It's been a tough year. Many of us have lost friends and loved ones, we've suffered. I wrote this #poem "Those Moments" in different circumstances, but the message is universal: In those moments of darkness, speak up, speak out, remember them, honour them.

Worry is a problem, not a solution.

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

100 % echo this 👇🏼 Have patience and support for each other.

Very proud of my friend and colleague David T. Isaac for spearheading @LernersLLP support of such a fantastic cause Big Bike Giveaway (not to mention all David’s excellent legal work and cycling advocacy and #cyclingsciencesunday must reads!)

V important Court of Appeal for Ontario #appeal decision released yesterday on the dangers of admitting electronic communications without expert evidence as to reliability #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter @LernersAppeals ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2021…

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2 birthdays in lockdown for our youngest. Maybe he’ll get a party for his 3rd! 🎉

Focus not on the struggle but the growth it brings

Interrupting this regularly scheduled work day to bring you... baby chicks 🐥

Do not run from difficulties, run through. Growth and transformation await on the other side.

HeForShe Jacob Damstra Mo Changing Ways We're having an event for #maleallies on June 9. Would you share with your networks? The speaker is Ted Bunch from A Call to Men and there will be some great conversations during the event. It's free to register. events.eventzilla.net/e/100-men-fund…

Into the Thick of It (Or, A Reminder From My Final Self) written by: Jacob Damstra Jacob Damstra   Once more, into the thick of it; Even as I reach the edge of my last wit. Precariously traverse the ice, I can see its is.gd/4rJiSI

Our URL seedlings are ready to leave the proverbial nest and land straight in your garden! 🌱 Head to the link in our bio to shop our online store and pre-order your seedlings (and seeds!) before our first pick up day on Wednesday May 12th.

Join Brown J.A. of Court of Appeal for Ontario and I next week at this Canadian Bar Assoc. Skilled Lawyers Series program on writing winning arguments. Perspectives of the writer and the reader on how to craft written argument for the (primarily) electronic reader. #lawtwitter @LernersAppeals

#ldnont get your green thumbs ready - Urban Roots London seedlings are now available to order here: urbanrootslondon.ca/shop/ Plan your veggie patch or herb garden while supporting our little #nonprofit #urbanfarm LondonEnviroNetwork Pillar Nonprofit Network Urban League London ReForest London

#NoMowMay

#Goknightsgo awesome to be back at the rink to celebrate my 12 year old’s birthday! Let’s make it a win for these #threestars

Want to know more about the legal side of rewilding your lawn or backyard? We'll talk to London Lawyer and Director with Urban Roots London Jacob Damstra coming up at 8:20 #ldnont READ by Colin Butler: cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…