by GentleWays | Oct 7, 2022 | Good News, Tree Planting
GentleWays for OurPlanet’s first in-person tree planting event was an awesome, memorable day! Dozens of youths and youth at heart mainly from the Lebanese-Canadian community in Ottawa planted 125 trees at Neil Nesbitt Park in Barrhaven, Ottawa, on September 24,...
by Teke Rerri | Feb 17, 2021 | Tree Planting
Trees for a healthier living: GentleWays’ commitment GentleWays for Our Planet is committed to planting one million trees by 2030. With our supporters and in partnership with Ecology Ottawa, we aim to have those million trees thrive in various spaces in Ontario, with...
by GentleWays | Sep 11, 2020 | Leadership
Committed to creating a respectful and inclusive organizational culture? Begin with these three simple, powerful practices in any meeting you host/lead in your workplace. 1. Gently weave your input into the tapestry Become aware of your unique skills and know how to...
by GentleWays | Jan 5, 2020 | Food
Sometimes, we don’t ask a question because we don’t want to hear the answer. Sometimes, we look the other way, lest we see something we’re uncomfortable with. Sometimes, we say we want the truth but deep down we don’t because when we know the truth, It becomes...
by GentleWays | Dec 1, 2019 | Wellness
A study published recently in Emotion (June 2019) showed that expressing our feelings precisely protects us from developing depressive symptoms. It’s solidly established in the field of psychology that expressing our feelings is healthier than repressing or denying...
by GentleWays | Nov 15, 2019 | Wellness
Are you aware of the many ways you try to change others? Do you make requests and suggestions? Do you drop hints? Use indirect ways like sulking; threats and punishment? Do you stew over what they should have done? Whatever the way, a great deal of our frustrations...
