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  Have you ever been reminded how wise your friends are?  Last week a friend gave me a nugget of wisdom that made a huge difference.  It also helped to change my perspective, a shift, if you will.  That in itself is amazing.  A shift in my perspective.  As we age, we tend to become more rigid in our thinking.  Not just about big things but little things as well.  That rigidity is often not our friend.  I can't tell you how many times I have been entirely irritated with my partner about how he cleans the kitchen.  He just can't seem to do it the way I like it.  Talk about needing to give my head a shake.  I mean I have the most wonderful man who loves me and I should be happy he cleans the kitchen, regardless of how he does it.  So, you can see how a tiny shift in perspective is hugely valuable.  But, enough about minor irritants.   Back to my wise friend.  You see, I was hoping for something to happen....

  Those who follow local Winnipeg news have seen or heard of the bus shelter on Osborne and Broadway being destroyed by fire.  It, like many other bus shelters in the city, have been used as temporary shelter for members of our homeless population.  The aftermath of this fire is a tragedy.  The bus shack is essentially destroyed as well as the remains of what appear to be make-shift curtains and the belongings of atleast one, or maybe more people.  From what I know, no one was injured.  The tragedy also is that people throughout the city do not have a safe place to shelter and are needing the bus shacks to do so.   Equally, tragic is the response to this event on social media.  Granted, many people have responded with compassionate kindness.  However, many are outraged that the homeless are occupying bus shelters.  Many think they should be kicked out.  Some are saying that as people paying for Peggo cards, that they have the r...