Designed to save you time. CLIENT: DATE: DESIGNER(S): COMPASS CREATIVE STUDIO INC 201-1040 south service rd stoney creek, on L8E 6G3 www.compasscreative.ca Braun Group September 2018 Nick Tenhage
I love the idea that, in your 50s, your story is not done. You’re still growing — in every sense of the word. Now that you’ve accomplished all this, what’s next? I sit on two hospital boards: the Ontario Health Teams for Durham Region and Scarborough, Toronto. One of my key focuses is ensuring that new health facilities incorporate community gardens and labyrinths in their renovations and constructions. I've been extremely vocal, sometimes showing up at meetings where people don’t expect me, to stress the importance of both. From personal experience, I’ve seen that even something as small as having a plant in a hospital room can make a difference. Patients will water it, try to get out of bed and see their situation is not their finite future because now they’re seeing a plant bloom and grow. During COVID, my mother broke her leg twice and developed PTSD about falling. We placed a plant in her room to motivate her to get out of bed. It worked — it became a key part of her recovery, reminding her that life ebbs and flows. Plants aren’t just beautiful or something we control — they’re a source of motivation, a reminder of cycles and resilience. They bring deep meaning to life. They are, in a way, a “gateway drug” to balance and the natural rhythm of what we were meant to be as humans. I was once the typical person lost in the corporate grind — everything planned out, with my leather attaché case and daytimer and iPhone. I did everything and yet still was in a nonsensical accident. The preordainedness of this experience — the universe couldn’t have given this opportunity to a better person. I’ve become a lobbyist — an extension of my corporate side but today’s world almost demands that if you want to have impactful conversations at the municipal level. So I can ask: If we’re building affordable housing, are we also creating community gardens? Are our health care improvements including labyrinths and green spaces? Are we educating people about these benefits? I’m now undeniable in my advocacy and my proof of concept. This works and it makes a difference. I’m stronger and very different from the person I was before the accident. The corporate world does not allow this part of you to show much. But between the accident and COVID, I have become a force to be reckoned with.
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