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Heroes of the Phoenix Rising by Vision One World I wonder if I could just go and sell my condo tomorrow. Or my dream house that I just bought. My cars and my king-sized bed? I wonder how much courage it would take for me to empty out my entire house of everything, barring three sets of clean clothes, a pair of shoes, my toothbrush, and a soap. But what is this absolute sense of fear that overcomes me at the very thought of letting go? When did these possessions stop being mer

Heroes of the Phoenix Rising by Vision One World "I can feel it beating up against the walls of my body, skin keeping it in place as though if I were to burn it all off I would dissolve to water. I am water..."— From “River Flows Through Me” by Bonnie Nish Roots in Resilience Bonnie Nish is a poet, educator, and community activist whose life is a testament to the healing power of art. She grew up in Toronto in a home filled with extended family — a controlling, traditional en

Heroes of the Phoenix Rising by Vision One World From Nurse to Student: A Life Transformed Overnight In December 2007, just a week before Christmas, Nathalea Miller’s life changed forever. A former nurse of 15 years, Nathalea collapsed after enduring weeks of intense headaches. She was rushed to the hospital where she was diagnosed with dangerously high intraocular pressure—forcing her into emergency eye surgery. But the outcome was devastating. “I lost my vision. Just like t