Lotus Community Corner
1722 Montreal Road K1J 6N5 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Women without children are also the best of mothers, often, with the patience, interest, and saving grace that the constant relationship with children cannot a...lways sustain. I come to crave our talk and our daughters gain precious aunts. Women who are not mothering their own children have the clarity and focus to see deeply into the character of children webbed by family. A child is fortunate who feels witnessed as a person, outside relationships with parents by another adult. Louise Erdrich, The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year See more

"Whoever brings life to the night of Laylat Qadr seeking to increase in faith and hoping in the Promise of God, God will cast over that person's past errors and sins the cover of His Grace and Pardon, erasing all their bad effects," said the Apostle of God, may the light of God continue to nourish his soul and our connection to him. This is a night we celebrate the life-giving power of our Lord, al Hayy al Qayyum, the One Who brings life to our hearts, the One Who helps us stand strong. This is a night of Power and empowerment. Don't miss it. Registration for BRING YOUR HEART TO LIFE: http://tinyurl.com/27thnightlife

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this is a playground in France. Is this the world we wanted after the lockdown? Something deeply unsettling about this.

This idea is off the hook

We need new, not normal food system, don’t we? https://www.nytimes.com//coronavirus-global-food-supply.ht

Three skateboarders were seen riding their skateboards down an off-ramp on Toronto's Gardiner Expressway Friday evening. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/2ytyned

Funeral books with recipes in them in the early years mostly belonged to ladies from noble families, says Songvisava, who is in the midst of writing her own c...ookbook. Printing merely a cookbook must have seemed ridiculous back then, so they used funerals as an occasion to respect the deceased and pass on her skills, knowledge, and legacy. See more

Sandia Seed Company updated their Infographic from the one we share this morning.

Ramadan Mubarak!

Our friends at The Chi Garden - support them!

We need to do this! Small businesses are being killed. Big business is taking over. It's a horror story.

Please support your local farmers!

A teacher brought balloons to school and asked the children to blow them all up and then each write their names on their balloon. They tossed all the balloons i...nto the hall while the teacher mixed them from one end to the other. The teacher then gave them 5 minutes to find the balloon with their name on it. The children ran around, looking frantically but as the time ran out - nobody had found their own balloon Then the teacher told them to take the balloon closest to them and give it to the person who’s name was on it. In less than 2 minutes everyone had their own balloon. Finally the teacher said, Balloons are like happiness. No one will find it looking for theirs only. Instead if everyone cares about each others they will find theirs as quickly as possible. *Cannot take the credit, saw it, loved it, sharing it!*

Join the call to bail out people and communities, not corporations and billionaires. Write to Prime Minister Trudeau today. #COVID19

HEY! who remembers our dear friend Kattam Tam who visited us twice at the Lotus? Show him some love and share it around too!

Some of you may remember the great Qawwali concert we held in the past with the Mushfiq Ensemble. Check out this great movie just released.

Nour's back for storytime!! Keep your children connected

tag a friend whose worried about getting snitched on for any number of innocent things like letting her kids play outside....

Remember Henrik from Mindful Mondays? He's jamming LIVE ! Grab your children, and some "instruments" and join this sing along!

PEOPLE ARE NOT THE VIRUS.

We believe in community gardens!

LIVE NOW :) It's story-time with Nour - our most jovial Lotus volunteer! Join us with your children for a wholesome and heart-warming treat for your children. TAG YOUR FRIENDS, let's make this the biggest story circle ever!

Remember Nour from the Lotus!? Join her for Live Story Time in 30mins! 5:30pm EST She'll be sharing a story about empathy, the importance of sticking together and being there for one another at all times. Tune in, and let’s help our children stay connected!

Saturday Story Time! Hidayet (remember her from the Lotus way back when we just began?!) presents The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Community, supporting community - let's stay connected!

Who here remembers Hidayet from the Lotus?! Come join her with your kids for a live story-telling of The Giving Tree - a way to help our kids stay connected to good vibes during these tough times! Will be going live in just a few minutes! Stay tuned!

beautiful memories!

La récolte de lotus au Vietnam