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Health Care
My great-grandmother didn’t have a home. She had three adult children and therefore spent four months of each year in each of their homes. My uncle told me about how...
Health Care
My great-grandmother didn’t have a home. She had three adult children and therefore spent four months of each year in each of their homes. My uncle told me about how...
Routine
Many, many years ago I was fascinated to hear about an experiment in the southern United States. An apartment-like structure was built underground. One person agreed to enter into it...
Routine
Many, many years ago I was fascinated to hear about an experiment in the southern United States. An apartment-like structure was built underground. One person agreed to enter into it...
Try?
In the popular Star Wars Series there is an episode called “The Empire Strikes Back”. In this movie, the star Luke Skywalker finds his X-Wing stuck in a swamp and...
Try?
In the popular Star Wars Series there is an episode called “The Empire Strikes Back”. In this movie, the star Luke Skywalker finds his X-Wing stuck in a swamp and...
Growth
Connie Kaldor is a well-known song writer and folk singer who originates from Regina, Saskatchewan. I love the beautiful lyrics and smooth rhythms of her music which remind me of...
Growth
Connie Kaldor is a well-known song writer and folk singer who originates from Regina, Saskatchewan. I love the beautiful lyrics and smooth rhythms of her music which remind me of...
Overwhelmed
I remember meeting an airline attendant in Virginia Beach who was seeking mentorship from the same man who I had searched out. When asked about her passion and desire to...
Overwhelmed
I remember meeting an airline attendant in Virginia Beach who was seeking mentorship from the same man who I had searched out. When asked about her passion and desire to...
Fellowship
Years ago, when I worked in a church in Saskatoon, we had a minister who was in charge of Pastoral Care. We jokingly called him “Shoe leather” because his job...
Fellowship
Years ago, when I worked in a church in Saskatoon, we had a minister who was in charge of Pastoral Care. We jokingly called him “Shoe leather” because his job...
Failure
We all make mistakes! When we think about the last time that we didn’t meet our own expectations, it is usually because we have not met the standards that we...
Failure
We all make mistakes! When we think about the last time that we didn’t meet our own expectations, it is usually because we have not met the standards that we...
Fairy Tale Messages
Why is it that certain children’s stories become popular and that we then read them to young ones over and over again down the generations? My thoughts are that each...
Fairy Tale Messages
Why is it that certain children’s stories become popular and that we then read them to young ones over and over again down the generations? My thoughts are that each...
Pleasing Others
So often I deal with individuals who are not mentally well because of their belief that they have to do what other people think they should do and don’t want...
Pleasing Others
So often I deal with individuals who are not mentally well because of their belief that they have to do what other people think they should do and don’t want...
In and Out
Many years ago, when I was an employee at Alberta Mental Health, I attended a seminar by speaker David Irvine. His background as a therapist and great insight challenged registrants...
In and Out
Many years ago, when I was an employee at Alberta Mental Health, I attended a seminar by speaker David Irvine. His background as a therapist and great insight challenged registrants...
Growing Strong
Just because I have four university degrees, people tend to think that I am smart and can do anything! Not true! I live in a community at the south...
Growing Strong
Just because I have four university degrees, people tend to think that I am smart and can do anything! Not true! I live in a community at the south...
Stuff
We live in a diverse world where there are many different perspectives. Some people are classed as hoarders while others are called minimalists. Then there are the preppers who feel...
Stuff
We live in a diverse world where there are many different perspectives. Some people are classed as hoarders while others are called minimalists. Then there are the preppers who feel...
Environmental Cocerns
There has been a lot of talk lately about collecting taxes to try to deal with the environment. Funny how we all live on the same globe with different countries...
Environmental Cocerns
There has been a lot of talk lately about collecting taxes to try to deal with the environment. Funny how we all live on the same globe with different countries...
Karma
Often my daughter makes a statement about the word “karma” implying that when it occurs, the person who gets it will suffer. I have recently been thinking about this...
Karma
Often my daughter makes a statement about the word “karma” implying that when it occurs, the person who gets it will suffer. I have recently been thinking about this...
Motivation
Why does it seem so easy to just sit around and think about things that you haven’t done yet? We can lull ourselves into a state of lethargy which unfortunately...
Motivation
Why does it seem so easy to just sit around and think about things that you haven’t done yet? We can lull ourselves into a state of lethargy which unfortunately...
Celebration of Life
This week I attended an event to honour my friend who died two months ago. There were so many things that caught my attention during the evening! First of...
Celebration of Life
This week I attended an event to honour my friend who died two months ago. There were so many things that caught my attention during the evening! First of...
Professional Development
Sometimes we just don’t know what we don’t know, and, because of this, it is always important to take courses to enhance our knowledge and skills. Last week I...
Professional Development
Sometimes we just don’t know what we don’t know, and, because of this, it is always important to take courses to enhance our knowledge and skills. Last week I...
Planning for the Unplanned
This week, despite the arm injuries from my escalator accident, I got spring fever and decided to get the patio ready for outdoor living. Washing all the patio furniture and...
Planning for the Unplanned
This week, despite the arm injuries from my escalator accident, I got spring fever and decided to get the patio ready for outdoor living. Washing all the patio furniture and...
Ego
Last week I attended an online course on Radical Self-Compassion with presenter Dr. Tara Brach. One of the interesting concepts she introduced involved imagining a circle with a horizonal line...
Ego
Last week I attended an online course on Radical Self-Compassion with presenter Dr. Tara Brach. One of the interesting concepts she introduced involved imagining a circle with a horizonal line...
Disappointments
We all have had hopes and dreams at times that did not come true, leaving us with sadness and disillusionment. I remember some wise words of Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Juno award...
Disappointments
We all have had hopes and dreams at times that did not come true, leaving us with sadness and disillusionment. I remember some wise words of Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Juno award...