Be more like
Elder Howie
byJeph Maystruck/Sep 15, 2025/inAdvice, Motivation, Research
Be more like
At the Globe Theatre’s 60th Anniversary and the reopening of the MacCorquodale Place, a special guest gave a warm welcome, and his words have been ringing through my mind ever since that night.
Elder Howie Thomson of Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation gave an inspiring welcome to the audience. He encouraged people to have FUN! Yup, that’s right, a message for a high-falutin’ audience that may have forgotten about the f-word on the road to the top.
He was an amazing presenter who had the audience in the palm of his hand, yet he made us think about why we were there.
He also talked about the hardest four-letter word to say. LOVE. He encouraged us to use it daily, to tell people close to us, to love them, and to tell anyone we know that we love them.
You have no idea how powerful your words can be!
He made me think of fun and love in a different light.
Have fun.
Say I love you more than you need to.
Maybe one day you’ll be as content as Elder Howie is.

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