Today's letters: 2025 — what the world needs now is love, sweet love

Thursday, Jan. 2: Let's make this a year of love and self-care, says one reader. You can write to us too, at [email protected]

Published Jan 02, 2025  •  Last updated 0 minutes ago  •  2 minute read

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Photo by Bianca De Marchi /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Include self-love in your resolutions

It’s that time of the year when many of us make resolutions to do things to improve our lives: exercise, eat healthy, spend more time in nature and try to strengthen relationships, usually. What if this year we add self-love?

Change, as we know too well, isn’t easy. However, that should not deter us from taking steps towards happier lives. Let us remember the importance of self-love, which goes hand-in-hand with self-care. We should endeavour to do good things that bring us joy, though sometimes we have to struggle to break unhealthy habits. There’s value in effort and we must remember this and applaud our efforts.

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This year, let’s prioritize our physical, emotional and mental health. This can include things such as getting enough sleep, journaling and practising gratitude. When we take care of ourselves, we can take better care of others. When we love ourselves, it’s easier to love others.

As that beautiful song by Jackie DeShannon reminds us, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love.”

Renuka Ria Maraj, Ottawa

Article on books was a great read

Re: Leiper vs. Luloff — A battle for the books, Dec. 28.

This was an inspiring and informative article. Bruce Deachman speaks to the great gift of books and reading, our amazing public libraries and the support for “buy local” from area bookstores.

I enjoyed the diversity of the subject matter, and how tbe two city councillors chose the books they read and how they accomplished the reading of so many books. The article is a challenge to the reader to follow suit.

Steve Georgopoulos, Orléans

Big thanks to the Ottawa Hospital

On Boxing Day, my daughter, who is visiting from New Brunswick with her family, had some abdominal pain. On Friday the pain was more localized to the lower tight quadrant.

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I brought her to the Ottawa Hospital General campus emergency department. Four or five hours later she had had some tests and a scan. Appendicitis was diagnosed. Twenty-four hours later she had had it removed and everything went well. The next day she was discharged.

Thanks to Dr. Khalil and the team.

Bill Rock, Ottawa

Canada Post can’t get the job done

How do we know when Canada Post is on strike?

When they are on strike, there is no mail delivery, but since the strike has ended there is still little or no mail delivery.

Weeks before the strike, my driver’s licence was mailed, my printer cartridge replacement was mailed, and numerous other items were mailed — but nothing has been delivered.

It is time to do away with Canada Post. Go to tender to have mail delivered. Privatize Canada Post. Do whatever is required.

Amazon delivers on time virtually every time; in fact, most deliveries are next-day service.

The government can not operate efficiently or effectively. It’s time to get the government out of anything that can be done better by the private sector.

Greg Cameron, Ottawa

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