https://www.debrapentecost.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/9341a9e4-cd3d-46de-ac48-2637e6a5637c/Gloria+%28face+shot+smiling%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Gloria Jorg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/8fc39cbf-f4dd-4c84-911d-7f80c6ebe002/Darryl+%28face+shot+%231%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Darryl Knowles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/c323356f-a033-4ae6-b82b-465a959d311e/Joan+%28face+shot%29.jpg Home Joan McMahon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/d6a197a5-aaa1-490d-9346-9702fc611082/Christina+%28face+shot%29.jpg Home Cristina Crovara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/53417cce-22b3-4efb-be6b-860bd1192962/Lori+%28Debra%29.jpg Home Lori Wanhill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/a58d2ee4-fbcb-4a23-a2a4-10748a845932/Lynda+%28Sunflowers+%233%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Lynda Simons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/67ff4a88-f1ec-4436-87ee-7dcf889eeb43/Louise+%28sunflowers%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Louise Bélanger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/ff8a4c2d-d2ef-4af3-81fe-9630c50333a7/Kim+%28face+shot+%231%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Kim Clark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/c7347bc7-2a50-4124-958c-631b7ce8b6f0/Wendy+close+up+%28Debra%29.jpg Home Wendy Brazeau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/ae560a65-e818-45f8-9820-7f21e66b06a2/Christel+%28face+shot+%233%29%28Debra%29.jpg Home Christel Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1629415669603-0WTND2AF3YLF56FOZ6R0/Serenity.jpg Home - Barriers What does a barrier look like? What does a barrier feel like? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1629415778403-8PBDGFKWLOVNNNUL0LO7/Coming+Together+-+Connection.JPG Home - Community What does community mean to you? What does community inclusion look like? How does it feel? What does community well-being look like? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1629415861102-E0OWNTU38MCMO3ZTBIB3/Table+for+One.jpg Home - Isolation & Solitude What captures the feeling or experience of isolation? What does it look like? How does it feel? What conveys solitude? What does it look like? How does it feel? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1629415948462-I63PFOWUKLSKND9LER2L/My+Life+in+Pictures.jpg Home - Joy & Contentment What or who have played important roles in providing you with joy and contentment? What or who have played important roles in fostering your sense of place and connection with others? https://www.debrapentecost.com/week-1 daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624874946987-JRTN8AUQ6SA3ZBGS5W6Q/Stair+Master.jpg Week 1 - Stair Master Only a few short years ago I flew up these stairs, confident in my strength and balance. I now move with deliberation; each step claims my focus and attention. I no longer claim mastery over this simple activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624875168106-5142T1KE8T6KACBO1UFI/Time+flies.jpg Week 1 - Time Flies.... When I was young and waiting impatiently for a special occasion, each day would crawl by — minute by minute. Now that I am a senior and willing those minutes to continue to crawl... They FLY! Days turn into weeks and weeks into months, in the blink of an eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624875966651-89A3H6ESD0MTGT4I62D6/Uncertain+Instability+Neo+Setting.jpg Week 1 - Uncertain Instability I am always aware in the back of my mind that I am more vulnerable than I used to be. This vulnerability combines with the idea of nighttime and what you avoid doing or hesitate to do, given the darkness. Nighttime has become this strange land one hesitates to cross into. You need a youth passport to find the excitement that you used to find going out as night. Because the photograph came out so shaky it kind of reconfirms my physical instability, even though it is difficult making something out of what is captured in the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876136389-07NOLTQFDEYM0G58B9DK/Barrier+Night+original+Setting.jpg Week 1 - Barrier is Night Time For this photograph I had to rig up a spot in order to get the camera steady. Although I was outside, it looks as if I am looking out, trying to figure out all of these different boxes or spaces, and the wildfire smoke is coming through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876613905-GMRR10QY1SELZSJ0YU58/The+Unfinished+Painting.jpg Week 1 - The Unfinished Painting The unfinished painting talks about working women and I relate to that. The working woman and I have a lot in common, including putting oneself last. It is me, multitasking. Piling up hay, raising a kid that you can barely see on the side, grandma over there, and a man somewhere in there. Other barriers along my life reduced my abilities now. There is acceptance of my limitation; sometimes anger. I feel worth by doing and try to stay positive. Postponing myself has a lot to do with tiredness. I want to finish the painting because there is a purpose to it. The purpose of this painting is texture. Texture is what intrigues me in every aspect of my work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876727383-RS18QFTANBK4QMNUGFEX/The+Sense+of+Loss+of+Energy.jpg Week 1 - The Sense of Loss of Energy I asked myself why I sometimes delay being with others. I was a bit embarrassed recognizing that I have a condition that sometimes makes me tired and I need some extra sleep. Even though I can look like I am hyperactive in many ways — I still fight this daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876771148-FL1WTY7OPGAS52JJ7C13/Myself+my+barrier.jpg Week 1 - Myself My Barrier My number one barrier is myself. All of the internalized fears, insecurities, anxiety, and self-judgement. I am trying to work through some barriers and increase my internal awareness and power to break the cycle. Seeing the photograph makes this challenge real. The physicality gives it more strength and power since I am calling it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876828879-FCGO442GMI4O6ZGFCVCL/An+Obvious+barrier.jpg Week 1 - An Obvious Barrier I took this photograph because it shows a fence, an obvious barrier. My barriers are not this obvious. They are hidden. My pain is invisible to those around me which creates additional barriers such as fear and judgement. I have everything that makes me old inside, but it is so hard to tell when you look at me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876860315-8D0SXKBDEW5F966ALVJU/Healthy+barriers.jpeg Week 1 - Healthy Barriers We put a gate to protect what is beautiful; what is precious. We do this also to protect what is precious within ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876911004-NUTAWVU03DDGF33P0DXV/Having+the+courage+to+ask+for+help.jpeg Week 1 - Having the Courage to Ask For Help A person with disabilities can have many barriers and can be dependent on others for their daily care and needs to live a fulfilling life. They can teach us about humility, that it is okay to ask for help. Limitations can be isolating if we are not able to reach out and ask for support. Don't we all have limitations in some ways or others? A woman is holding the words of a song so the person in the wheelchair can read them. This is the only way that she can read the song lyrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876960946-BSLMJT5FNG22JKW6JSEU/Serenity.jpg Week 1 - Orderly Peacefulness Serenity. Peaceful, yet guarding. Barriers, yet freedom. The boat stalls reflect a controlled and orderly barrier; things are in order, the water is calm, the scene is peaceful. Freedom is beyond. You can escape if you look beyond the masts. The open ocean is out there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624876999893-KVV11YILLFSRKWCRU8S8/Leaving+the+Island.jpg Week 1 - Leaving the Island I am a third-generation islander. As an islander, life has always meant the B.C. Ferry Corporation. Traveling back and forth to the island has always been a barrier. It is a barrier that one can feel, eliciting strong feelings. You know you have to be prepared for it, keep it together, and not lose it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877273202-RPZTYTMRYDCYSGDX2P47/Intensive+Animal+Husbandry.JPG Week 1 - Intensive Animal Husbandry Intensive animal husbandry is a barrier to heart health, humane treatment of animals, preservation of the Amazon rainforest, and reductions in greenhouse gases. As I have aged the world has changed and so have my views on what I eat. Cows have families, and with those eyes... their look melts my heart. I am distressed for their lot in life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877312325-NKR2840440O2YIZX57TU/Barrier+to+rational+thought.jpg Week 1 - Barrier to Rational Thought I was raised as an atheist in a fact-based science family that disdained what religion was responsible for. My Dad used to say "if reason worked with religion, there would be no religion." Religion is the biggest barrier to rational thought there is in the world. Religion influences everyone's life in every which way. It has influenced my life in many ways. The cross has to have science to illuminate. The insanity is obvious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877371346-M7H8K1J6YI23LMU2MCKA/Private+beach+-+barrier.jpg Week 1 - Private Beach This photo shows a beach in Connecticut. It's peaceful and surprisingly uncrowded on such a sunny day. The reason for that is that only a few privileged people have access to it. We could have used it as guests at a bed and breakfast we were visiting, but when I took this photo, we were just checking it out as we were leaving. The U.S. state of Hawaii believes that, like air and water, beaches should be accessible to everyone. But Connecticut has different laws. It made me sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877430605-A54QIAENN6Z7CS3FIBZW/Limited+Finances.JPG Week 1 - Limited Finances Money, of course, is money. Having too little money creates barriers in my life and in the lives of many others; for housing, health, and education. Lack of money determines where I live, travel, and socialize. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877495123-DF1L9OHW4RBT2RA5J0GW/Inappropriate+Restriction+of+Accessibility+crop.jpg Week 1 - Inappropriate Restriction of Accessibility Inappropriate Restriction of Accessibility Barriers stop forward progress. They are an irritation, a frustration. But they have other aspects, depending which side of the barrier you are. They could provide protection. That protection could help you move forward; not beyond the barrier, perhaps, but in a different direction. How does a barrier make me feel? Knee jerk reaction is irritation. Indignation, even. I feel slighted because I'm not allowed in somewhere. But I quickly look for a way through, around, over or under the barrier. I quite like a challenge. If a barrier is a problem, I will work to solve that problem. An example of a barrier that irritated me is the sign on the ladies' washroom door at the Nanaimo Library (downtown). It says "For access, see front desk." Users have to sign in with a time and initials. The door won't open until someone at the front desk does something to unlock it. The only way I can think of why it makes sense is that it keeps the users safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624877538163-XNQC74XEQWNBWSE6JP5G/Unfriendly+Sign+crop.jpg Week 1 - Unfriendly Sign There's another sign inside the washroom that might shed some further light on the situation. It seems strange and disturbing to have a sign indicating how to use the bathroom in a library washroom. It is shocking to me because I grew up during and after World War II in a rough part of London, England, but when I went to the library it was a haven of civility. The sign seems ridiculous and not very helpful. If someone is in desperate need of somewhere to wash, and you are not going to allow them to do it there — one might at least tell them where they could go to wash. https://www.debrapentecost.com/week-2 daily 0.75 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880130747-4EEUW2OAISDZ1L5DBQAN/Friendship.jpg Week 2 - Friendship The hands are open, showing respect and warmth. It relates to me because I work with indigenous communities. It is a part of me. It is part of my contribution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880157316-0X2MGITVG87OXLHFQL9L/Driftwood.jpg Week 2 - Driftwood This hobby started many years ago. My late husband and I were up in Long Beach and we were fascinated with the driftwood that comes in. He helped me, and we brought a good collection home and started this business of polishing and sanding them. The texture of the wood gives me a lot of comfort. I associate happy memories with it. Very tactile. Many hours and days are spent working on each piece. I cannot sell the driftwood pieces; they are very difficult to part with. Every piece is unique in its individuality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880198588-H4TM0U0TPE1W8GKOBR1L/Near%2C+not+far.jpg Week 2 - Near, Not Far My daughter was on this plane. She was coming from her bustling community in Vancouver over to my smaller, quieter community. We see how communities come together when distanced from each other. Her community then becomes mine. How grateful we are for the speed and convenience of float planes linking the mainland and Vancouver Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880243219-QEG9TFUB7CDWJMHHJ7TU/Spirituality+-+Church.jpg Week 2 - Spirituality: the Precipice The neighbourhood church was my first exposure to community outside of the family unit. I consider it to be the beginning of my spiritual path. The unknown, the mystery. Everybody's spirituality is different, and very personal. This photograph evokes a warmness for the child I was and for those in the community that helped shape who I am today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880849795-ASCEKIOIQK50R4R9BJ9O/Family.jpg Week 2 - Family Family Of all the communities I'm in, family and friends are the most important to me. This photo shows shelves in my living room with photos of family, a Chanakya, Sabbath candles, and my wi-fi access point. My little family of three, immigrated to Canada in 1974, leaving a large, close family behind in England. Other siblings moved away from England, but none came here; the family is scattered. So, family gatherings are precious. Three group photos are from annual gatherings, two are from our son's wedding. The Jewish paraphernalia, that I rarely use, represents my childhood community where I met my husband. I'm not at all religious, but the synagogue congregation that I was part of under protest, were my extended family and provided stability in my life. It also provided my wonderful husband (the man on the right in "Dog Walkers"). My Apple Airport, the wi-fi access point, represents the internet that connects me on an almost daily basis to the family that is an ocean and a continent away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880901329-AWTQT7TTBNPOOKJP9K7W/Dog-walkers.jpg Week 2 - Dog Walkers This photo shows two things that create community, although that's not their primary purpose: community mailboxes and our dogs. They bring people together informally, without creating any expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880928711-M78Y2CELZWXMADG0NIKR/Online+community.jpeg Week 2 - Online Community I have a big online community. I am a member of 69 groups on Facebook, including writing, gardening and social networking, and I have a lot of friends there that are important to me, but there are also many friends I have never met. My kids don't live near me, so technology keeps me in the loop. Facebook is one of the largest communities I belong to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624880965196-4C63BA8DWRGXXL3WXP7Q/Community+bulletin+board.jpg Week 2 - Community Bulletin Board Community is a variety of things. It is determined by the sum of its members, their shared goals, standards, values, and participation. A community is like a large circle, and you can hop on and off any time, or give and take as needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881018022-KBBHYEWQQNZ9LC20NIDE/Coming+Together+-+Connection.JPG Week 2 - Coming Together Once a week we come together to share food. Creating community, we laugh, feel joy, our hearts sing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881049894-F6ER2AZFBJQXRBHDDCI5/Farmers+Market.JPG Week 2 - Farmers Market A place to connect. Connecting with where the food comes from, connecting with people, sharing stories and building community. This is where I find my home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881128614-7HWMQIZUNHNWIDG7VK61/Fellowship.jpg Week 2 - Fellowship One definition for 'community' is: a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. I had a rough transition into retirement and found my salvation in volunteering in a 'community' I love: Art. The volunteerism through the art community lead to exploring other fields of interest and volunteerism; the most recent is the Nanaimo Ambassadors Program. Since I enjoy meeting people it is a good fit for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1629400088092-9H270MHF9PQA6KXOXHXZ/Week+2+The+Art+of+Slicing+Bread.jpg Week 2 - The Art of Slicing Bread This second affiliation I include reflects my passion: The Art Community. I took a photograph of a painting I completed in 2016 that depicts my interpretation of an exhibition reception held at the Nanaimo Art Gallery. Members of the art community congregate to celebrate the artwork on exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881212924-2IXRFR6NOP22C2Q0PIDK/Busy+Days.jpg Week 2 - Busy Days We have all heard the saying, "if you want a job done, give it to a busy person." Once I became a member of a community I knew I was committing to work with others in that community to attain common goals, and that I would become one of those 'busy people' who are valued for their input; a need that becomes more important as I grow older. If you are part of a community, or if you are a leader in some other capacity, there are commitments that you make in becoming a member within that community to help with others to attain their goals. The photograph represents the fulfillment I feel in this life of "retirement." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881274463-26CPSDW5SX7ASWZLX7XQ/A+Community+in+Distress.jpg Week 2 - A Community in Distress I wanted to show a community in distress, a community that does not fit anywhere. As we imagine possible solutions, there are people that need a change. Housing is the main issue, but mental health, addiction, distress and failing to fit within a community play large roles. These are complex issues that every city has. There is a sense of urgency, but it is not a simple matter. It relates to my life because I work a lot with people on the streets in Vancouver and in South America. I care about these issues. I feel as though I have contributed through my previous work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881299888-5PXJUJ0MS6UUWIR4R8FC/Community+periphery.jpeg Week 2 - Community Periphery The Blues Festival has an inner community of music lovers. It's interesting because you pay to enjoy it, but also to feel like you are part of this music community. The funny thing is, they had a limit on the height of the chairs — eight inches off the ground — but most of the crowd were seniors. So, the juxtaposition is that you must be able-bodied enough to get in and out of these chairs or you have to sit on the periphery. Disability makes you an outlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881350005-T2Y29QYC2A7ODO3PWYHA/Corporate+Corpse.jpg Week 2 - Corporate Corpse The 1% are one of my pet peeves. With a monolithic look, this photo spoke to me more than any of the others. It is a corporate religious world where we all are being flushed down the toilet. There is only one world we live in, the human community. We all tend to make community human, but it can be whatever goes together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1624881377964-SYCLRAT7ZUGJ2440UV09/Downtown+Down.jpg Week 2 - Downtown Down This photo is community to me; the plaza, benches and people. I have lived here long enough to say that it is my community. It wells up nostalgia in me. https://www.debrapentecost.com/week-3 daily 0.75 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625189843600-7VPTPUR10LL21OY3FX8R/Table+for+One.jpg Week 3 - Table For One Most days I eat alone. This particular assignment was hard. I really did not realize how isolated I was until I started actually looking. I took this picture just to show how everything is in ones. I only have one set of things: one table, one chair. The way the light is coming in, it sort of symbolizes jail or bars. I realized that I was making my own jail. I thought about what isolation meant to me, and then I thought — every day I eat alone. This was a self-isolation realization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625189875020-PI5Q9ZZHJB6AH35XVVG5/Just+a+Shadow+of+Myself.jpg Week 3 - Just a Shadow of Myself This, to me, evokes the emptiness that I discovered. I called the picture "Just a Shadow of Myself" because I was not always isolated. I had a husband, children, and was always busy. But I feel like a shell now. I have entered another cycle. I feel isolated and everything else is that much darker and bigger. The anxiety, the depression, it all just grows, grows and grows, and gets darker, darker and darker. It is a very unforgiving cycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191040062-2ZV7KWG2TTFMDK9N3Y1M/Neighbour%27s+House+combined.png Week 3 - Neighbours Neighbours These pictures are what we see of the house next door from our front and backyards. They show nothing of what's happening inside. We get along well with the couple who live there, who are just a few years older than we are. But we are new to the neighbourhood, and don't socialize with them regularly, and we haven't reached the point in our relationship where we take responsibility for each other. Early in 2018, the husband had a stroke. We were away at the time for a family funeral. When we returned, we discovered that the husband had been in the house alone for three months, as his wife had been called away to take care of her dangerously sick son. Nor did he have regular visitors as his family lives too far away. I was horrified when I found out. Of course, we offered help — anything we could do for him. We invited him to call or drop in any time, for a meal, or just a coffee and a chat. But he never did call or drop in. When his wife returned, I asked her why he didn't knock on our door, and she said, "Pride." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191218449-CC5Z783YJW2S0SP2H0Z1/Disability.jpg Week 3 - Disability What does social isolation feel like? These are questions for which I have no answer at this time. I ask these questions all the time. How does old age manifest itself? Because I don't feel that I am of old age right now. Will it disable me in the future? Financially, physically or mentally? What is in store for me when the challenge becomes a reality? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191264818-7OYSRDEWDFGQTO4HXDV3/Odd+Man+Out.jpg Week 3 - Odd Man Out In my day to day life... what does "social isolation" look like? One day I know I will need to have the courage to face being the odd man out. Unable to in some way meet my commitments to my chosen community. I will need to find another community or communities that are better fit for me and the goals I will make at that time. It is a challenge that sits at the back of my mind. Right now, I have got my health and energy but down the road I do not know what is coming. I might end up like the giraffe; being the odd one out and having to make changes that I am not particularly happy about. Being a senior is one of the most challenging parts of our life and I am trying to be aware of what is coming down the road and to enjoy each day as I can right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191317931-AMCEY79RS9EX1DAN8ZR3/Incontinence.JPG Week 3 - Incontinence We are taught from an early age that wetting the bed or peeing in our pants is something to be ashamed of. Incontinence of bowel and bladder is a common problem. People stop travelling because of: the worry of being able to access a bathroom quickly; all of the extra supplies needed for colostomy care and self-catheterization; prostate problems that result in frequent, urgent, need to urinate; or bowel diseases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191360842-CEK2VH8BQZC2ZBP4UC9L/Isolation+Through+Personal+Secrets.JPG Week 3 - Isolation Through Personal Secrets I isolate myself when I am feeling "really down" or upset. All I want to do is self-medicate with copious quantities of ice cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191405743-IS3W01WOKCDLKGBJ47QL/Vivian.JPG Week 3 - Vivian Who is she? Where does she come from? What is her story? What does she want? Do we ask? Do we want to know? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191461817-WJERH3MCOMD09ZS230HP/Discontent+City.JPG Week 3 - Discontent Reminding me of my vulnerability, my resilience, my humanity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191501651-EPZFV6QQOI3H7N7WJ0BF/What%27s+Coming+Up.jpg Week 3 - What’s Coming Up When you know the sun is there and it is going to burst out at any minute, and yet there is darkness on the side. The picture shows that there are better things ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191528390-213T7I6B9Y47EDEIPSKW/The+Reliance+on+TV.jpg Week 3 - Choices I really enjoy time at home and time without extra people around. Isolation has a negative connotation, but it can be less unpleasant for some people. There is alone as opposed to lonely. I was fighting against the negative connotation of isolation. I enjoy it but I'm lucky, knowing it's a privilege to have the choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191562821-RIS0CQ78V08VA0YA9UFX/Nourishment.jpg Week 3 - Nourishment I love cooking. I like experimenting and trying new things, and I play with taste and textures. Cooking is my way of communicating without listening or speaking. I don't cook only for myself, I share with others. It is my way of self-care. I like to cook alone. I am not isolated when I cook. It is my way of communicating love and nourishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191594860-7NN719XS6HWO6G1QAFT9/The+Sounds+of+Nature.jpg Week 3 - The Sounds of Nature I love nature. I don't need to worry about what they are saying, I just know the sounds of nature are beautiful and relaxing, and I love it. I enjoy being by myself many times; sometimes I don't. I try to find things that I like. It is a new way of approaching life, different from how I used to. I have a new way of evaluating myself. I am not scared. When I am going on a trip and if you look at my health history and my hearing problems you would think I am nuts. But I am planning my trips and it is going well. I will do fine. I don't have to take care of anybody anymore, just me. And I am open to discovering what I like, without censorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191637646-PSGS0TOQ6LZV6FAYLL6Z/Bears+no+fruit+-+bearing+fruit.jpg Week 3 - Bears No Fruit — Bearing Fruit This is a large lily leaf with a cucamelon. I just love that this little strand has isolated itself way up there and actually gone through a hole to hang onto the top of that leaf, to hold up this part that is producing fruit. It is an isolated job. The tendril is about three feet long. It isolated itself to do the job for the greater good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191738967-ASBI03J32M6G9YEM9KMX/Self+Isolation+behind+the+beauty.jpg Week 3 - Self-Isolation Behind the Beauty Happy isolation, gardening, hobbies. Anything that I want to concentrate on that I love. I don't like working with others, in all honesty. There is the garden, I like gardening. There is me, behind the window, isolated in my own joy. The joy of isolation, I have always loved that. I can remember being a kid reading comic books in the tent in the backyard, not ever wanting anybody to come in and invade my space. This is my space! I love isolation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625191790389-0K3593UQG2NVAFWULUZ3/Empty+Chair.jpg Week 3 - Empty Chair Some people are naturally more introverted, so it takes a lot more energy to go out, but also to invite people in. I wanted the empty chair there as a question. How hard would it be to invite somebody to sit in that chair or to go out and sit in someone else's chair? https://www.debrapentecost.com/week-4 daily 0.75 2021-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197319823-Y3NWXAOJIW63VOT6H1W7/My+granddaughter.jpg Week 4 - Table For One My Granddaughter There is nothing I love more than spending time with my 10 year old granddaughter. We play, we fight, but the best part of our relationship is me learning to be a better grandmother, a better friend. I think as a grandmother, it's my duty to impart wisdom. And when my very curious granddaughter asks questions, I do my best to find the answers and explain carefully. But we routinely fight about silly things, like personal hygiene and grooming. I think it's important and respectful to at the very least be well groomed when we go to parties, but my little darling has her own views on these matters. We've done a lot of fighting about this over the years. This year, I decided to take a different tack. So, I got her to explain. It turns out that she agrees that being clean and dressing appropriately is important, but she doesn't want her hair to be smooth and shiny. "That's not who I am," she said. And a light went on for me. It's not who I am either, or certainly wasn't when I was her age. My mum let me be the way I wanted to be. I don't know why I thought I had treat her differently. It was lovely to have that conversation. Watching her grow and learn makes me very happy. Being able to keep a good relationship growing isn't easy as we live far apart. But I treasure every moment we're together, and, so far, she seems to too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197428982-VIE9JNPVCZRML20N8HVM/Attitude.jpg Week 4 - Attitude This is my fridge. I call this picture "attitude" because it is not what it seems. People do not define me, I define myself. This is very important to me. I play an enormous important role in my happiness, joy and contentment. They don't; they are a part of it. All of my grandchildren, sons, and daughters-in-law are all here. There is one part that one probably wouldn't notice and that is soccer. I love soccer! I am a Whitecaps fan and I love all of the grandchildren's teams. My attitude towards each one of my family is quite peculiar, I respect them very much and I support them very much, but my support does not have a price. I support what they decide and that is why that is "attitude." How I manage relationships is one of my better achievements. I placed these photographs up onto the fridge in order to take this picture! It is very Canadian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197490877-8HATENMIQVJLGIW0BU2H/Sister.jpg Week 4 - Sister Neighbours These pictures are what we see of the house next door from our front and backyards. They show nothing of what's happening inside. We get along well with the couple who live there, who are just a few years older than we are. But we are new to the neighbourhood, and don't socialize with them regularly, and we haven't reached the point in our relationship where we take responsibility for each other. Early in 2018, the husband had a stroke. We were away at the time for a family funeral. When we returned, we discovered that the husband had been in the house alone for three months, as his wife had been called away to take care of her dangerously sick son. Nor did he have regular visitors as his family lives too far away. I was horrified when I found out. Of course, we offered help — anything we could do for him. We invited him to call or drop in any time, for a meal, or just a coffee and a chat. But he never did call or drop in. When his wife returned, I asked her why he didn't knock on our door, and she said, "Pride." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197531708-ZSA3H72XVBRSZSFPSBAG/Sunflowers.JPG Week 4 - Sunflowers Sunflowers, my son and his sweetheart! And it brings me joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197558885-OXGMGTXT35VZUQ8MPMX5/Two+of+my+best+friends.jpg Week 4 - Two of My Best Friends These are two of my best friends. These are my two youngest kids. A car accident brought my son from Campbell River and my daughter from Vancouver to "rescue" me. We were at the end of a very comforting day together, with a solution in mind. You can see it in their faces, "We have got things taken care of, Mom." They look so happy, and I am delighted that she has got her arm around him. It is nice to see them grown up — it is the fulfillment of a Mother's hopes and achievements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197589725-M4YUXVAATDGW9ZDWRSRO/Joy%2C+Happiness+%26+Contentment.JPG Week 4 - Joy, Happiness, and Contentment My husband and my dog are my constant companions. My husband has been my loving partner for 47 years. CoCo has been a joyous member of our family since May of 2010. Every day is filled with laughter and adventures. Without their companionship I would be so much less than I am; I cherish each day for the memories created. I am fulfilled, and continue to challenge myself; but I am aware of the tenuousness of the moment... life can change in the blink of an eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197619837-I1FD0PSMT4GCWBN1IWAF/Table+Set+for+Rosh+Hashanah+Jewish+New+Year+celebration+.JPG Week 4 - Table Set For Rosh Hashanah We are with friends in Ottawa now and were lucky to be able to share Rosh Hashanah with them, which we did regularly when we lived in Ottawa. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any photos of the family to use. I'm hoping that this table can represent the caring effort our friends take to show their love and support of their large family and we friends who are honoured to be included in these celebrations. Like us, they are not religious, but we all enjoy the traditional times to gather and mark the changing seasons and remember our roots together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197693356-BAS3GLEOI0NHZCGUXMDH/Nanaimo+-+A+sense+of+home.jpg Week 4 - Nanaimo — a Sense of Home Nanaimo has welcomed me with open arms. I am home. The more I give, the more I get in return. A very happy and comforting cycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197759046-2SOP6Z16OS28LH8WNUNF/Valued.JPG Week 4 - Valued I chose written tributes to depict how I feel valued by family, friends, and the wider community — they are the most tangible examples. There are so many other ways that my friends and family and wider communities show their appreciation. Communicating their concern when I am ill; bringing me samples of their baking or garden produce. Sending me a note when they find something they are sure I would like to see or purchase. I feel valued every day by the people who make up my communities! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197802530-UM4ZPIJ8RO0HREYS7SRN/Love+of+the+Old.JPG Week 4 - Love of the Old My son collects and cherishes old tools of all kinds. I wanted a symbol that showed how eclectic and diverse his interests are. The ball was used as a float that log booms were tied to. It weighs about a thousand pounds, was abandoned by the logging company, and sat in the bush for many years before my son had the means to transport it home. He considers it great yard art. I admire my son and delight in his many collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197830116-BNYD4OVXJO3IBWPI6Y1Z/Confidence.JPG Week 4 - Confidence The sign was carved by an elderly, long-time friend of Yendor's parents. Since I did not take Yendor's last name when we married, Yendor refused to hang the sign. I wrote the carver, explained the circumstances, and asked him to carve us another piece that said "Yendor & Gloria." This sign is a symbol of my personal growth and the confidence it took for me to write that letter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625197849729-MGDIGOBRKQG4UIXA0TEC/Comfort+and+Creation.jpg Week 4 - Comfort and Creation My Life There are two things in this photo that bring great joy: the piano and the couch. Napping is one of my all-time favourite things to do; to be comfortable enough in a spot to fall asleep, comfortably, is a great joy. If you are comfortable enough to be able to nod off, where you are, it is one of the greatest joys I can think of. Music is my other great joy. There is a piano there; guitar; two electric guitars sitting in the corner. There is a trumpet on the wall and a ukulele. What I love is both of these are a "now thing." You don't plan them really, they are in-the-moment. This photo says this has been a damn good life. It took a half a lifetime to get here. We have all strived, but it has been a good one. Comfort and creation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625198034861-N55XTKRQI4K0NGTOR0XH/My+Life+in+Pictures.jpg Week 4 - My Life My Life This picture reflects my whole life. I have never not had a studio. I had the first set of oil paints for my eleventh birthday and I have created art ever since. I have paintings around the world. The graphic arts got me to where I am, and it was a good life. I just love to create. There is nothing I desire more than to make something, to build something, to create something. This has always been my family's values; education, artwork and the higher echelon of learning. They gave me oil paints and encouragement when I was eleven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625198144187-B5QHAPUODOQLIG9UIO67/Textures.jpg Week 4 - Textures I love seeing texture visually. It is not always about the feel of it. My hand in this photo is merely a prop. It feels no texture. It cannot grasp the tiny melon. When I look at the picture it is a very old hand. It used to bother me as my hand was changing or my skin was changing, but when I look at that picture, I'm kind of proud of that hand now. It was brilliant once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625198175068-T3ZB2KM4UESI4HK0QG7U/Changing+Seasons.jpg Week 4 - Changing Seasons I was trying to think about the things that are joyful, tiny moments — the weather, and colours, and the changing seasons. I really love the colour of the dried corn against the blue sky. Colour brings a lot of pleasure in my life — with people or without people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625198215179-HDFLYM3VD1TXZ3HURUUF/Nature%27s+Beauty.jpg Week 4 - Nature’s Beauty I went for a walk by the waterfront, and because I don't have a garden or flowers, the variety really impressed me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d837bdaa6c862de1b2186d/1625198348191-YC360ZCNUT7AAV04H9Z6/Honouring.JPG Week 4 - Honouring Happy 90th birthday Jean Vanier! You have been my mentor, my inspiration for being a better person. 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