CARTA Memo for December 2021

2021 has been a year filled with hope, promise, but especially change. We have no events planned for CARTA at this time. We hope this will change very soon. Our sympathy to everyone who has lost a loved one in these difficult times. Hopefully, 2022 will be a better year for everyone.

How have you been creative in dealing with the changing circumstances? The Christmas lights have been amazing this year. Many people are opting for a drive in the country to see the changes in the countryside. More people are taking longer walks with their favourite pets and immediate family members. Jigsaw puzzles and cards adorn our tables. It will be a year to reflect on the goodness around us and be grateful for what we have. Take the time to pamper yourself and remember some of the times you have enjoyed a good laugh. I hope you will think of all the ways you can make this a special time for yourself and others through phone calls, text messages, Christmas cards, written letters to family and friends, emails, tweets, to name but a few. We need to count our blessings now and stay safe and well.

ARTA News:

The new ARTA address is 15505 137 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5L 2L5

Thank you to ARTA for a generous cheque for upcoming initiatives for activities with CARTA.

The ARTARx is preparing to launch in 2022. You can read an article on page 27 of the current news&views magazine.

We have had a few calls about the Inkblots. The memo sent out by ARTA refers to a counselling service offered through your ARTA Benefits Plan. Mental health counselling, couple counselling, and financial and legal consultation could be included in your plan. Please check page 6 of the current news and views magazine. This service has nothing to do with our CARTA Inkblots Writers group.

And from Kaye regarding our local Ink Blots (aka Writer’s Group): Wow! The terminology is definitely confusing. However, our group is strong and well. We offer a lot of support and acceptance to one another but will be leaving the counselling to the ARTA option above. Seriously though, our writers have been meeting bi-weekly at the MAG (Museum and Art Gallery) to share writing, work with fifteen-minute writing starters and acknowledge the role of books in our writing lives.

Exciting news! Our second youth anthology, ‘On the Trail to New Worlds’ is back from the printers. Extra copies ($10) are still available. Contact Lyle (403-341-5864)

Regular meetings resume 2:00-4:00 PM, January 4 at the MAG.

For more information: krechner@shaw.ca

The ARTA Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation (ARTCF) is always looking for donations. More details on page 13 of the current news&views magazine.

Plans are underway for the ARTA Annual Golf Tournament planned for June 16, 2022 at the Ponoka Golf Course.

ARTA Photo Contest deadline is May 31, 2022.

Do you have some time on your hands? CARTA is in need of people like you to fill a few positions. Your commitment can be large or small but we really need people like you to reach out and offer your help. Perhaps you have some ideas for the 2022 Fiftieth Anniversary for CARTA. Please respond to this email caretiredteachers@gmail.com

The executive of CARTA wish you all a very blessed festive season. May you find the time for some celebrating.

Here are some famous quotes about life for your enjoyment.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. -Walt Disney
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. -Steve Jobs
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. -Eleanor Roosevelt
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. -Oprah Winfrey
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. -James Cameron
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. -John Lennon
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. -Mother Teresa
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. -Margaret Mead
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -Robert Louis Stevenson
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. -Benjamin Franklin
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart. -Helen Keller
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Aristotle
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. -Anne Frank
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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