The Winding Path

03/29/2026

03/29/2026

Happy Sunday ✨💞

03/29/2026

💜 Try and remember why you went no contact every time you want to reach out. They won’t change. Your emotional wellbeing matters. 💜

03/29/2026

Call for Justice 1.1:
Calls for a National Action Plan grounded in real, measurable change.
This includes ensuring access to basic rights, housing, health care, safety, education, and employment.
These are not extras.
They are the foundation of safety.
When these needs are unmet, risk increases.
When they are met, prevention becomes possible.
We cannot talk about ending violence without addressing the conditions that allow it to continue.

03/25/2026

A new blog entry! Scroll to the bottom of the blog for the audio recording.
www.thewindingpath.ca/march-2026-the-circles-of-life/

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03/08/2026

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03/08/2026

Most people glance at March 8 on the calendar and think: flowers, pink posts, brunch.
But the real story? It starts with cold factory floors, 16-hour workdays, and women who had nothing left to lose.
In the early 1900s, women across America and Europe were working in suffocating conditions — stitching fabric until their fingers bled, breathing in factory smoke, raising children on wages that barely covered bread. They had no vote. No legal protection. No voice.
But they had each other.
In New York, they took to the streets — not politely, not quietly — demanding fair pay, shorter hours, and the right to exist as equals in a world that had spent centuries telling them to sit down. That fire spread fast.
In 1910, a fierce German activist named Clara Zetkin stood before an international conference of women in Copenhagen and made a bold proposal: give us one day — one day every year — dedicated to the fight for women's rights. The room erupted in agreement. International Women's Day was born.
Then came the moment that would make March 8 permanent in the pages of history.
It was 1917. Russia was at war. People were dying. And the women of Petrograd — exhausted textile workers, mothers, daughters — walked out of their factories on a bitter winter morning chanting "Bread and Peace." They weren't marching for a hashtag. They were marching because their children were hungry and their husbands were dying in a war no one asked for.
Their protest didn't just echo through the streets of Petrograd. It helped ignite the Russian Revolution — one of the most seismic political upheavals in modern history. And here's the remarkable detail: that day, February 23rd on the old Russian calendar, lands precisely on March 8th on the calendar the rest of the world was using.
History had chosen its date.
Decades later, in 1975, the United Nations made it official — recognizing March 8th as International Women's Day, a global monument to every woman who ever stood up when the world told her to stay seated.
Today, we celebrate how far we've come. But we also carry forward the spirit of those women who marched without knowing if anyone was watching — because they knew it was right.
To every woman reading this — in a boardroom, a kitchen, a hospital, a classroom, or a factory floor:
The world has always moved forward on your shoulders. Today, we see you.

03/08/2026

On International Women's Day, NWAC celebrates the strength, leadership, and resilience of Indigenous women in all their diversities.

Indigenous women have long been leaders, knowledge keepers, and advocates for their families, communities, and Nations. Today, we honour their contributions and reaffirm our commitment to advancing safety, equality, and the rights of Indigenous women.

03/08/2026

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸

Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women across Alberta—and recognize that mental wellness is the foundation of their journeys.

Women often navigate unique societal pressures and balance multiple complex roles, all of which can profoundly impact emotional well-being. At ACTA, we are proud to support women through professional, accountable counselling that empowers them to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and embrace their full potential.

In alignment with this year’s theme, we believe that when we invest in the advancement of women, our entire community thrives. By advocating for the formal regulation of Counselling Therapy, we are securing ethical and high-quality care for women—and all Albertans—ensuring they have access to the regulated support they deserve.

Let’s continue working toward a world where equitable mental health care is a reality and every woman’s wellness is valued. 💜

03/08/2026

Fill your life with women that empower you,
that help you believe in your magic
and aid them to believe in their own exceptional power and their incredible magic too.
Women that believe in each other can survive anything. ~ Nikita Gill 🖋️ 💗

03/01/2026

And give each of them a tight hug 🫂

Good Morning everyone 🙃
SLSL🫶Robert 💙