Action4Canada - Resilience In Uncertain Times With Tanya Gaw And Dr Wendy Hofman, Jan. 29, 2025

00:00:00.000 Somebody had made a comment saying the last three years have been so difficult.

00:00:03.680 Loss of jobs, friendships, family.

00:00:06.540 It's because of what's been unleashed by the government.

00:00:09.300 And that feeling of hopelessness and helplessness.

00:00:12.700 And for myself, I sort of had an advantage going into this so-called COVID-19.

00:00:19.620 One of the key things you said was about community.

00:00:22.640 How do we help Canadians and serve them?

00:00:25.720 The key has been in having really good people around you.

00:00:29.280 Because we're all going to have our low times.

00:00:32.660 And so encouragement has been extremely important.

00:00:36.120 And then telling me, I'm not crazy, right?

00:00:38.760 Like, this is real.

00:00:40.500 And, you know, these are the things we're having to face.

00:00:42.760 And, you know, it's not conspiracy theories.

00:00:44.920 We're actually facing this.

00:00:47.000 And so that's one of the things I would super encourage people is get a community around you.

00:00:53.360 This is essential.

00:00:54.520 And one starts to fall the other, fix the other person up.

00:00:57.260 And then there's an encouragement going back and forth.

00:01:03.220 Well, welcome, everyone.

00:01:04.720 Thanks for joining us tonight on the Empower Hour.

00:01:07.480 Our good friend Heather is not with us tonight.

00:01:10.680 She's always missed.

00:01:12.140 But I get the pleasure of introducing our guest tonight.

00:01:16.480 But first, I have a couple of updates that, because I'm not doing the weekly news update every week right now at the end of the show,

00:01:25.160 I couldn't set aside a matter that has come up.

00:01:30.760 It began back in December, on December 4th, when I received a letter from a law firm.

00:01:37.520 And some of you who have been following us for some time would recall an individual by the name of Tyson Cook,

00:01:46.340 a.k.a. Drag Queen Frida Wells in Kelowna, B.C. 1.00

00:01:50.540 And two years ago, our chapter leader in Kelowna had found out that Tyson Cook is a drag queen indeed and was performing at libraries.

00:02:01.100 And the chapter decided, you know what, it's not appropriate as people across Canada and around the world for drag queens to be focused on and entertaining children and reading to them. 0.53

00:02:12.480 These are adult performers with adult sexual proclivities, and, you know, we want to protect our children.

00:02:22.500 And many have compared it to you wouldn't have any other adult performer coming in and finding that was morally okay to be reading to children and entertaining them.

00:02:33.060 So we created a petition to bring awareness.

00:02:35.800 But as we did a little bit of research, we discovered that there was more information about this individual that caused concern as to the suitability of being around children.

00:02:49.040 And I'm just going to share my screen right now, and I'm going to be appealing to all of our members and those who are viewing this to help us out because we're going to move forward with this legal action.

00:03:01.160 And I think that Mr. Cook has waited nearly two years in order to take this step.

00:03:08.600 I'm a little curious as to why he waited two years, but he is claiming that we've made defamatory, how did his lawyer state it here in the letter, they're harassing, disparaging and defamatory to our client that are aimed at damaging our client's reputation and interfering with our client's business and employment,

00:03:27.780 which is false information, and we have evidence of that, but it will all come out, then including January 25th, 2023, damaging, serious and incorrect statements and allegations respecting our client contain false, obviously false and defamatory content.

00:03:45.860 Now, I'm just going to do a review of the page.

00:03:48.060 We have retained a lawyer, and I'm going to see if maybe even next week on the weekly news update that he would join me, and we'd have a conversation about this.

00:03:57.200 So this is Tyson Cook, a.k.a. drag queen Frida Wells, and I haven't really spoken about this individual in a couple of years, so I'm not sure what they're referring to.

00:04:08.420 Yeah, in two years.

00:04:09.360 I mean, they're dating it back to January of 2023.

00:04:13.020 When we went to look into this person, he had videos, which you can see a snippet here.

00:04:20.580 I'm not going to play it tonight, but I'll possibly play it next week, but it will be with a warning.

00:04:25.500 He, in his spare time, was making videos where he's murdering people and then chopping them up, putting them in a grinder, eating them, feeding them to his pig.

00:04:38.040 And we found out that he's an actual education assistant with small children in the Kelowna School District.

00:04:46.520 He also works for Autism BC, and so we have a duty to make this information available to the public.

00:04:56.260 We have a duty.

00:04:56.980 It's called a duty to report, and it's a duty to report in BC.

00:05:00.500 It's part of their policies.

00:05:02.400 And so we were just asking for a review of his suitability to work with children.

00:05:09.280 I've never made any assumptions regarding this individual.

00:05:13.060 I just have only posted the facts.

00:05:16.440 So the video can be viewed here.

00:05:18.660 If you search Tyson Cook on our website, you'll find this information.

00:05:23.320 And then these were clips from his social media platform that was open to the public.

00:05:28.620 That means even including the children that he goes and entertains and then follows him.

00:05:35.700 And the school district superintendent, Kevin Cardell, instead of dismissing him, they ended up giving him a free pass, saying that his videos are his own creative design, and that his social media just put it on private and we're all good.

00:05:50.940 I find that problematic, because at the same time this was happening, there was another education assistant here in the Lower Mainland and in the Coquitlam area, and she was acting in her spare time as a porn star. 0.78

00:06:07.500 She ended up getting fired.

00:06:09.500 She lost her job.

00:06:11.200 But Mr. Tyson Cook has maintained his position.

00:06:14.500 I've had been personally reported that he has the union backing him, and that now they've decided to come after action for Canada, and for me bringing this to the awareness of the public and having a petition that garnered, oh, nearly 19,000 signatures, asking the school district and the school board in Kelowna to reassess this individual's suitability.

00:06:40.080 Now, I also took further steps in contacting the RCMP and another person that specializes in individuals such as this and profiling them and asking if this person, if there is a greater risk of this individual being around children.

00:07:02.480 So all of that information will come out if Mr. Cook decides to continue to pursue this action against myself and Action for Canada.

00:07:12.300 So I've not made any defamatory statements.

00:07:15.180 I haven't provided any, or sorry, on behalf of Action for Canada, we haven't provided any misinformation on this individual.

00:07:23.140 It is all from his own website, his own YouTube channel that he's very proud of, and his own social media platform.

00:07:33.660 More of that will be coming out, and when I do the weekly news update, I'll dive a little further into that.

00:07:38.980 And so I have an appeal that if you could go to Action for Canada's website, actionforcanada.com, and go to and just select the Donate button, if you scroll down the page a little, you will see that you can donate specifically to our legal fund.

00:07:55.320 And we're on the front line, as you know, with Rocco, our case is one of the only ones still left going forward in Canada against the COVID-19.

00:08:06.260 And then we're also pursuing legal action against the government for allowing terrorists into the country.

00:08:13.380 When we're ready to launch that, I'll be giving you more information on that.

00:08:17.020 And so all those preparations are being proceeded with.

00:08:20.460 And then as well, now we're faced with this situation.

00:08:23.420 And so I've always thought it's a very good idea to have a legal fund that was prepared for these kind of situations.

00:08:32.280 And so we can't do this work without you.

00:08:34.800 So would you please, like I say, donate, click on our legal fund and give whatever you can, $10, $20, $50, $100, $1,000, whatever you can to help us with this battle.

00:08:46.420 As I said, Tyson Cook apparently, reportedly has the union's members' funds in order to fight these type of battles.

00:08:54.900 It's just, I know that down in the United States, there was a woman who was saying that unions should be made illegal because they have been taken over by Marxist entities promoting socialist agendas.

00:09:08.580 And such as this individual, who is obviously to me in the wrong, I haven't, if they think that it's defamatory or libelous, well, prove me wrong.

00:09:18.320 I've literally only posted what Tyson Cook has produced himself, what others feel about that, or the conclusions that they want to come to, or their opinions are their own.

00:09:29.540 I'm just under a duty to report the facts and bring this to the attention of the public.

00:09:35.820 So I hope we have your support.

00:09:37.660 Please help and please send the donate page to others, explain to them what we're doing, and I so appreciate your assistance with that.

00:09:47.560 Okay, so tonight I am super pleased to have Dr. Wendy Hoffman on tonight's Empower Hour.

00:09:55.480 And Dr. Hoffman is a wife, a mother, a dedicated transformational consultant and clinical counselor with a PhD in counseling and an additional certifications, including life coaching.

00:10:09.760 Dr. Hoffman is a gifted and passionate speaker who has presented seminars and study days on mental health and faith in various nations in the world.

00:10:18.520 Dr. Hoffman integrates her deep faith in God with evidence-based therapeutic techniques, which address a broad spectrum of mental health issues.

00:10:28.280 And she believes true healing comes through the transformative power of God's grace, combined with practical tools and compassionate care.

00:10:35.980 Her private practice, Veritas Counseling Center, is located in Ontario, and she is also an adjunct professor who has taught counseling courses at all levels.

00:10:48.520 So will you please help me welcome Dr. Wendy Hoffman to the Empower Hour?

00:10:54.940 Thank you so much, Tanya.

00:10:56.380 You know, I met you a few months ago in person, and that was so exciting.

00:11:00.000 We were at the convention, and we had a chance to share, and it was so exciting.

00:11:04.820 So thank you for this great privilege to be on with you today.

00:11:08.340 This is amazing, Empower Hour.

00:11:10.200 Yeah, thank you, Wendy.

00:11:11.800 We were at the PPC convention.

00:11:13.680 I remember you coming to our table and sitting down together.

00:11:16.500 And, you know, I was saying that how people are under such pressure with all the critical issues that are being thrown at us.

00:11:24.460 And as the report had explained when I had launched it the other day to the masses, is that some people have different coping skills.

00:11:36.260 And unfortunately, that has been, especially through COVID-19, but also on mass immigration, on the LGBTQ issue.

00:11:46.060 They're so afraid of speaking out.

00:11:48.200 So it's kind of been this mass psychosis.

00:11:50.440 And as mentioned, I said, cognitive dissonance paralyzed the hearts and minds of the majority of the population, and self-preservation kicked in, manifesting itself in complacency, denialism, and even apathy.

00:12:07.480 And at Action for Canada, of course, we're all about mobilizing Canadians.

00:12:11.900 And if they're paralyzed, they're not going to be able to be very active.

00:12:16.920 And so I thought it was a great time to bring you on.

00:12:19.700 It's the beginning of a new year.

00:12:21.580 Action for Canada has great plans for the year.

00:12:24.460 And so, as mentioned, you are not just going to teach them to cope.

00:12:28.500 You're going to teach people tonight how you're going to give them tools on being resilient.

00:12:33.400 Yes, and if not now, when?

00:12:36.900 Like, we need these tools.

00:12:39.100 We've gone through a lot of uncertain days and certainties in the last five years.

00:12:44.620 And it has, as you said, paralyzed many people.

00:12:47.520 And their resistance has either lowered or it's almost non-existent.

00:12:52.740 And so tonight, I'm believing that we're going to have some major keys in how to build resistance.

00:12:59.260 So we're going to look at different things.

00:13:00.780 So we're going to start with looking at how to build it, what is it, and then go from there.

00:13:05.740 And I believe that at the end of this, people will be very encouraged to realize that they can actually build their resistance, their resilience.

00:13:12.940 You know, today, I had something major happen to me.

00:13:16.040 I was looking at my presentation and, you know, tweaking it and changing it.

00:13:20.380 All of a sudden, there was no power.

00:13:23.900 And, you know, what do you do?

00:13:25.680 You know, in the winter, there's no power.

00:13:27.740 That means there's no heat.

00:13:28.880 And so, you know, I didn't feel sorry for myself.

00:13:31.920 I just thought, what can I do?

00:13:33.460 What can I do?

00:13:33.900 And start to problem solve.

00:13:35.160 I contacted my daughter and we had an idea that we could just tether into the computer.

00:13:40.240 And I said, yeah, but I'll be freezing cold.

00:13:42.100 So then I contacted Charles Zach, a good friend of ours, who's the PPC candidate for North Burlington and Milton area.

00:13:51.320 And I told him about the problem.

00:13:53.200 And he said, well, come over to my basement.

00:13:54.820 So I'm here in the basement.

00:13:55.880 So I'm a little old, but I've got to manage it well.

00:13:59.340 Different setup than we thought.

00:14:00.880 So a little bit, not as comfortable as I am in my own home, but amazing that we don't have to have things perfect to be resilient.

00:14:09.320 We can still be in the midst of the problem and override it and go through it and face it and all that.

00:14:15.440 So we're going to have some good times tonight talking about that.

00:14:18.460 And I hope everybody has some questions and we'll do our best to answer them.

00:14:23.020 Absolutely.

00:14:23.840 On that, just before you get into the presentation, we've got a lot of people on a lot of different platforms right now that are watching the show.

00:14:32.560 And I just want to encourage you, if you actually want to ask any questions, Dr. Hoffman will be available after the presentation.

00:14:39.580 But you do need to sign up and register on the Zoom to be able to use the Q&A.

00:14:44.460 So I'd encourage you to do that.

00:14:46.340 And so, yes, over to you.

00:14:49.140 And I don't know if you want to share screen or I'm just going to disappear right now and leave it to you.

00:14:54.700 Thank you so much, Tanya.

00:14:55.860 All right.

00:14:56.420 Thank you.

00:14:57.360 Yes.

00:14:57.740 So everyone, thank you so much.

00:14:59.360 I have a nice cup of tea from Kelly, Charles Zach's wife, and I've got that to warm me up.

00:15:05.440 So I hope you've grabbed a cup of tea and hope you're really comfortable and that we have a good time together tonight.

00:15:10.580 Time restraints me from digging in deeply into this topic and in certain things like, you know, childhood trauma and environmental protective factors and emotional, physical and cognitive factors.

00:15:26.520 But we are going to handle enough tonight that you should be able to have a good understanding of it and be able to build on your resilience.

00:15:35.580 So the first two things that we're going to look at tonight are the basic or the main aspects of resilience.

00:15:44.580 So we're going to define it and we're going to see how we can build it.

00:15:50.120 So let's start off with our definition of resilience.

00:15:53.540 It's the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties, the ability to keep going in the midst of hardships.

00:16:03.580 Now, resilience is really the ability to bounce back after having hardships or difficulties or uncertain times.

00:16:10.980 It does not get rid of the situation.

00:16:14.940 It just helps you to go through it and you get skills and you and you have lessons through these difficult times that you can use and you can transfer them to other situations that you're going through.

00:16:26.620 Nietzsche famously remarked, what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.

00:16:30.040 We've heard that countless times and there's some definitely some truth in that. 1.00

00:16:35.000 These are uncertain times.

00:16:36.740 Tanya really gave us a great bird's eye view into what she's going through and we deeply respect her for the work she does for us, for Canada.

00:16:48.000 So we have SOGI123.

00:16:50.460 We have in our educational system, we have outcomes of mass immigration. 0.97

00:16:56.680 We have the overcrowding, the cultural barriers.

00:16:59.720 We have the rising prices of food and gasoline.

00:17:02.980 We were in the States a little while ago and it was great to be able to go so far on a tank of gas and then come home and it's like empty before we know it.

00:17:11.960 So there's the gasoline prices.

00:17:13.640 These are real things that are happening to each of us.

00:17:16.260 There's war and there's rumors of wars and many have lost their jobs.

00:17:20.840 In the last five years, people have really lost their jobs and job security doesn't quite look like how it used to look.

00:17:28.460 So all of us have been affected in one or more areas and for many of us, that has affected our resilience.

00:17:37.460 So why is resilience important?

00:17:41.580 Well, you're going to face challenges, so you're going to be able to face them differently.

00:17:46.360 You're going to be able to survive.

00:17:48.280 But I'd like to think you could thrive and even overcome and that you'd be personally strengthened by the challenges and the problems you've had in your life.

00:17:58.980 It was interesting going through that experience today because you know how one thought gives you another thought.

00:18:04.560 And I was remembering that I was singing at a banquet and there was over 300 people.

00:18:08.340 It was about 350.

00:18:09.260 And all of a sudden, the sound system could not play my track.

00:18:16.040 So I thought, OK, now I'm a cappella.

00:18:18.940 And as I went to start to sing, the entire sound system stopped.

00:18:25.540 And I thought, oh, no.

00:18:27.280 So I have no soundtrack and now I have no amplification.

00:18:30.880 So I know that some people could get very upset.

00:18:35.400 I chose not to do that.

00:18:36.740 I just joked and said, well, I'm going to sing anyhow.

00:18:39.140 That's what you came to hear.

00:18:40.480 And I just sang.

00:18:42.060 And, you know, I felt really good about it.

00:18:43.920 It wasn't the best performance because it was a huge room and I really did need some amplification.

00:18:49.220 But the resilience is important because it gets you through that situation.

00:18:53.200 And they ended up giving me a standing ovation because they appreciated that I just stood and sang no matter what.

00:19:01.160 So it's not shutting down necessarily the experience in life that you're going through.

00:19:06.700 It's just helping you to go through it.

00:19:09.720 And we thank God for the ability to build resilience.

00:19:15.380 So what are some descriptive words for resilience?

00:19:18.680 And I have this graphic here.

00:19:21.040 And you can see so many words.

00:19:23.200 They're all very positive, challenge, motivate, persistent, growth, empowering.

00:19:28.920 Just hearing these words makes me feel good.

00:19:31.640 These are really important words.

00:19:33.160 One thing is optimism.

00:19:34.740 Optimism is very important.

00:19:36.980 I hear a lot of people complaining about the times and feeling like they're hopeless.

00:19:44.260 And, Tanya, that's a really sad thing to know that people feel hopeless through all of this as well.

00:19:48.600 That they just feel there's no end in sight.

00:19:51.220 And people like you, you're fighting the battles and you're doing so well at that.

00:19:55.120 Action for Canada has done great work and will continue to do great work.

00:19:59.720 But some people get weary, as the Bible says, weary in well-doing.

00:20:03.960 They just have lost their optimism or their vision or their endurance.

00:20:09.800 And so the lockdowns cause this, certain family situations cause this, health and mental crisis.

00:20:17.840 So many things could hinder us in our resilience.

00:20:22.820 Here are a few words.

00:20:25.480 I hope you can read them all on the right-hand side.

00:20:27.640 They are goal-setting, self-worth, learning ability, cognitive ability, connecting, problem-solving, acceptance, self-regulations, coping, ability to learn social skills.

00:20:40.960 So all of these things are really important because they all are impacted by resilience.

00:20:48.540 The ability to be able to do these things is absolutely connected to resilience.

00:20:55.820 And maybe you take a look at that and maybe you want to do a screenshot of that and decide where you're needing to increase your resilience in order to be able to do these better.

00:21:07.260 I have this guy here and it's a beautiful picture, but it just sometimes feels like life is an uphill battle.

00:21:17.080 Now, when you look at this photo, you could either see it this way, that he's trying to keep everything from falling on his head and for him to be falling down the mountain with the big rock, the big boulder.

00:21:31.400 Or you could see it as he is trying to push it onwards.

00:21:35.760 And that outlook will really help you in building resilience because you would want to be pushing it forward, not having it land on top of you.

00:21:46.780 In Psalm 46, verse 1, we read,

00:21:49.800 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

00:21:56.160 So those that are believers in God and have a faith, this is where we go.

00:22:01.280 So when we are lacking resilience, when we are lacking vision, we go to God who is our refuge and our strength.

00:22:09.500 He gives us strength to even consider the impact of resilience, consider building that.

00:22:17.200 I love that verse.

00:22:18.880 All right, let's go to the evidence of the low or the non-resilience.

00:22:24.020 So these are some of the things that show up in our lives when we have a low or non-resilience.

00:22:32.060 Now, I wrote the word significant because stress is a part of everyday life.

00:22:37.460 We all have stress.

00:22:38.700 It's a natural response to overwhelming situations and pressure and uncertainty.

00:22:44.620 But this is different.

00:22:46.040 This is significant levels of stress that could cause you to burn out.

00:22:50.400 I do a study day on the compassion cycle, moving people from fatigue to compassion, satisfaction, and so on.

00:22:58.280 And that's moving away from the ability to or lack of ability to handle things and the possibility of burnout.

00:23:08.420 And so with significant stress, we see people having burnout and mental exhaustion.

00:23:15.340 It's prolonged stress as well.

00:23:17.860 So there's also the emotional side of things.

00:23:21.840 And I do a lot of work with grief and trauma.

00:23:25.680 And grief and loss.

00:23:27.800 Let's talk about grief and loss.

00:23:29.260 That is not just bereavement.

00:23:31.500 It is also many losses.

00:23:33.540 People have had great losses.

00:23:36.220 Many have lost jobs or relationships.

00:23:38.820 Family structure has changed in the last five years.

00:23:42.640 Possibly grieving over what should happen and didn't.

00:23:45.620 And just the state of our country can be a state of loss and grief.

00:23:52.600 So many, how do people react?

00:23:55.580 Well, they lose their ability to socialize.

00:23:59.420 They have relationship issues and even isolation.

00:24:04.220 Many were isolated during the lockdowns.

00:24:06.600 There's a tremendous showing of people just sort of hibernating and just being alone.

00:24:13.640 It's such a sad thing.

00:24:14.840 And many people were isolated from the family.

00:24:17.600 We think of all the people that were in the lockdowns and they couldn't see their family members,

00:24:21.580 especially those in long-term care.

00:24:24.520 And so also the trauma.

00:24:26.380 There's trauma that occurs.

00:24:27.600 And that would show that there would be a low or non-resistant resilience level.

00:24:35.160 Here are a few more.

00:24:37.300 So, you know, these are more of the things that maybe people see in our lives.

00:24:42.280 Have you ever had a person say to you, gee, you seem to be so upset lately.

00:24:47.760 What's upsetting you?

00:24:49.040 Or you're really irritable.

00:24:51.120 Or maybe you are yourself, you felt overwhelmed.

00:24:54.100 You're just like, I can't do this all the time.

00:24:56.080 I'm just tired.

00:24:58.080 You know, we can get weary in well-doing, right?

00:25:00.460 We can be overwhelmed.

00:25:02.100 There's also just easily depressed or easily upset.

00:25:08.620 And worse of all, we lack hope or vision.

00:25:11.020 And we need to have hope and vision to keep going forward,

00:25:14.000 to keep believing that there's a better day coming.

00:25:16.620 And there is, because with God, these things are possible.

00:25:20.340 So it just seems like the stresses of life or the situations,

00:25:24.900 you just don't bounce back like you used to.

00:25:27.160 Someone could have said something to you before.

00:25:30.120 And after you've gone through a lot of difficult situations,

00:25:33.360 you just don't bounce back as quick.

00:25:35.180 You just don't feel as right as you used to.

00:25:42.140 Some aspects of resilience.

00:25:44.800 These are the good things.

00:25:47.840 So if you take a look at this list,

00:25:49.780 you'll be able to identify the aspects of resilience.

00:25:52.860 These would be proving that you do have levels of resilience in different levels.

00:25:57.660 I love the one that says survivor mentality.

00:26:01.460 I may have to change that to thriver mentality,

00:26:04.540 but maybe I'll just add that word.

00:26:06.540 But all of these things are very encouraging words.

00:26:10.140 We're going to look at this in depth for a moment or two.

00:26:13.320 I'd like you to be able to challenge your assumptions

00:26:15.900 after you leave this Empower Hour.

00:26:18.880 Challenge your assumptions of what you believe about yourself

00:26:22.020 and how you believe you can regain resilience.

00:26:26.000 I see a lot of CEOs of major companies,

00:26:30.140 and I find it most interesting that they're able to handle workload,

00:26:36.120 incredible negotiations at top levels.

00:26:38.920 We would be surprised to see the abilities that they have.

00:26:42.520 And yet, when they're in their homes,

00:26:45.180 they don't seem to be able to access those great skills.

00:26:49.160 And so I'm always encouraging people that if you have this skill,

00:26:53.660 you can transfer that.

00:26:54.840 We just need to figure out what is the barrier for you transferring that great skill.

00:27:00.260 So you want to have a belief system that you can actually do what you need to do.

00:27:06.960 You'll be able to conquer the things that you actually thought might not be possible.

00:27:11.480 You actually have more ability than you realize.

00:27:16.860 And I hope that really burns into your thought pattern right now,

00:27:20.020 that you actually have more ability.

00:27:21.520 You're actually stronger than you think you are.

00:27:23.580 It's actually true.

00:27:25.320 Many of you have come out through various problems and struggles,

00:27:29.300 and other people might not have done as well as you.

00:27:32.380 So you do have strength.

00:27:33.760 At the same time, you want to pursue your meaningful goals.

00:27:38.760 This builds self-confidence.

00:27:40.320 And January is such a month of talking about goals.

00:27:42.760 I won't go there.

00:27:43.940 Because many people who made goals or resolutions have already stopped them.

00:27:48.860 And they're not doing them.

00:27:49.740 Apparently, the third week is where the line is.

00:27:52.860 So we're kind of around there right now, the fourth week.

00:27:56.420 But do have goals because that helps you build your confidence.

00:27:59.680 Make small goals.

00:28:00.800 Make small goals that you actually think you can accomplish through that SMART method that I'm sure you know about.

00:28:06.980 The other thing I'd like to address is a thing called cognitive flexibility.

00:28:12.160 It's even hard to say that.

00:28:13.900 Cognitive flexibility.

00:28:16.140 And that is a great ability to accept your situation even if the situation is difficult.

00:28:24.160 So acceptance is the great key.

00:28:26.500 It's a master key for the ability to tolerate highly stressful situations.

00:28:33.280 Tanya spoke earlier about avoidance and denial.

00:28:36.680 And those are the most common counterproductive coping strategies.

00:28:41.840 They help people temporary.

00:28:44.580 And that's what they're about.

00:28:45.660 They're a temporary, you know, help.

00:28:47.660 And that's great until you can begin to problem solve.

00:28:50.900 But they are very temporary.

00:28:52.200 And ultimately, avoidance and denial stand in the way of growth and your ability to grow.

00:29:02.660 I want to go to emotional regulation as well.

00:29:06.100 That's such a term we hear so often.

00:29:09.900 And that's about liberating yourself from destructive emotions such as anger and hatred.

00:29:15.380 Now, anger can be good if it's productive, if it moves you to doing right.

00:29:20.600 We should be righteously angry about some of the situations that we hear about.

00:29:25.640 And we should help out and be proactive.

00:29:29.060 However, if the anger is unproductive and it's just anger for the sake of anger or hatred for the sake of hatred,

00:29:36.220 we develop a certain way and a capacity to look at a situation.

00:29:41.660 And then we lose the capacity to actually think correctly or to visualize a different story and a different future.

00:29:53.020 That leads us into talking about reframing.

00:29:55.880 So, building resistance is about reframing your story.

00:30:01.440 This is not about changing your story in a sense that you're denying you had a story.

00:30:06.660 It's you stop telling yourself the story over and over again or rumination in that you're telling just the facts and how bad it is.

00:30:16.080 So, what you need to do is come up with three positive things.

00:30:21.280 And this is a key.

00:30:22.080 This is one of those master keys.

00:30:24.360 You come up with three positive things about the same story that you can relate to and that you feel good about when you hear them.

00:30:34.860 And that begins the healing process because the over-analyzation stops the processing of healing and moving forward.

00:30:44.160 It stops the aspect of healing.

00:30:48.020 So, you really are putting yourself in a difficult situation if you only ruminate on the sad story or the bad story.

00:30:55.440 So, how do you do that?

00:30:57.920 Because it's so easy just to ruminate and get into that feedback loop of doing that.

00:31:03.440 So, tell the story differently.

00:31:05.760 Tell yourself the story differently.

00:31:07.500 Tell it differently when you tell others.

00:31:09.300 Don't make it a victim story.

00:31:11.780 Make it a good story.

00:31:12.820 You can be victimized without being the victim, okay?

00:31:16.840 And again, make sure you think about three different things that you can say that's positive.

00:31:22.380 This happened, but this was what came up.

00:31:24.960 Now, my situation today was minor, but it was very annoying.

00:31:29.880 But the good thing about it is I discovered a friend who helped me out.

00:31:34.980 And I met his wife and she gave me this lovely cup of tea.

00:31:38.500 There's two positives right there.

00:31:40.000 So, we can always think of a positive even in a negative story, whether it is an alarming story or if it's just one of those minor mishaps of life.

00:31:50.160 All right.

00:31:53.340 Face your fears.

00:31:55.120 Oh, dear.

00:31:56.080 That's a huge one.

00:31:57.960 So, we need courage to face fear.

00:32:01.200 And there are good fears.

00:32:02.700 I'll tell you privately here.

00:32:05.060 I have a fear of standing on the edge of a cliff.

00:32:07.600 So, if I was doing some sightseeing, which I've done with my husband, Walter, I will stand so far away from the edge.

00:32:15.680 It's silly, maybe to someone else.

00:32:17.780 But for me, I have that real fear that I'll fall over the cliff.

00:32:21.760 So, I stand back.

00:32:23.200 Is that a good fear?

00:32:24.620 Absolutely, it is.

00:32:26.340 Because if I lost my balance, it would be really traumatic.

00:32:30.400 So, I stay away from it, but I still enjoy the experience of being on the mountain.

00:32:37.160 That's what's important.

00:32:38.760 So, facing the fear and standing a little bit away from the cliff, I am still touring the mountain.

00:32:45.540 I haven't stopped what I want to do.

00:32:48.100 I haven't been hindered by that.

00:32:49.740 I just do it differently than someone else.

00:32:52.780 So, we have to look at fear and ask ourselves, is this a good fear?

00:32:57.500 Is this a rational fear?

00:32:59.580 Or is it irrational?

00:33:01.960 And is it stopping me from being resilient?

00:33:06.000 Don't talk yourself out of the fear.

00:33:07.820 In other words, I can't talk myself, oh, go ahead and stand on the cliff, Wendy.

00:33:12.280 Just be a little brave.

00:33:13.480 You can do it.

00:33:14.200 That's a good thing for you to do.

00:33:15.280 No, that's not about it.

00:33:17.140 It's about facing it and tackling it in a way that is different from someone else.

00:33:25.180 It's a different way of resolving the fear.

00:33:30.060 So, many people are shy to speak to groups.

00:33:33.820 And like if you ask them, would they speak on, you know, Empower Hour?

00:33:37.480 Oh, no.

00:33:38.120 Even if they have amazing things to say to us, they would never do that.

00:33:42.400 So, then how does a person jump from that good fear?

00:33:45.400 It's their fear.

00:33:46.100 How do you jump from being afraid to speak in front of people to actually doing that?

00:33:52.560 Well, you start small.

00:33:53.820 It's those small goals, right?

00:33:55.720 So, you talk to a couple of people about a topic that you love to talk about, that you're passionate about.

00:34:01.880 Maybe it's the political situation in Canada.

00:34:04.000 You just talk to two people.

00:34:06.000 And then, gradually, you can start to talk to a group of people and that can grow.

00:34:10.820 And that is facing your fears.

00:34:16.100 Here's something that's called self-compassion.

00:34:18.920 And a little while ago, I spoke at a symposium on a topic.

00:34:24.040 And I had included this phrase, these two words, self-compassion.

00:34:29.500 And I asked, could I have a show of hands?

00:34:32.180 How many people have ever heard the term self-compassion or know what it is?

00:34:36.160 No one raised their hand.

00:34:38.400 I thought maybe someone would fake it and raise their hand, but nobody raised their head.

00:34:42.440 And so, then I thought, wow, this is a good topic to talk about.

00:34:46.020 So, I discussed it with them.

00:34:47.840 And if you haven't heard about self-compassion, this is very important for you to have.

00:34:52.900 Many times, friends, we have more compassion and empathy and mercy for others than we have for ourselves.

00:35:00.500 And how can you tell that?

00:35:03.800 If you were to hear somebody else's story, you'd have compassion on them.

00:35:08.040 But when you tell it, you put yourself down.

00:35:10.460 Well, I should have done better.

00:35:11.640 Well, it's all my fault.

00:35:12.680 I could have done it differently.

00:35:14.460 That's how you really know that you're showing others more compassion and mercy than yourself.

00:35:19.240 So, pay attention to the words you say in your head about yourself. 1.00

00:35:24.940 Words like, oh my gosh, I'm so stupid. 1.00

00:35:28.100 Or what an idiot. 1.00

00:35:29.980 Or why do I always do everything wrong? 1.00

00:35:32.320 Or why does everything work against me?

00:35:35.120 Those sentences are really devastating.

00:35:39.300 And they do bring you down.

00:35:41.400 They help you lower your resilience.

00:35:44.120 And they also help that self-confidence just about disappears.

00:35:49.240 It's just a terrible way to live.

00:35:51.320 So, self-compassion is a self-attitude that involves treating yourself with warmth and understanding

00:35:57.020 in the difficult times and recognizing that making mistakes is okay.

00:36:02.860 I went to a great seminar with Bruce Tracy years ago.

00:36:08.920 Brian Tracy, sorry, years ago.

00:36:10.840 And he said, I'd like to have everyone say, I make mistakes.

00:36:15.060 Okay, I can say I make mistakes.

00:36:17.080 Sure, I make mistakes.

00:36:18.420 He said, now I want you to say I make them all the time.

00:36:21.520 I found that really hard to do.

00:36:23.840 I don't make them all the time.

00:36:26.200 But what he was trying to do is get us to say that so that we ended up at the one end of the continuum

00:36:31.800 and then could gradually go towards the middle.

00:36:34.860 But in the seminar, I did not say that.

00:36:37.740 I had to really think about, is he right or not?

00:36:40.320 And he was.

00:36:41.160 He was right.

00:36:41.760 That we make mistakes all the time and it's okay.

00:36:44.920 Showing mercy to ourselves when we make a mistake.

00:36:47.540 Learning to laugh it off.

00:36:49.100 Laughing is good.

00:36:50.900 I hope you have a sense of humor because we need that.

00:36:53.960 And meditate.

00:36:55.040 Meditate on good things.

00:36:56.700 Meditate on your past times when God has done something good for you.

00:37:00.240 I love reading the stories in the Bible that increase my faith.

00:37:05.540 Stories like Job, who despite immense suffering, made it through.

00:37:09.660 He went through loss and grief, amazing levels.

00:37:13.180 And he made it through.

00:37:15.200 Joseph in the Old Testament was betrayed.

00:37:18.140 He was bought as a slave.

00:37:20.000 He was imprisoned.

00:37:21.300 He had a really difficult life for many years.

00:37:23.760 And yet he rose and was able to be a great success in the land of Egypt and help many people.

00:37:29.780 Esther, great woman, whose life was in jeopardy, whose life would be taken, and those of her nationality as well.

00:37:37.880 And then Jesus, the ultimate resilience in the midst of his difficult situation and going to the cross.

00:37:44.160 So I find that I meditate on those stories, and I think especially of how they've come through it.

00:37:49.800 But the Psalms is incredible, too, meditating on what God can and does, too.

00:37:56.600 And forgiveness, and this is one of those that we could talk about for several hours, the concept of forgiveness.

00:38:03.340 But I'll just make a couple of comments on it.

00:38:05.640 It is essential, because when you don't forgive, you also don't have resilience.

00:38:10.700 Because if you don't forgive others, you probably aren't forgiving yourself when you make mistakes.

00:38:15.840 So forgiveness is very important.

00:38:17.480 And that we give forgiveness, whether the person deserves it or not.

00:38:21.300 We just give it.

00:38:22.200 And it releases that chain that holds us, and it sets us free from that pain.

00:38:28.620 And gradually, the emotional pain dissipates.

00:38:31.760 And we still have the memory, but we don't necessarily remember it the same way, with the same amount of pain.

00:38:37.760 So that is really important to do.

00:38:41.880 That's the pathway.

00:38:42.940 All right, here's our seven descriptors of resilience.

00:38:47.980 You notice they're all Cs.

00:38:49.300 That makes it really easy.

00:38:50.940 Feel free to take a photograph of it if you want, if that's helpful.

00:38:55.800 So we'll go through these.

00:38:57.320 These are descriptors.

00:38:59.760 Confidence.

00:39:00.920 Competence.

00:39:02.680 Connection.

00:39:03.540 Coping.

00:39:04.680 Character.

00:39:06.120 And contributing, or being a contributor.

00:39:08.000 And control.

00:39:10.060 And these seven things are great descriptors of those who have resilience and are able to connect with others, connect with their own stress and situations, and contribute.

00:39:22.760 One of the greatest things you can do if you're struggling yourself in a situation is to reach out and help someone else.

00:39:28.880 If you notice, many people tend to isolate and not get involved and not be community-oriented when they struggle.

00:39:36.500 I say go and help someone else.

00:39:38.380 Taking your mind off your own issues is one way of building resilience.

00:39:43.280 It's so great to be able to give to someone and to volunteer.

00:39:45.920 I love it.

00:39:46.880 It actually benefits you just as much or maybe even more than the person that you're helping.

00:39:52.420 So when situations arise, be optimistic.

00:39:58.900 Positive expectations enables you to take positive action.

00:40:05.300 Accept what you cannot change.

00:40:07.060 That one's quite an old one.

00:40:08.520 We've heard that so many times, especially in AA.

00:40:11.460 There are things you can't change, but you can accept it and work through it.

00:40:17.860 Focus on potential solutions.

00:40:19.980 Go right into that problem-solving.

00:40:22.420 Think of how can you solve this thing?

00:40:24.220 How can you work through it?

00:40:27.120 Stop being a victim of circumstance.

00:40:29.700 That's very important.

00:40:32.100 Build a support circle.

00:40:34.500 Get out of your loneliness and meet people.

00:40:38.960 Get to know people.

00:40:40.200 So many times people tell me that they just can't meet people.

00:40:44.560 But nowadays, you can.

00:40:46.240 And there's many meet-up groups that are healthy groups that you can get involved in.

00:40:50.120 I knew one lady, and she was very, very lonely. 0.99

00:40:53.400 And I said, well, what have you always wanted to do?

00:40:56.680 And she goes, you know, I've always wanted to learn how to lawn bowl.

00:40:59.860 I said, well, find out where the nearest one is and get involved.

00:41:04.840 Go on.

00:41:05.140 Even if you're not good at it, somebody will show you how.

00:41:07.920 Well, my gosh, she became a member of a lawn bowling group and just had a riot. 0.99

00:41:12.880 And she was quite elderly, and she just really enjoyed it.

00:41:16.740 So building that support circle, you'll help that person.

00:41:20.100 They'll help you.

00:41:21.600 Here's an incredible verse that I really love.

00:41:25.280 And if you look at this, it's amazing how many things that we have to think about rather than all the sadness.

00:41:33.240 We need to think about it, the sadness that's occurring, the situations that are occurring, problem solved.

00:41:38.220 And then I like to say, put it on the shelf and think about other things, the honest things, the just things, the lovely things, enjoying your environment.

00:41:47.640 So think about what you need to do about the negative things, the problem solving, the situations that arise.

00:41:53.600 Again, put it on the shelf and move to other things.

00:41:58.080 Scripture tells us to think on these things.

00:42:00.620 Very good ones.

00:42:06.180 All right.

00:42:07.080 We're coming to this really important part where we talk about building the resilience.

00:42:13.560 We've been talking about that all along, but now we've added faith to it.

00:42:18.800 So I urge you, if you aren't a person of faith, to really consider that because faith really helps.

00:42:24.480 It's transformational.

00:42:26.640 And I have this here.

00:42:27.480 I put this here especially for Tanya.

00:42:29.000 Faith, family, and freedom.

00:42:32.020 They really do all go together.

00:42:34.540 And they all are helping.

00:42:36.440 You know, when your faith grows and you work with your family and you work towards freedom,

00:42:41.460 these are very important things that we want to make a part of our everyday life.

00:42:47.180 And different ways, right?

00:42:49.580 Different ways.

00:42:51.300 Not all the same as the next person.

00:42:53.100 Here's an amazing photograph.

00:42:56.260 And I love this photograph because it says so many different things to me.

00:43:00.440 So if you were to look at the photograph right now and you're looking at the waves, imagine if you were standing, you know, more on the shoreline and looking out toward this.

00:43:12.960 You might even grab your phone or camera and take a picture of it.

00:43:16.180 It's so beautiful.

00:43:16.700 You wouldn't feel any danger because you're on the shore.

00:43:22.060 You're just looking at this temetuous water.

00:43:24.820 You're looking at the rocks.

00:43:26.980 But if you were standing in the midst of the water, you would feel different.

00:43:32.120 You might even feel afraid.

00:43:33.660 You might wonder if that wave is going to take you under.

00:43:37.680 Will anybody see you?

00:43:39.060 Could you stand on that rock and be okay?

00:43:42.620 So many thoughts would churn in your mind if you were in the middle of this water.

00:43:47.760 It's very similar to when you're in the midst of a situation.

00:43:52.860 We have such a different perspective on that when we're looking at our life, when we're right in the middle of it.

00:44:00.420 So I urge you to step back a bit and come more to the shore and look at it as if it's out there rather than on top of you, rather than overpowering you, rather than taking you under in the toe.

00:44:14.700 Just look at it as if you were looking at just a photograph.

00:44:19.900 And that will greatly help you.

00:44:21.860 Looking at it and remembering that Christ is the author and the finish of our faith.

00:44:26.120 He would be there to rescue you.

00:44:27.560 He would be able to help you.

00:44:30.420 Where is God in the midst of our problems?

00:44:33.160 Well, he's there.

00:44:35.040 And often our problems teach us to ask a couple of questions.

00:44:39.780 The questions, what do I learn?

00:44:41.760 What can I learn from this?

00:44:43.520 How can I grow?

00:44:44.940 How can I experience life differently through this situation?

00:44:50.820 And we know that character is shaped.

00:44:54.240 Patience is shaped.

00:44:55.900 Wisdom is gained.

00:44:57.120 And hope is increased when we build resilience.

00:45:00.420 So in all situations, building resilience will help you.

00:45:05.100 And it will help you work for organizations like Action for Canada.

00:45:09.240 Growing the patience through working with different groups and never losing hope.

00:45:15.760 Because our hope is not just in ourselves.

00:45:19.380 Our hope is in God.

00:45:21.160 And we thank you for that.

00:45:22.300 So thank you, Tanya.

00:45:29.280 That was wonderful.

00:45:30.500 Thank you so much, Wendy, for sharing this presentation.

00:45:35.640 I'm a note taker.

00:45:36.900 So I was writing down things so that they set in my head a little bit.

00:45:40.580 And I know that a lot of our viewers, something that was in the chat, somebody had made a comment saying the last three years have been so difficult, right?

00:45:49.380 There was been so much loss.

00:45:50.960 There's loss of jobs, friendships, family, and not necessarily just relational, but deaths in families because of what we've been experiencing, what's been unleashed by the government.

00:46:03.920 And that feeling of hopelessness and helplessness and for myself, I sort of had an advantage going into this so-called COVID-19 because I'd already been working since 2015 at addressing the policies that the government was pumping through and just going,

00:46:24.900 Oh, my goodness, like, look at everybody, wake up, wake up and trying to ring the bells on all the issues of LGBTQ, the rise of Islam, them wanting to destroy our borders. 1.00

00:46:36.300 And you've got to imagine, like, how do you work through this?

00:46:40.520 How do you be on the front line of working on something like this and not giving up?

00:46:45.800 And one of the key things you said was about community.

00:46:49.620 And today, I've been in a conversation with a couple people, Pastor Dan Vashon is on in the background here.

00:46:57.320 Dan and I spoke, I think, for nearly an hour this morning, because even for myself, lately, after nine and a half years of this, I'm like, I want to make sure going into 2025, Action for Canada is taking on the issues that are going to bring about the right change.

00:47:15.160 How do we help Canadians and serve them?

00:47:17.740 And for myself, the key has been in having really good people around you, because we're all going to have our low times.

00:47:27.400 And so encouragement has been extremely important.

00:47:30.860 And then telling me, I'm not crazy, right?

00:47:33.480 Like, this is real.

00:47:35.240 And, you know, these are the things we're having to face.

00:47:37.500 And, you know, it's not conspiracy theories.

00:47:39.660 We're actually facing this.

00:47:41.760 And so that's one of the things I would super encourage people is get a community around you that can be done.

00:47:49.360 As a Christian organization, we encourage get involved.

00:47:51.800 And I'm talking not just any church.

00:47:53.620 I'm talking a church that is willing to talk about the issues of the day.

00:47:57.520 And you can see growth in that church.

00:47:59.600 Then, you know, it's a good church.

00:48:00.760 And they're obviously basing it on the Bible.

00:48:02.920 But also Action for Canada and our chapters.

00:48:06.280 We've had so many people that have said during the COVID era that they said, Action for Canada saved my life.

00:48:14.440 The reason was is because they joined the chapter and they had community and they were told you're not crazy.

00:48:20.340 It's not conspiracy theory.

00:48:21.760 So it's really important, as far as I'm concerned, of having those like-minded people around us.

00:48:26.140 This is essential.

00:48:27.900 And one starts to follow the other, fix the other person up.

00:48:30.580 And then there's an encouragement going back and forth.

00:48:33.100 So you're not alone.

00:48:34.540 You're not isolated.

00:48:36.600 Extremely important.

00:48:37.640 And then sometimes, Tanya, once in a while it goes beyond that.

00:48:40.940 And you just need to go to a professional, get encouraged and just do a little leaning.

00:48:45.600 It could be a priest or a pastor, you know, a rabbi.

00:48:48.860 It could be a counselor.

00:48:49.800 But someone who's used to talking about problems and how to cope and giving good strategies.

00:48:56.780 So I think the friend thing is extremely important.

00:48:59.640 We need friends.

00:49:00.680 We need friends.

00:49:02.100 You know what I tell my clients is get a calendar.

00:49:05.060 Because we have these phones and they're great.

00:49:07.980 But the calendar doesn't show us that broad spectrum of what we are missing.

00:49:12.940 Okay.

00:49:13.620 And so what I say is please print a calendar and put the page of the month on your fridge

00:49:18.840 or in some place where you can see it.

00:49:21.060 And I want you to write or put in some dates for anticipation and fun.

00:49:26.500 So you can look at that date and go, yes, I'm going out for coffee with my friend.

00:49:30.280 Yes, I'm going to have dinner.

00:49:31.660 Or yes, I'm going to stroll by the lake or whatever.

00:49:34.660 Go on a hike.

00:49:35.740 And do that as many times as possible through the month.

00:49:39.240 And then there's anticipation.

00:49:40.700 We've lost anticipation.

00:49:42.960 The anticipation we have is negative now.

00:49:45.640 Like what next is going to happen?

00:49:47.180 What next is going to be told to us?

00:49:48.840 By the government and so on.

00:49:51.020 We need to take it back and do our own good things that we can anticipate.

00:49:56.720 You know, I love that too because some of our chapter leaders, they actually have potlucks.

00:50:01.480 It's not all about business and strategy.

00:50:03.900 We're going to get out there in front of the schools and address SOGI or, you know, these

00:50:07.780 type of things.

00:50:08.300 It is about building that community as well within the chapters.

00:50:13.100 And so that's something as well.

00:50:14.560 I want to encourage people.

00:50:15.600 We need more chapter leaders that understand the vision for the mission.

00:50:19.500 And something else that you had said, which has been something I adhere to my whole life.

00:50:26.320 I've always loved to help other people.

00:50:28.680 And when you're putting somebody else first and their needs, it doesn't minimize your own struggles.

00:50:37.560 But one, it helps you see through that perspective, through different lenses, maybe your own problems, right?

00:50:44.840 You get a different perspective on them because there's always somebody that's having a harder time than us.

00:50:51.300 And that shouldn't minimize what you're going through either because it's legitimate.

00:50:58.940 And so I don't know.

00:51:00.020 I don't know if I'm explaining that right now.

00:51:01.940 But I have found, I had an elderly neighbor next door.

00:51:06.120 And this was when my, you know, 15 years ago, she'd lost her husband.

00:51:11.680 She was close to her daughter, but not as attentive.

00:51:14.660 And I would befriend her.

00:51:17.100 I'd have tea with her.

00:51:18.600 The landlord wasn't taking care of the place.

00:51:21.600 She had a bit of savings.

00:51:22.580 And so my kids and I went over there and we painted and she, we helped to buy her some furniture and things that, that she had covered.

00:51:31.540 And it was so uplifting, but it took her out of such a dark place knowing that she wasn't alone.

00:51:38.460 So I want to encourage people, find somebody to invest in, in a way that you can, in some way, it just increased their quality of life.

00:51:50.520 And usually it's spending the time to have a cup of tea with them or taking an elderly person for a drive because they never get out of the home, right? 0.99

00:52:01.140 No, you're so right, Tanya.

00:52:02.360 For 12 years, I was the president of Halt and Alive, which is a pro-life group.

00:52:06.300 And of course, they just came up with this program of Inspire Hope during the lockdowns and it was for the seniors.

00:52:13.000 But one of the outcomes, and they're still doing things, one of the outcomes was exactly what you said, and that's having tea with a senior.

00:52:19.760 So you sign up for, to have tea with a senior and just talk with them and spend time with them.

00:52:25.200 One of my clients was going through something with her best friend dying, Tanya, so terrible loss.

00:52:30.220 That was 30 year friendship, sorry, 25 year friendship.

00:52:33.740 And I don't know what to do for her.

00:52:35.700 So we talked about various things and I said, you know what, bring some nail polish.

00:52:39.800 Bring a nice brush.

00:52:40.820 Can I brush your hair for you?

00:52:42.020 Can I put some nail polish on for you?

00:52:43.540 Because, you know, she's just laying there ready to die. 1.00

00:52:46.020 And here's her friend coming alongside, reading the Bible, doing some worship music and doing her nails.

00:52:53.180 And that was an amazing gift.

00:52:55.780 And, you know, it helped to say goodbye as well in a beautiful way.

00:52:59.740 And so when we reach out to others, we get so much benefit.

00:53:03.340 It's amazing what we get.

00:53:04.860 But spending time with seniors is a great way, the elderly, really, because they have the stories that we may not have heard.

00:53:11.000 Yeah, I cherished it.

00:53:13.540 I always did it with my grandmother.

00:53:15.280 I would take her, we're not too far from White Rock, which is near the ocean, right on, well, it is the ocean.

00:53:21.940 And she loved back then a soft ice cream cone from McDonald's.

00:53:26.300 I don't go to McDonald's anymore.

00:53:27.880 Nobody send me hate mail.

00:53:29.740 But we would head down there and I would just roll her window down, park her so that she was on the side of the ocean watching the birds, etc.

00:53:37.780 And she passed away a long time ago, but my Uncle Ed was like a father to me.

00:53:42.180 And I would take him for a drive to the mountains and stop by the river and do those sort of things.

00:53:48.560 And it just delighted my heart.

00:53:50.520 Now, I want to take a shift because Jay has asked a question.

00:53:53.660 He says, is resilience a practice every day?

00:53:58.300 What is the best method to get started?

00:54:00.600 Okay, well, I think you start with what the screen was showing you by the small things, the conversations you have in your head.

00:54:09.820 That in itself will change you right there.

00:54:12.880 Because many people have those conversations in their head that they cannot get out of where they are.

00:54:17.520 Nothing's going to change. 1.00

00:54:18.680 You're an idiot. 1.00

00:54:19.280 You're stupid. 1.00

00:54:19.840 All those words. 1.00

00:54:20.740 So start there.

00:54:21.900 Start by listening to the messages you're giving either to yourself or to others.

00:54:26.680 So start there.

00:54:28.600 And then, I guess, what's his name?

00:54:30.380 Sorry?

00:54:31.640 Jake.

00:54:32.400 Jake.

00:54:33.100 The second thing would be to listen to how you talk to others.

00:54:37.520 You know, is it always about problems?

00:54:40.420 So, I mean, I do that for a living.

00:54:42.120 I talk to people about problems for a living.

00:54:44.500 But can we do that with a little humor?

00:54:46.580 Can we do that with a lightness of spirit?

00:54:49.240 Someone asked me to do a seminar on depression.

00:54:53.480 Make it fun and light.

00:54:54.480 And I read it and I had to reread it.

00:54:56.880 Like, what?

00:54:57.500 How can I make it fun and light?

00:54:59.060 But out of that came a series of seminars that I did on mental health.

00:55:03.500 And I used some cartoon characters.

00:55:06.160 And everybody talked about the cartoon characters instead of their own struggles.

00:55:11.260 And so just adding that little bit of humor changes so much.

00:55:15.620 So use humor.

00:55:16.640 Listen to yourself.

00:55:17.500 Speak.

00:55:18.380 And if you start with those two things, and then you can move on from there.

00:55:22.760 And yes, it's daily.

00:55:24.940 Absolutely daily.

00:55:26.520 It is.

00:55:27.080 I know I've shared before that my journey, bringing me to Action for Canada and doing all

00:55:32.540 of this, I would have never imagined because some of my things were I was very shy, afraid

00:55:38.040 of public speaking.

00:55:38.820 I would have never, ever considered myself doing any of this.

00:55:42.860 But what had happened is I went through 20 years of really difficult times.

00:55:48.140 Loss in my family, death, illness.

00:55:51.760 It was really hard.

00:55:53.740 And people would look at me and say, what keeps you going?

00:55:56.440 Now, since I was 12 years old, I've been a Christian.

00:55:59.900 And a lot of us can throw our hands in the air and walk away from God.

00:56:05.040 But the Bible had said something significant that helped me through those times.

00:56:08.340 And it says, be thankful in all things.

00:56:11.120 And, you know, you may think that's, oh, well, I got a new puppy.

00:56:13.900 I'm so thankful for that.

00:56:15.040 And, you know, oh, well, you know, I bought a house and I'm so thankful for that.

00:56:18.340 But I'm going through this really deep and dark and terrible time.

00:56:22.700 You know, I've, I've, my dad had died.

00:56:24.860 My grandma died.

00:56:25.560 My dog died at all.

00:56:26.500 Everything was happening in one year.

00:56:28.220 I got three times.

00:56:30.080 I was rear-ended, you know, in car accidents.

00:56:32.640 And so he's like, oh, yeah, like, thank you.

00:56:35.260 I'm really excited about this.

00:56:37.080 But what happened is in our lives, and I think that's something that Canadians are really experiencing,

00:56:42.780 not in Canada, just in Canada, but around the world, is that we were convinced our nations were secular,

00:56:49.620 post-national state with no core identity, no absolutes, rights and wrongs.

00:56:54.200 And society has just been going downhill and downhill because we've been losing morality.

00:56:58.720 And the, what a lot of nations are finding is that these populist movements are actually

00:57:05.260 electing Christian leaders.

00:57:07.380 And this is a great reset, all right.

00:57:10.160 It's to know that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian biblical principles.

00:57:14.640 And those principles were all for our good.

00:57:17.640 Strong marriages, strong families, you know, bringing our kids up in morality.

00:57:23.100 And slowly society released that.

00:57:25.360 They let it go, and they went towards a very godless society, and we are suffering the consequences of that.

00:57:32.060 So, to me, to be able to embrace things like what I'm saying can be absurd to somebody.

00:57:39.040 How can you be grateful for the hard times?

00:57:41.840 And it's because there were things that were controlling my life where I wasn't really free.

00:57:47.120 To be shy was not a delightful thing.

00:57:50.000 It was difficult to have conversations with people.

00:57:52.260 All of those things had to be broken down in my life, and God knew how in my life personally to do that.

00:57:58.880 And Canada is being broken down right now to let go of the things that we have been conditioned to accept that were not good for us.

00:58:07.560 And God loves us so much that He wants us to move away from that.

00:58:11.480 And it's through difficult times that we are driven to our knees to finally look up.

00:58:18.000 And so, that's what I mean about, yeah, you can be resilient and saying, I am thankful for these things, but I now have the power to also do something about it.

00:58:28.040 And the key to me was when I'd gone through nearly 20 years, and then finally it was in the end where I actually went and saw somebody to seek some help.

00:58:38.000 And going through that journey, because there was things discovered about my childhood that were overwhelming to me, and then I finally realized, fighting, fighting, fighting for solutions and answers, I thought, I will be a victim as long as I choose to be a victim.

00:58:51.260 And that doesn't mean that we let go of who had victimized us, that means that we let go of their control over our situation, and then you've got your power back.

00:59:04.620 That is so true.

00:59:05.640 If you were to tell a story, or someone was to tell a story, Tanya, about how they were victimized, and then write down all the key words of the emotional words, like, I was so upset, and I was this angry, and then telling it differently.

00:59:19.980 Seriously, seriously, telling it differently, like, well, I need to take responsibility, because I shouldn't have, you know, been there with those friends, I should have chosen better, I can't blame those people for what they did to me, they're wrong to do that, however, I didn't need to be there, so I need to take responsibility for that.

00:59:38.580 And that's very empowering, when we take responsibility for our stories, and let God work through that to make us stronger.

00:59:46.440 So, in other words, we do not have to be a victim, ever.

00:59:51.260 We are victimized, but never a victim.

00:59:53.980 I love that.

00:59:55.940 Yeah, I love that next layer about taking responsibility as well, because we can all look back and go, oh my goodness, if I hadn't made that decision, I would have, you know, avoided, you know, some hardship or some sadness.

01:00:08.960 And, absolutely, I agree.

01:00:12.700 Okay, so Noel has asked a question, he says, what are some concrete ways that an individual with high resilience can be a resource for others that are wobbling?

01:00:23.480 And there's a second part to a question, the question, how to respectfully signal that you are available as a resource.

01:00:31.160 I love that.

01:00:32.740 Good, Noel, that's a lot there to unpack.

01:00:34.680 We have a couple of minutes, I think, to do that.

01:00:38.500 I think the way you speak to people shows everything.

01:00:42.300 So, you model it.

01:00:43.520 You live that way.

01:00:44.740 You live what you would want someone else.

01:00:47.500 So, when bad things happen, how are you in that situation?

01:00:51.540 When you're talking about with a friend, oh my gosh, my life's horrible.

01:00:55.760 Like, these terrible things are happening to me.

01:00:57.620 Or do you say, like, you wouldn't believe what happened to me today.

01:01:00.160 Like, how does this happen?

01:01:01.800 You know, just like a little bit of humor.

01:01:03.240 And when you model that, people notice that.

01:01:06.020 And they'll say, wow, you seem to be able to handle things quite well.

01:01:08.780 Well, I'm choosing that way.

01:01:10.300 I'm not happy with what happened to me, but I'm choosing to speak differently about it.

01:01:15.600 So, I think that's the first thing.

01:01:16.940 Be a model of a higher level of resilience, okay?

01:01:22.020 And show compassion to people.

01:01:24.420 Listen to people.

01:01:25.600 Have empathy.

01:01:27.220 Everybody, you know, Tanya, so many people, I'm at People Watcher, and they're so interested in saying what they've got to say.

01:01:33.240 Instead of listening.

01:01:34.900 And being walking alongside.

01:01:37.540 And so, even though we're all political activists, and we're all involved, and we're all part of talking, we also need to listen.

01:01:44.460 Because we gain so much when we listen.

01:01:47.120 And then we can launch off from there.

01:01:49.480 This is what's helped me in my life.

01:01:51.480 I went through something quite a bit different.

01:01:53.420 But I'm going to tell you a key that I had to help really help me.

01:01:56.780 Maybe it'll help you.

01:01:58.380 And so, referring possibly to a story that you went through.

01:02:02.440 I think those are good starters for showing that you're able to do that for others.

01:02:07.760 Okay.

01:02:08.220 And I love to, one of my things that I say is courage is contagious, right?

01:02:13.760 And that's something that, even in that, as we model moving forward, as we model addressing the really hard issues, it then makes it easier for somebody else to come along as well.

01:02:24.140 And then they're no longer victim to the circumstances.

01:02:28.820 And that's another way to break free from this as well.

01:02:31.780 Okay, so, are technology distractions prevent us from being or practicing resilience?

01:02:39.800 I'm not quite sure.

01:02:42.340 Are technology distractions to practice resilience?

01:02:47.160 I think this is a problem.

01:02:52.720 No, really?

01:02:53.140 That's definitely a distraction from being resilient to me.

01:02:57.800 That shows weakness.

01:02:58.940 And this is capturing people, and especially our young people, who I think are finding this as an avenue of escape.

01:03:06.520 And so, that's something that I would encourage people, that you're not resilient if you're relying on this, you know, as a source, not only of entertainment, but I think escapism.

01:03:17.960 So, and you'll want to put a positive spin on it, though, and I agree with you 100%, but I want to change it for a second and say it this way.

01:03:24.900 Oftentimes, God will help me to think of someone's name.

01:03:28.900 And I will go to my cell phone, and I will send a text, thinking of you, remembering you in prayer.

01:03:37.420 Countless times, they get back to me and say, oh, you know what?

01:03:41.160 I was going through something at that very moment, and then I saw your text, and I just, I felt so hopeful.

01:03:46.820 Thank you so much.

01:03:47.960 Or I'll be praying for someone, and they'll call me.

01:03:51.840 And so, again, using the cell phone, using technology in such a positive way.

01:03:56.700 So, I agree that we shouldn't have our head into it and be, you know, absent from people.

01:04:02.300 But we can also be sensitive to the needs of others, can send encouraging words.

01:04:07.480 Awesome.

01:04:07.640 I like that.

01:04:08.840 And I'm loving this next question.

01:04:10.760 I would know how to answer it, but I'm going to hand that one over to you.

01:04:13.880 Can you comment on the benefits of having an animal in your life?

01:04:18.900 Oh, wow.

01:04:19.800 Yes, I think so.

01:04:20.900 I mean, it kind of goes along with the category of looking after someone, looking after something.

01:04:26.060 And I think that's really important, because you get your mind off yourself for a few moments,

01:04:29.920 and you're thinking of the pet.

01:04:32.260 They have to be walked, or they have to have food.

01:04:34.940 They have to be taken care of.

01:04:36.160 You have to talk to them, and they cuddle up with you.

01:04:38.420 So, I think, yeah, there's a real bonus there for sure.

01:04:40.460 And they love you unconditionally.

01:04:43.220 They're wonderful.

01:04:44.420 And they say it's actually scientifically proven that when you stroke and pet an animal,

01:04:51.100 that it releases endorphins, which makes you happier and changes your mood.

01:04:55.880 And I love it.

01:04:57.540 I mean, I have two dogs in my home.

01:04:59.540 I used to have three with my kids.

01:05:01.320 We all had a pet.

01:05:02.820 But for myself as well, it brings me security.

01:05:07.720 She's my ears at night, and nobody steps on this property without her.

01:05:11.820 She's just amazing.

01:05:14.060 So, there's so much in having an animal.

01:05:16.980 Horses are amazing as well.

01:05:20.300 Therapy, you know, in all of this.

01:05:22.940 So, yeah, that's a tremendous way.

01:05:25.840 We've had horses.

01:05:26.920 In my background, my daughter had a horse as well.

01:05:29.320 And when she was going through teenage years, if you have a teenager, I find that that is

01:05:35.620 one of the most amazing, if they have a propensity towards horses, it was so healing for my daughter

01:05:42.640 when she was going through those teenage years.

01:05:44.800 So, I highly recommend, even if you can't own a pet, you can volunteer at shelters and

01:05:51.300 do work like that.

01:05:53.220 Yeah.

01:05:53.520 I have a pet, but it's my daughter's.

01:05:55.860 She has a big Akita. 0.93

01:05:58.460 It's a Japanese Husky. 0.84

01:06:00.200 And she's the most loving dog you'd ever had, almost like a person, and very loyal.

01:06:05.380 And so, I live vicariously through that.

01:06:08.220 Yeah.

01:06:08.840 That's amazing.

01:06:09.720 And just pouring in and investing.

01:06:11.400 Like, I used to be a dog trainer, actually, for quite a period of time until I got involved

01:06:15.300 in this.

01:06:16.060 I was just doing it as a side job to help people.

01:06:18.500 And so, with my dog, Lily, we'll be in the kitchen.

01:06:21.400 I mean, I'm almost strapped to the desk the majority of the time.

01:06:24.840 So, you can imagine my mood can drop based on the heaviness, receiving a letter in the

01:06:30.120 mail December 4th saying, hey, yeah, we're going to take legal action against you because

01:06:34.200 you insulted a drag queen.

01:06:35.760 You know, these type of things.

01:06:36.740 I don't really get down about those things.

01:06:38.540 I'm like, okay, bring it on.

01:06:39.580 We're going to do this.

01:06:40.380 But you've chosen to be this way, Tanya, and it's the only way you can be to be the

01:06:46.960 success that you are.

01:06:48.660 Because if you were down at every comment that people say, I mean, negative comment, you'd

01:06:54.600 be really in trouble, and you wouldn't be able to do the work that God's actually called

01:06:57.700 you to do.

01:06:58.740 And if we have a calling, which we should believe we have a calling and a vocation, then

01:07:04.080 that would hinder us if we just keep getting downhearted and depressed over things.

01:07:10.380 Absolutely.

01:07:11.580 Amen to that.

01:07:13.040 Yeah, you can feel sad for a few minutes with all that.

01:07:15.800 And then you pick yourself up, and you go, and you go, okay, now what can I do about it?

01:07:19.560 Again, right?

01:07:20.780 Focusing on the problem solution rather than the problem.

01:07:24.640 Well, there's a wonderful verse in the Bible that says as well, and I think it really applies

01:07:29.040 in the day and age that we're living in, is that our battle is not against flesh and

01:07:32.460 blood, but against principalities.

01:07:34.140 Like, as if you can imagine there's this war in the heavenlies where this demonic force that

01:07:38.140 the angels of God are, you know, holding back, but we feel the presence.

01:07:42.540 And the pastor on, my pastor on Sunday, he had said the veil is getting thin now between

01:07:47.760 that of good and evil.

01:07:50.160 Like, it's becoming much more noticeable to the average person that evil exists.

01:07:54.420 So the reason I'm saying that is that a person that may insult you or that is not awake yet

01:08:00.340 and calling you a racist or a homophobe or whatever it may be, is saying it's not that

01:08:06.500 person, it's that they've left their vessel, their person open for the enemy to reside in

01:08:11.680 and possibly attack you.

01:08:13.680 And very early on, I was attacked because I was saying, open, you know, businesses, get

01:08:18.900 everybody back to work, get out there rallying back in 2020, right in the first month. 0.64

01:08:23.040 And it was like, I got emails saying, I hope you get COVID and die.

01:08:27.180 Now, as a pleaser, you know, am I worried about those comments? 0.97

01:08:31.380 Am I worried about what Tyson Cook thinks?

01:08:33.440 Yes, you know what?

01:08:34.300 He's being challenged in morally in what he's doing and it hasn't hurt his business.

01:08:39.560 I've got evidence for that.

01:08:41.100 So everything is in our favor.

01:08:43.020 It just depends how we're going to look at this problem. 0.99

01:08:46.000 And when I cannot be offended by a person because of the Bible says, you know, beware of the fool. 0.96

01:08:53.720 Ignorance is not bliss. 0.98

01:08:55.460 It's actually a problem.

01:08:57.280 Those are the individuals we're dealing with.

01:09:00.460 People may have family members that are not awake yet.

01:09:03.280 You could be saddened by that situation or you could continue to support them, pray for them

01:09:08.880 and look for opportunities to maybe challenge, you know, their position on the way things are going.

01:09:14.940 And we know it's working because so, so, so many, many more people are waking up.

01:09:19.580 And then as well, the news and media are beginning to have to and forced to say what the real news is,

01:09:26.040 like in Alberta, saying that these COVID jabs are very dangerous.

01:09:29.200 We know that and stop taking them.

01:09:31.260 And so now you can take that news report and you can send it to your family member.

01:09:36.120 I'm just saying it is a matter of time.

01:09:38.520 Be patient and just wait and continue to believe in yourself.

01:09:42.400 You're not crazy.

01:09:43.540 Surround yourself with like-minded people.

01:09:45.340 And we're all going to make it through this.

01:09:47.260 Yeah.

01:09:48.160 And put on the armor of God with the Ephesians, the book Ephesians talks about putting on the armor of God

01:09:53.100 and just being ready to go into battle, not to do evil, but to do good.

01:09:58.320 Yeah, absolutely.

01:10:00.640 And I love what Charles had posted here from Isaiah 41.10.

01:10:04.560 Fear not, for I am with you.

01:10:06.040 Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

01:10:07.860 I will strengthen you.

01:10:08.780 I will help you.

01:10:09.520 I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

01:10:13.160 And so we just want to encourage you, if you're not Christian and you are watching this show,

01:10:19.660 this equally applies to you, the tools that Wendy is providing.

01:10:24.940 And we just really, really encourage you to get within a community.

01:10:28.740 So, Wendy, what would you say?

01:10:30.720 Somebody had asked, do you have a private practice in Ontario?

01:10:34.120 Yes, I do in Burlington.

01:10:36.160 In Burlington.

01:10:37.200 But I do Zoom right across the country.

01:10:39.180 I have a lot of people out in BC, which is encouraging, and in different places in the States.

01:10:45.260 So, yeah.

01:10:46.100 And I think I had that up on the screen, the last...

01:10:50.620 Do you want me to put that back up for a second?

01:10:52.380 Or is it just...

01:10:53.160 Yeah, you know what?

01:10:53.840 Why don't we do that?

01:10:54.740 Because maybe people can take their cameras out, be ready to take a screenshot,

01:10:58.180 or when we post it tomorrow, they can put it on pause.

01:11:01.260 There it is.

01:11:01.740 And there you go.

01:11:02.980 So, if you are wanting to get in touch with Wendy further, you can reach her at the following email.

01:11:09.200 And the phone number for anybody that's listening, as a pod bean, it's Wendy at VeritasCC.

01:11:16.180 So, it's Wendy at V-E-R-I-T-A-S-C-C dot com, or phone number 905-330-0493.

01:11:28.320 All right.

01:11:29.680 Well, Wendy, thank you so much for joining us tonight.

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01:12:01.180 Please help us out by sharing our videos because it gets very discouraging if we can't get this good information into as many hands as possible.

01:12:10.240 And so, in closing, Wendy, what are your final thoughts?

01:12:14.120 The final thoughts is keep going.

01:12:15.780 Don't be weary in well-doing.

01:12:17.300 Start and finish.

01:12:18.860 Finish strong.

01:12:19.880 Start strong.

01:12:20.720 Finish strong.

01:12:21.600 And just keep going.

01:12:22.680 And you will have little blocks.

01:12:26.040 You know, go around it.

01:12:26.960 Keep going.

01:12:27.840 Don't let the block or the obstacle stop you from doing what you know you can do and what God can help you to do and what your friends can support you with.

01:12:35.960 Just keep going.

01:12:36.860 And you'll find, when you turn your head and look back, you've come a long way.

01:12:40.360 There's always another side.

01:12:42.040 You're always going to get to the other side.

01:12:43.940 So, just navigate as positively as you can.

01:12:46.600 So, Wendy, thank you so much.

01:12:48.280 Bless you.

01:12:48.860 And I look forward to actually having you on the show again.

01:12:51.540 So, start getting another super presentation ready.

01:12:54.660 Thank you so much.

01:12:55.440 I love it.

01:12:56.240 God bless you.

01:12:57.020 Thank you.

01:12:57.600 You too.

01:12:58.500 Bye.

01:12:59.340 All right.

01:12:59.780 Well, thank you, everybody, for joining us tonight.

01:13:02.780 And so, next week, I'm going to be doing a weekly news update.

01:13:06.420 As I've mentioned, I've got these massive, incredible projects that we're doing in the background.

01:13:11.740 We've also made a huge change to Action for Canada.

01:13:14.240 As far as our technology is concerned, again, I really want to encourage you to continue to donate to Action for Canada.

01:13:22.060 We are one of the only organizations that I know of that have a strategy of war that are actually creating chapters where we're mobilizing citizens, providing them resources, having success in shutting down 15-minute cities, having success in Saskatchewan and overturning SOGI-123.

01:13:40.460 Kim and Sondra are working hard in Alberta in overturning and getting rid of those nasty books within our schools.

01:13:47.760 We have the ear of the education minister.

01:13:50.520 We're also looking for other meetings that are creating change.

01:13:55.400 I don't really sometimes want to make everything public right now because I don't like telling the other side what we're doing.

01:14:01.720 And so, we really, really need your financial support.

01:14:06.160 And a lot of people feel like things have eased up right now because most of the COVID disaster they feel is over.

01:14:12.880 It's all being revealed.

01:14:14.380 Down in the States, there's, you know, huge things happening.

01:14:17.500 But it's a cycle that has come from the United Kingdom, the UK, and now that because they were way ahead of us in these tyrannical governments and getting these populist movement that's rising up there.

01:14:30.400 The wave has come into America, and then we're a few years behind America when Trudeau came in.

01:14:35.720 And so, we've got, you know, a few years of really hard work to do with a couple of very important elections.

01:14:41.840 But, you know, elections come every four years.

01:14:44.320 Maxime Bernier and I have talked about this because he so appreciates and he sees the vision of what Action for Canada is doing,

01:14:50.560 that we're at this 24-7, you know, throughout the year for four years.

01:14:57.380 An election is every four years, but we're working, you know, between those elections, between the provincial elections, between the municipal elections.

01:15:05.980 And we need more people seeing what it is that Action for Canada is doing, why our strategy is so important, but we need your financial support in order to keep going.

01:15:15.880 I'm going to be posting in the near future, on the donation page, just an overview of our financials.

01:15:23.020 And the reason is I want you to, we're very transparent.

01:15:26.760 We file with the government every year, so we've never been, you know, secretive about any of this.

01:15:34.220 It's there for the public.

01:15:35.220 I want you to see that for an organization this large and the budget that we have, our team is working for peanuts, if I can put it that way,

01:15:44.600 because we believe in the battle.

01:15:46.380 This is not about personal, us making money.

01:15:49.080 We do have to survive and be able to buy groceries, and that's it.

01:15:51.880 It's very thin in what we're doing because our investment is in Canadians. 0.99

01:15:56.460 But if more Canadians, more business owners would understand that, we could be achieving even more as far as legal actions are concerned.

01:16:04.800 And other, like we have this huge campaign across the nation of handing out our flyers on the 15-minute cities, on WinSexEd and SOGI, etc.

01:16:15.660 These are truth bombs that we are now delivering door to door, that we're putting in people's postbox.

01:16:21.940 And the reason it's really important is those are future people who are going to be voting in elections, and they're not learning any of this in the mainstream media.

01:16:32.200 A lot of them, because we're so censored, don't know about Action for Canada, but there is nothing from stopping us from putting this information in their mailbox.

01:16:40.000 So, it costs money to do the printing.

01:16:42.640 We need your assistance.

01:16:44.200 Please just support us even as a monthly donor, one-time donation, whatever you can do.

01:16:48.880 So, anyways, I am back to doing the weekly news update next week, and then I'll have other guests throughout February.

01:16:55.400 And ours are, again, unique when we're letting you know what the top stories are, is because we're always providing you solutions as well.

01:17:03.800 Okay, our verse for this week is from Isaiah 26, 3-4.

01:17:09.640 You keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

01:17:17.620 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

01:17:22.400 And isn't that just a perfect way to end this in Power Hour?

01:17:26.880 Because we're saying that we put our trust in the Lord, and therefore we don't have to worry.

01:17:31.660 And we can navigate, we can go through the depths of the valley.

01:17:35.440 And yes, it's not like we don't cry.

01:17:37.860 We are not on our knees appealing to the Lord through troublesome times, but we have a peace and assurance, unlike anyone else, because of our trust in God.

01:17:47.380 So, we just want to extend that.

01:17:49.000 We want to talk about God and hope that one day that something bursts inside your spirit and say,

01:17:54.280 I want to know more about this.

01:17:55.480 I want that peace that passes all understanding, so I too can navigate through the valleys and come out on the other side successful.

01:18:04.420 So, thanks for joining us tonight.

01:18:06.360 Make sure you share this in Power Hour, and I look forward to seeing you next week.

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01:20:01.120 That's what I've got to say.

01:20:11.820 Look at this crowd!

01:20:16.320 I'm going to thank God and God alone for the ground that I'm standing on.

01:20:23.440 I'm going to thank our founding fathers for giving their lives and sacrificing so much for our freedom.

01:20:38.800 And I'm calling on you today.

01:20:42.200 Don't put them to shame.

01:20:44.480 Don't waste what they did.

01:20:46.740 We have guaranteed rights in this country.

01:20:50.060 We are putting chapters across the nation.

01:21:00.740 We are going to be in every town and every city.

01:21:04.580 And we are going to build communities within these communities of like-minded people

01:21:08.940 who are actually going to care for one another again and love on each other

01:21:12.800 and give each other the help when they're down.

01:21:15.180 We are going to use the teams and the people that build within chapters to support our businesses.

01:21:23.920 The government's actions are completely, 100% unlawful.

01:21:30.340 Judgment will again be bound on justice,

01:21:33.920 and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.

01:21:37.660 You have a virtuous heart if you are here today pursuing freedom and righteousness.

01:21:46.340 And then verse 23 comes along with a promise.

01:21:50.780 God says he will turn the sins of evil people back on them.

01:21:56.340 He will destroy them for their sins.

01:22:00.300 I take great comfort in that 0.78

01:22:03.960 because I serve a mighty living God

01:22:07.740 who has allowed us to go through this season of discomfort

01:22:13.280 because we as a nation have turned our backs on him

01:22:17.300 and we need to get right.

01:22:20.240 So I am just going to thank you so much.

01:22:24.200 I'm going to say God bless you and God bless Canada.

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