by Laura Tonelli | Sep 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Money lost can be earned back. A broken object can be replaced. A missed opportunity often circles around again in some other form. But time doesn’t work that way. Once a minute is spent, it’s gone — not depreciated, not refundable, not renewable. It is the only truly...
by lta_db4zev | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
There was a time when people measured life in stories. “Remember that road trip?” “Remember the dinner where we laughed until the restaurant closed?” “Remember when we stayed up until 2 a.m. talking about nothing and everything?” Today, we’re just as likely to measure...
by lta_db4zev | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a particular kind of meeting silence that happens after someone says, “let’s circle back on synergies once we’ve operationalized the framework.” It’s not confusion, exactly. Everyone in the room understood every individual word. It’s something closer to...
by lta_db4zev | Jun 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
This post is a personal reflection on organizational culture and leadership in the developmental services sector and informed by person centred practice and Social Role Valorization principles. We gather people around tables we did not build for lives we do not own....
by lta_db4zev | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Having presence in developmental support work is more than showing up or completing checkbox tasks. It’s a deliberate, attentive, and compassionate engagement with people who rely on consistent encounters as they navigate their daily lives in meaningful ways. In this...
by Laura Tonelli | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tullio Orlando Cultivating joy and choosing presence tests our attention and hope in the presently conflicted world we’ve created or inherited. True, we’ve never been promised it’d be peaceful before offering us joy; yet somewhere along the way, I and others absorbed...
