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Between Our Steps: Thanks-Giving

What if gratitude wasn’t a checklist, but a way of living? From ancient stories to Indigenous wisdom, Cathy Hird challenges us to hear the call to turn thanks into meaningful action.

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Cathy Hird
Nov 24, 2025
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The October signs that said “Give Thanks” sent me into rant mode. It felt like an invitation to make a checklist of what we have, a list of what we possess that others don’t.

“I am thankful to live in a peaceful country, given what is going on in the world.” This sets us apart from those suffering t…

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Cathy Hird lives between the escarpment and Georgian Bay, the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Retired farmer and United Church minister, Hird writes fiction and creative non-fiction, with seven published fantasy and SciFi novels.
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