Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon
@gurdeep.ca
Feel free to be sad, but don't stay sad forever! Sikh-Canadian talks joy, hope, positivity, inclusivity & dance Bhangra—folk dance of Panjab— in the Arctic regions and on frozen lakes for mental wellbeing and optimism.❄️🧡
https://gurdeeppandher.substack.com
https://gurdeeppandher.substack.com
Today, I've completed another orbit around the sun—arriving back where I started, yet transformed beyond recognition with one more layer of growth.
October 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, I've completed another orbit around the sun—arriving back where I started, yet transformed beyond recognition with one more layer of growth.
To truly see and appreciate the beauty in the outside world, we must first recognize and nurture our inner beauty. When our inner world lacks harmony, we cannot fully experience the joy in our surroundings.
An important message from The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
An important message from The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
May 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
To truly see and appreciate the beauty in the outside world, we must first recognize and nurture our inner beauty. When our inner world lacks harmony, we cannot fully experience the joy in our surroundings.
An important message from The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
An important message from The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Create joy.
Share joy.
Share joy.
May 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Create joy.
Share joy.
Share joy.
The World Around Us Feels Beautiful When the World Within Us Is Peaceful
May 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The World Around Us Feels Beautiful When the World Within Us Is Peaceful
Plant seeds of joy in your heart's garden, and watch as they blossom into flowers that brighten you and the world.
May 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Plant seeds of joy in your heart's garden, and watch as they blossom into flowers that brighten you and the world.
Create joy. Share joy.
May 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Create joy. Share joy.
Spring is here. Create joy. Share joy.
April 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Spring is here. Create joy. Share joy.
The transformative story of dance and its power to heal and uplift:
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The transformative story of dance and its power to heal and uplift:
Canada, let’s do it 🍁
April 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Canada, let’s do it 🍁
Movement guides our minds through stormy waters of emotion. This dance between body and spirit isn't just about keeping fit - it's about crafting an anchor for our thoughts, a lighthouse that beckons us back from the misty shores of uncertainty.
April 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Movement guides our minds through stormy waters of emotion. This dance between body and spirit isn't just about keeping fit - it's about crafting an anchor for our thoughts, a lighthouse that beckons us back from the misty shores of uncertainty.
The responsibility for finding joy lies within each of us. Joy isn't an external commodity we can simply acquire. Rather, it's an internal state that requires cultivation and nurturing. To experience its full bloom, we must actively work to create the right conditions for it to flourish.
April 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The responsibility for finding joy lies within each of us. Joy isn't an external commodity we can simply acquire. Rather, it's an internal state that requires cultivation and nurturing. To experience its full bloom, we must actively work to create the right conditions for it to flourish.
Just as winter's icy grip inevitably yields to spring's tender awakening, bringing forth a symphony of new life from dormant soil, our darkest seasons of sadness eventually surrender to dawn's promise.
April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just as winter's icy grip inevitably yields to spring's tender awakening, bringing forth a symphony of new life from dormant soil, our darkest seasons of sadness eventually surrender to dawn's promise.
In the face of increasing global discord and polarization, let's display togetherness and kindness harder to send a strong message that we are one.
April 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
In the face of increasing global discord and polarization, let's display togetherness and kindness harder to send a strong message that we are one.
I am just a humble student of life's great mysteries, nothing more than that, but I am honoured to see that Substack ranked my work #30 Rising in Philosophy on their platform.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
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April 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am just a humble student of life's great mysteries, nothing more than that, but I am honoured to see that Substack ranked my work #30 Rising in Philosophy on their platform.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
Those who seek to rise to power quickly often promote mistrust between people, causing our world to suffer. As ordinary people, we can choose to ignore messages that divide us and instead amplify voices that bring us together.
Create joy. Share joy.
Create joy. Share joy.
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Those who seek to rise to power quickly often promote mistrust between people, causing our world to suffer. As ordinary people, we can choose to ignore messages that divide us and instead amplify voices that bring us together.
Create joy. Share joy.
Create joy. Share joy.
Instead of viewing darker emotions as flaws on the canvas, recognize them as essential contrasts that make the brighter, happy colours radiant. Through daily practice in joy—even for just an hour—create a unique palette of happiness while honouring our connection to all vital emotions.
April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Instead of viewing darker emotions as flaws on the canvas, recognize them as essential contrasts that make the brighter, happy colours radiant. Through daily practice in joy—even for just an hour—create a unique palette of happiness while honouring our connection to all vital emotions.
Our emotions ebb and flow like ocean waves. In moments when darkness descends and joy fades, the world around us seems bleak. Our minds cycle through seasons of light and shadow, yet—like an artist's brush—a shift in perspective can reveal beauty in scenes that once appeared dull.
April 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our emotions ebb and flow like ocean waves. In moments when darkness descends and joy fades, the world around us seems bleak. Our minds cycle through seasons of light and shadow, yet—like an artist's brush—a shift in perspective can reveal beauty in scenes that once appeared dull.
Like delicate cherry blossoms dancing in the spring breeze, our time here is beautiful but brief. Why waste these precious moments building walls when we could be building bridges? Let's pause, breathe deeply, and allow joy to bloom in our hearts like flowers reaching for the sun.
April 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Like delicate cherry blossoms dancing in the spring breeze, our time here is beautiful but brief. Why waste these precious moments building walls when we could be building bridges? Let's pause, breathe deeply, and allow joy to bloom in our hearts like flowers reaching for the sun.
Briefly interrupting your Friday doom and gloom with a dose of joy 🙏🏽
(Share joy, un-share negativity and messages that create polarization)
(Share joy, un-share negativity and messages that create polarization)
April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Briefly interrupting your Friday doom and gloom with a dose of joy 🙏🏽
(Share joy, un-share negativity and messages that create polarization)
(Share joy, un-share negativity and messages that create polarization)
Hump day boost: A sprinkle of joy to fuel your journey forward ✨
April 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hump day boost: A sprinkle of joy to fuel your journey forward ✨
I am sending some joy to those who are worried about the stock markets today.
April 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am sending some joy to those who are worried about the stock markets today.
Dancing in that extreme cold taught me something remarkable — our bodies are like living furnaces, dancing their own dance of survival. As my camera and speaker surrendered to winter's icy grip, my body defied the freeze, pulsing with a primal warmth that whispered stories of ancient adaptations.
April 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Dancing in that extreme cold taught me something remarkable — our bodies are like living furnaces, dancing their own dance of survival. As my camera and speaker surrendered to winter's icy grip, my body defied the freeze, pulsing with a primal warmth that whispered stories of ancient adaptations.
Even as trade, tariffs, borders divide, and other tensions rise between nations, our shared humanity unites us — we are one people, one heart, one earth, one global family standing together in hope and solidarity.
Through this video from the Yukon (Canada), I share joy and hope with the world.
Through this video from the Yukon (Canada), I share joy and hope with the world.
April 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Even as trade, tariffs, borders divide, and other tensions rise between nations, our shared humanity unites us — we are one people, one heart, one earth, one global family standing together in hope and solidarity.
Through this video from the Yukon (Canada), I share joy and hope with the world.
Through this video from the Yukon (Canada), I share joy and hope with the world.
It's my honour 🙏🏽
With many messages promoting polarization in Canada nowadays, one of the best things we can all do for our country is maintain our unity and trust in one another. ❤️🩹🍁
With many messages promoting polarization in Canada nowadays, one of the best things we can all do for our country is maintain our unity and trust in one another. ❤️🩹🍁
April 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's my honour 🙏🏽
With many messages promoting polarization in Canada nowadays, one of the best things we can all do for our country is maintain our unity and trust in one another. ❤️🩹🍁
With many messages promoting polarization in Canada nowadays, one of the best things we can all do for our country is maintain our unity and trust in one another. ❤️🩹🍁
Just adding some joy to your Thursday!
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just adding some joy to your Thursday!