The goal is not heaven nor endless activities to avoid a long stay in purgatory. The goal is to be living a life we are involved in passionately, one in which we feel active and alive. It is to feel fully involved with our lives so we make the deep connections with our children that they, and we, need. And out of that, if we are lucky, happiness may emerge. The Series Family Matters ,which has tracked the lives of Canadian families in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal for the past eight months, will come to a close on Friday, June 2.
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