Today is No Pants Day! Yes, this is a thing! It is believed to have originated in the early 2000s among college students in Austin, Texas. While the exact details of its inception remain unclear, it quickly gained popularity as a fun and unique way to challenge societal norms and promote a sense of camaraderie …
Carpe Diem! From Horace, the phrase often translated as “Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow. The future is unforeseen and one should not leave to chance future happenings, but rather do all you can today to make your own future better. In modern English, the expression “YOLO“, meaning “you only live once”, …
Dr. Ann Collins from the Canadian Medical Association in 2021 wrote: “May 1 is National Physicians’ Day — an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary people who choose to serve in the profession of medicine. During the pandemic, physicians adapted to drastic changes in their work and their lives to continue to care for others. Even in …
Greatitudes. Such a strange word. The combination of Gratitude and Great Attitude. Every working day in 2024, at Inclusion Foothills we are on a mission to find something we can be grateful for and allow it to help shape our attitude for the day and share it out so that you can too. Choosing to …
Today would have been my grandfather’s 116th birthday. He was born in 1908 in Rocky Mountain House and later became a pharmacist graduating from the University of Alberta in 1932 and celebrating over 50 years of service excellence. He was alive during both World Wars, the start and end of the Cold War, and saw …
Here’s a good reason to turn that frown upside down: Optimistic people live as much as 15% longer than pessimists, according to a new study spanning thousands of people and 3 decades. The words optimism and pessimism were first recorded in the 1700s. Optimism ultimately comes from the Latin optimus, which means “best”. Optimists tend to …
