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Chaplain David Thomas — “You could take a long walk along the water and be inspired by the beauty of watching the sun go down to tend your physical and spiritual health.” As we roll into May, we are well into springtime. Over the last several weeks, I have noticed many people out in their yards tending and tidying up. Tidying up in general often seems to go hand-in-hand with spring. Sometimes the changes in seasons can be a marker for the seasons of our own lives. So, as we’re gearing up for summer, maybe we need to do some personal tidying in our lives. In her book Are you really OK?, author and licensed professional counsellor Debra Fileta gives a framework for human wholeness that I find very helpful. She highlights four aspects of human health that need individual attention but also how together they form part of our wholistic being. They are our emotional, spiritual, mental and physical health. She also highlights how health in each of these areas can impact the various aspects of our relational health – another key component to health as a human being. In the exercise world, there is a concept intended to help busy people ‘find the time’ for improvement. It’s called the ‘minimum effective dose’ and it asks the question, “What is the least amount of work that needs to be done to see improvement?” Here, the goal is to implement small changes that can have a positive cumulative effect. So, maybe it’s time to work on improving your mental health and well-being. You could read a new book, take in a comedy show with friends, or invest in relationships. You could take a long walk along the water and be inspired by the beauty of watching the sun go down and focus on your spiritual health. All these are small changes that can have a cumulative effect. Now, some of you might be thinking, “I’m good, Padre”. Unfortunately, we as humans have a tendency to see ourselves as doing better than we are. Social scientists call this the better-than-average-effect. When asked about anything from driving skills to mental health, the majority of people will rate themselves as doing better than average. Mathematically speaking, this can’t be reality, as half of all people would be below the median. So, with this very human bias, we often think we’re doing okay when, in fact, we might not be doing as well as we report. Maybe this is cause to pause for a moment…to contemplate…to do an honest self-evaluation. In the areas of emotional, mental, spiritual, physical, and relational health, is there one thing that we could improve? What is the least we can do to improve our wholeness?

Chaplain’s Corner: The least we can do

Chaplain David Thomas — “You could take a long walk along the water and be inspired by the beauty of watching the sun go down to tend your physical and spiritual health.” As we roll into May, we are well into springtime. Over the last several weeks, I have noticed many people out in their yards tending and tidying up. Tidying up […[

May, 24 2024 0 Comments Full Story
Crew members of the Motor Vessel (MV) Asterix perform a Replenishment-At-Sea (RAS) Layout, during TGEX 2024, April 22. Photo: Master Corporal Nathan Spence, Maritime Forces Pacific Imaging Services, Esquimalt, BC.

Task Group Exercise 2024 concludes

Captain Pedram Mohyeddin, MARPAC PAO — Task Group Exercise 2024 (TGEX 24-01), which saw units practicing and enhancing capabilities, recently concluded off the coast of Vancouver Island. The TGEX, which ran from April 22 to May 3 focused on interoperability between joint elements, and featured the inclusion of the United States Navy. Led by HMCS Vancouver, several units […]

May, 23 2024 0 Comments Full Story
Her Royal Highness tours the grounds of God’s Acre Military Cemetery in Esquimalt with Commodore David Mazur (right), Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, and a member of Veteran Affairs Canada. Photo: Corporal Jay Naples.

HRH visit to Victoria

A/SLt Christopher Hofing, MARPAC Public Affairs  —  King Charles’ sister Princess Anne visited Vancouver Island as part of her 23rd working visit to Canada. Princess Anne has had a long-vested interest in Canada, and the Canadian Armed Forces. She is the Commodore-in-Chief of the Canadian Fleet Pacific, Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), Royal […]

May, 22 2024 0 Comments Full Story
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