At the Dietitians of Canada Conference on Saturday morning, June 9th, Vesanto Melina, one of the two co-leaders of the new Vegetarian Network, shared resources, research, and information on upcoming conferences.
I’ve posted some of the web links in a new blogroll section, Vegetarian and Vegan.
Categories: DC Conference 2007 · Vegetarian & Vegan
I began taking notes at the beginning of Silken’s presentation, A Shift in Attitude: Finding Your Passion, but I soon put down my pen and just listened. Did she speak for 30 minutes? 60 minutes? 600 minutes? I had no sense of time. Yes, she was that engaging.
Even if I had taken detailed notes and could tell you exactly what Silken said, I would not be able to convey how she said it. With vitality, warmth, and honesty, she shared personal stories about her dreams and fears, successes and failures, and commitment to improving children’s health through activity. She is an exceptional person. A truly great Canadian, athlete, and mom. A role model for girls and women.
“We want to be good at what we do.” According to Silken, this is the answer to “What connects us all?”. So even though I’m neither an athlete nor a mom, I was able to relate to Silken’s stories, which are now inspiring me to get uncomfortable and push outward, to dream and move beyond what I think is realistic.
Some Silken links:
Her web site: Silken Laumann
Her book: Child’s Play
Her thoughts on lifelong learning: The Confidence to Dare: Silken Laumann’s Bold Approach to Learning
Categories: DC Conference 2007 · Inspiration
At this year’s Dietitians of Canada national conference, we scanned the horizon and learned what the future holds for dietetic practice.
My brain is brimming over with information that needs to be processed, my dining room table is groaning under the weight of handouts and product samples, and my inner drive is revved up with inspiration–all of this requires me to do some blogging!
Posts to come on: (1) Silken Laumann’s keynote presentation, (2) the vision of our future practice, (3) the power of PEN, (4) vitamin D, (5) the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian network.
Categories: Community of Practice · DC Conference 2007 · Learning · Research
