MAKING A worthwhile contribu- tion to society, being in a dynamic, meaningful relationship, and being rewardingly dominant rate high on the personal aims list of most peo- ple, according to a recent survey by two Vancouver counsellors.

“‘Undermining, or not recogniz- ing one’s own potential, (is) among the prime causes for an individu- al’s difficulties,’ claims Lillian Ellis, a noted Vancouver counsellor, specializing in the field of personal growth and relation- ships-in-crisis.

“This will often result in a disastrous breakdown of their per- sonality and relationships with others,"' she adds.

Supporting Ellis in this view is her father, former North Shore News columnist and counsellor, Hayden Stewart.

Together they will be exploring the dynamics of these issues in a five-part seminar Self-Realization at the Growing Edge at the Coast Vancouver Airport Hotel, Oak Street at S.E. Marine Drive, Oc- tober 16, 23, 30 and November 6

and 8.

The independent survey asked | participants to identify three out of a list of 10 personal aims in self- improvement, and what they thought others might choose.

Of the three top-rated responses, 38 per cent indicated their desire to make a useful contribution to fife, and 22 per cent felt that others would make a similar choice.

Establishing good relationships was the feeling of 3! per cent of those surveyed, with 77 per cent thinking that others would select

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this for themselves.

The remaining 3! per cent wanted to be rewardingly domi- nant in their relationships, with only one pir cent supposing this would be the choice of others.

‘One of the biggest tragedies we witness almost daily,’’ says Stewart, ‘‘is the uncanny way in which individuals sell themselves short. Lillian and I believe that with positive encouragement and follow-up support, individuals are quite capable of realizing their full potential,’’

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Ellis has counselled individuals and families in various stages of break-up for more than 15 years, working in government agencies and privately. She is also training individuals and groups in self- exploration and realization.

Stewart, an ordained minister and pioneer in the ecumenical movement, has been in private counselling for over 26 years.

For further details about the seminar, phone Lillian Ellis at 261-4610 or Hayden Stewart at 261-6242.

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he demanding task of creating, sponsoring and operating the United Nations Pavilion at EXPO 86 may seem an unlikely under-

taking for a financial institution.

But since B.C’s Credit Unions are celebrating fifty years of bringing people together across the province, it seemed like a natural choice to us.

The Credit Union System was founded Ce) on the belief that

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people working together to- ward a common goal could accomplish more than they could alone. Today, over one million members in British Columbia enjoy the strength, security and innovative financial services their Credit Unions offer.

Through the United Nations Pavilion at EXPO 86, Credit Unions are again sharing in a common purpose

nancial institution.

This mural entitled “A World United” adorns the entrance to the United Nations Pavilion,

which for fifty years has proven successful in communities all across B.C.

Because when people get together, good things happen.

BC's CREDIT UNIONS

FIFTY YEARS STRONG