Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung
Earth Day
Earth Day is a reminder to all of us to stop and realize that we are consuming the world’s resources and spitting out garbage much faster than the earth can sustain. We are all in trouble, and it’s getting worse fast. I think we are a fairly earth-friendly business. Talking creates no pollution, in fact, …
Spring and New Beginnings
I love spring. It is my favoritest time of year, without a doubt. Spring is a time of new beginnings, and “firsts”…let me tell you about some. Then, today I was at our new Smith Street location, getting it ready. The office, as you can see in the “before ” picture to the left, was painted …
Being Surprised by Joy
I woke up this morning prepared to grind through the day–an all day workshop with a meeting downtown that I needed to scramble to during the lunch break. I had a heaviness about me…a Friday that was going to be loooong (followed by an equally long Saturday at the workshop–no weekend for me). On top …
A Different Kind of Love Song
One of the wonderful parts of my life is the chance to see couples come in and work through stuff…couples committed and in love with each other. Couples who have a connection with each other that has them decide to work on things, because not working on them is not an option. Couples who are …
Sometimes a fresh idea makes all the difference!
Allison the turtle was a turtle in trouble. Allison, you see, only had one flipper. A shark attack had left her with three stumps. When a turtle has one flipper, there is only one option, really–circles, and more circles. The guy, Jeff George, at the turtle refuge at South Padre Island was clear- turtles with …
Discipline and Freedom
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. -The Way …
Cup wisdom
Seen on a Starbuck’s cup (The Way I See it #198) You can shower a child with presents or money, but what do they really mean, compared to the most valuable git of all-your time? Vacations and special events are nice, but so often the best moments are the spontaneous ones. Being there. Every moment …
Suspicious of Grace
This video is a testament to our culture: Watch and giggle and think.
It takes a crisis to raise a village
I was listening to someone talk about volunteering north of Winnipeg in the sandbagging efforts. She talked about what a great time she had. She specifically talked about how a group of strangers so very quickly came together to do the job, and that there was “none of the awkwardness” which so frequently arises when …