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Growing up in East Africa, long periods without electricity were a weekly occurrence. That has helped me to be patient when we get the occasional power outage here in Northumberland County.

At a recent day of reflection at the Villa St Joseph Ecology Centre in Cobourg, this reading from the English poet Malcolm Guite was shared with us: “Arise from meditation by these waters. Bear the fruits of that deep rootedness. Be wise in the trees’ long wisdom. Learn to share the secret of their patience. Pass the day in their green fastness and their quiet air.”

Growing up in East Africa, I witnessed poverty firsthand. But I didn’t expect to see it across homes in England or on streets in Canada.