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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1982e PAGE 7 >April reaily' st arts, new -year The truth is so simple that it is regarded as pretentious banality. Dag Hammarskjold. A brand new year with 362 more days to go. The thought suddeniy came to' me that our new year should begin in April rather than January. What in- spires anyone in this rather drab month and a time of let down for many after the festive holidlay ses- son'? Not much. Now if we had a huge snowfal 1 would feel inspired because I love it butâat the same time I think about the commuters and their families and'that takes the icing off the cake for me."' SEven the idea of spring invigorates, stimulates and promnotes a feeling of weil being and good wiil. To me, spring is the epitome of everything that is good. To watch nature renew herseif is a healing process for anyone and a promise of good to corne. In the -sam e vein, autumn does the sanie thing, but ini reverse; a tirne for nature and ail gréWing things to rest and prepare for the renewal in the spring while always foilows. To watch nature go through the renewai process, is a wonder something ail of us can benefit by. Tiny shoots of grass, .small, tiny sprouts. poking up through the ground,,the brown earth, gives me a sense of goodness,,a feeling of well being that renews my belief and faith in our world. I have sat many tumes by a window or windows and actually watched green things grow. Leave the window and return some time later and rather than seeing a miniscule amount of. growth you may see, an inch. Ferns' take precedent I have found over other plants so it is possible to see them shoot up. It takes time to see it reaily happening when you first begin and you know you are not watching tume lapse photography. Fine trees give off a form of electricity which can be se enand I have seen it many-times. No doubt every living thing does this including people. We'al have an aura about'us which is a form of an electri- cal field. Pine trees give off an energy which can be very healing and this was a truth known and accep- ted by the Indians. This is why we see so many old pictures of Indians standing and leaning against a tree, often a pine or sittinig on the ground with their back against a txee trunk. Try it. I have friends in the medical profession who realize this and they too are not above doing it because they are flot brain- washed and Ibelieve that science .and nature can work hand in hand. Now after reading about ions my husband and I ar e very interested in the subject. He, of course, knew a great deal before 1 did; -in the past it was just a word to me. We were interested in reading -recen- tly that Niagara Falls because' of the rushing water is full of 'negative ions which are so very vital and beneficial to human and plant life. .This brings to life again the sea voya ge, the moun- tain retreat and the beaches of the world as places to recuperate or prevent illness. It worked too and 1 can remember meny people going on a sea voyage or to the mountains after an iilness to return in the best »of health.' A good prescription nowadays with no chemicals added. To me a "quiet mind"l is opxe of the most impor- tant acquisitions we can have, I use the word acqui- sitions advisedly because this has to be acquiredl and it does not corne to ail people easily. Our minds are so cluttered 'it sometimes becomes most dif- ficult to clear our thinking. If one can listen to one's inner being, rationality can be held on to, decisions can be often pure logic and the pathway made clear. The nuclear famuly is having a difficult tme these days as evidenced by many and not unexpectedly so. People, I arn told, are grasgpinig for help as they feel the instabiiity of the times. Outsiders including medical and social services are taking9 over the family'rmie. Faniilies give each other. support, something that is needed always in time of need or crisis. Large families and often the poorer ones ayre experts at this and they:provide much, needed help whether it be money or just moral, support along with love anàd caring. Far more beneficiai to ail concerned including our country. than turning to the state. Many a calaffiity or' a problem has been averted by a caring grandparent or auntie. So as we move into the new. year one aim should be to gather strength for whatever is ahead. We may nieed it ail but if not we can share it., A strong country or nation must have strong people and that means each and everyone of us must garner that strength and not expect our country to provide, every ueed. Br~k1in Byines By Roxanne Reveler Hi there: 'Wel, it's another new year, and if you are the type who makes - and keeps resolutions, it's a chance for a-new start. E ven thoug4 the media is full of doom and gloom, let's hope that 1982 wiil bring its own reward for al of y6u. BROOKLIN & DISTRICT P.C. ASSOCIATION The Annual Meeting of the Brooklin & District Progressivi Conservative Association will be held on Wednesday evening, January 13, 1982 at 8 p.m. in the Brooklin Community Centre, Cassels Road East. The Hon. George Ashe, Minister of Revenue, will be the guest speaker., Everyone welcome. Refreshments wiil be served. Please note change of meeting place. LIBRARY NEWS Our Christmas party was great fun. Lynne Hart and Joanne Middleton entertained us with an excell- ent puppet show. The lucky winner of the "candy wreath" was Lori Carnegie. She told me ail she wanted for Christmas won her "two front teeth". Congratulations Lori, we're happy you won. See you next week ...Roxanne' Reveler Brooklin BakeryDrop Off Friday, Before Noon'Please 655-4951. Council. had good record for 1981 Ovér the course of the -past year, diligent Whitby Town Councili- ors have truly shone in the area of attendance at' the 20 counicil meet- ings of 1981. Clerk Don McKay said that attendance at meetings d"4is' as close to 100. per cent as it can get."t9 III. can be safe in sayinâg that no counclil- or. has, miss.ed any more than two, meetings," he said- adding that even those instances ba d "Ilegitimate reasons. " Mayor Bob Attersley missed. two meetings, this spring when he was in the hospital for an operation.. Councillor Gerry Emni took his two week vacation while council was stili sitting, the only member to do so.' Tom Edwards, Joe Bugelli, Barry Evans, Ross Batten and Joe Drumni did not miss one meeting of council. Exé eise The Cardiac'Rehabili- tation Organization-wiil be holding exercise classes sta.rting January 4,.1982, for per- sons who,-have suffered a heart'attack, pre or post bypass surgery, hypertension, or angina. For more information please'cali 'Mrs. Hurst at the Cardiac Rehabili- tation Organization's of- fice at 725-8502. ANNUAL MEETING BROOKLIN & DISTRICT PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION *BROOKLIN COMMUNITY CENTRE CASSELS RO AD EAST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13,91982 * ai 8:00 P. M. Guest Speaker:' HON. GEORGE ASHE, MINISTER 0F REVENUE EVERVONE WELCOME PLEASE NOTE CHANGE 0F MEETING PLACE To Start January 7th. BETTY'S-FASH i ONS Owned & Operated By Bett y Puckrln Entire Stock ai, Least 2%OFF' for 15 days Speclal Rack ½Price or Iess -Ladies Dresses' Blouses Slacks Sweaters OFF Ladies SURtS 30% OFF 112 Brock St. N. WVhitby Sm<g ers, The County Town Singers wilLbe holding auditions for tenor, bass, soprano and alto en January 13 and 20. They will be held in the music rooni of the Henry Street High School beginning at -8 P.IX. For more information oeil Angela Wis at 668- 5629. IBROOKLIN HOME BAKERYi &DELICATESSAN 61 BALDWIN ST. I BROOKLIN 655-4951I IGOOD OLDE DAYS SPECUAL I OURHOLIDAYGIFTTOYOU I WITHTHISCOUPON IWHITE BREAD - PLAIN OR SLICED 50" A LOAF (REG. 80>4) LIMIT 3 PER CUSTOMER WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. DON BOWERI '.4 F ic )N %U 'DI ACONTESSA AUTY LOUNGE $PECUAL >RICE PERMS- MONDAYS SD R CITIZENS'DAYS M DAY&WEDNESDAY * SAM D & SET $5010 REG. 6.50 RCT - $5.5'l REG. 7.0 LOIRY & MRON $7.00 REG. 8.501 119GREEN STREET WHITBY, ONTARIO 668-9262 - - Roman CatholloC.hurcëhes HOLY FAMILY STr. JOHN THE EVANGELIST Saturday Masses at st. Pau's School 903 Gi1f fard St. 668-3676 200 Garrard Rd. Suncoay Masses at Anderson Colleglate, 400 Anderson St. MASSES Ojust, above Dunrdas St.) 576-2098 Saturday, 7 p.m. MASSES S'unday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m., 1 0:00 a.m., 11"l5 &. "Know that I arn wîth you always; yes to theonci of turne." À# e eL% L, 68--l 1968 1 LA BE 1/2 SE'NI Mo SHAMI AAIRC BLOWI