Opinion

The end of a year is a great time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished, as well as everything you hope to achieve. Personally, I believe council and the Town of Cochrane have accomplished a lot in 2018 and I’m excited for what’s to come.

By Elisa Neven-Pugh I am a young woman with cerebral palsy who is a quadriplegic. This is the way I came into this world. I write this in the hopes you may help me and my friends.

Cochrane’s cycling goodwill ambassador Robyn MacKay responded to my Nov. 22 column’s reference to the Parable of the Good Samaritan with a dharma experience she had in 2008 while riding through the Himalayan foothills.

When Stoney Nakoda Elder Valentina Fox addressed a room of 50 people participating in a blanket ceremony at the Alliance Church last Thursday, she did so with strength, wisdom and a vulnerability that was truly humbling.

Sunrises over Cochrane lately have been so breathtaking that even the Ornamental Palm in our east-facing living room window has been giving them the OK sign.

Last week’s tribute to the late Romesh Anand drew several inspiring responses. The restaurateur and humanitarian was widely respected for building bridges of interfaith and interethnic understanding and goodwill.

I concluded last week’s column with the quote, “Let’s do something beautiful for God,” wisdom identified with “Mother Teresa,” Saint Teresa of Calcutta.