat > > > during the summers was to stay with her while she sewed my wardrobe > > > for school. We would play cards and scrabble, and at night read in > > > bed. As the oldest of 9, having her all to myself was very special. > > > She had several suitors, but never remarried saying, “the old goats > > > just wanted someone to raise their children.” She managed quite well > > > for herself and worked until about 75 when she had a stroke. She > > > lived until 89, as they say, ‘sharp as a tack’ until the end. > > > > I was widowed at 52 with a 16 year-old son still at home. My husband > > > and I had a business with 22 employees and, while I had always worked > > > in the business in the accounting and marketing end of it, he was the > > > main force. I decided to continue to run it for various reasons, even > > > though I knew it would be a difficult transition. I have always > > > tended to ‘go with the flow’ and do what was expected of me. This > > > would require some major changes and personal struggles. I can’t tell > > > you how many times I thought about my grandmother’s courage to > > > overcome her obstacles during this period in my life, yet keep her > > > ability to enjoy life, to be creative and be surrounded with loving > > > family and friends. After some major challenges, I was able to > > > successfully run the business for 7 years, and sold it when it was > > > time. Over the years I have come to realize that we have what we need > > > inside of us, even if we don’t realize it. My grandmother’s story of > > > overcoming her challenges with grace and wit influenced my own story > > > and inspired my own transformation. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CulturalandTraditionalHealthandHealing" group. To post to this group, send email to culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ca/group/culturalandtraditionalhealthandhealing?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
