I was out in my front yard this morning, pulling weeds and putting in a few late plants to fill in the holes that are left by some of the early bloomers. The lilies will bloom soon. I noticed this morning, in the early morning sun, how they are oriented: I had the camera straight …
Text Arguing
I was talking with Nicole Dube of Global News today as she was doing a piece on fighting via SMS/text messaging. She let me know that recent stats suggest that cellular devices are now being used more for texting than for voice communication (aka “talking on the phone”). That means that cell phones are being …
My name was safe in her mouth
I was at a family wedding shower last weekend. Brave girl, the new cousin-to-be, daring to walk into a room full of aunts, cousins, and second cousins all of whom are related to her fiancee, and most of whom are complete strangers to her. She did great, and now has enough small appliances to stock …
Celebration of Restitution
I, like the rest of Canada, was well aware of the final day of Olympics this last weekend. The hockey game between Canada and the US effectively shut down the country as we all joined together in watching the game, and in joyful anticipation of the eventual victory. Wow…Sunday felt good, eh? But the moment …
Living Consistently to Your Words
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I was at a basketball game the other day (not unusual) and sitting in the bleachers (my back may never completely recover from this bleacher filled season of my life) and enjoying the game (what’s not to love …
An Apology to Learn From
Take a page from Tiger’s playbook on this one. I was able to see Tiger Wood’s apology on TV the other day. I, along with millions of others, were curious about what he would say. The general consensus before hand was that it would be very very short, cryptic and dissatisfying in not addressing the …
Restrained, Wise Compassion
It was 20 years ago this week that Nelson Mandela was released from prison. I enjoyed hearing the retrospectives of that time on the radio this week, and so I was extra motivated to find a window of time to go see the movie, Invictus on Friday. Really glad I did. I’m not much a …
Authenticity has staying power
Everybody is three people. We’re who we think we are, we’re who the audience thinks we are, and we’re who we really are, and the closer those three people are together, the longer your career can last. Kenny Rogers, as told to The Winnipeg Free Press, February 6th, 2010 Hmmm…thinking that he’s not just talking …
Roses and Thorns–Do You Know How You are Perceived?
You wouldn’t think I would be one to add fuel to the fire that mocks therapists, and adds leveraget to those who think cynically about counselling/psychotherapy. But, I’m let you all in on some potentially incriminating information, for a reason… As Dr. Norcross was trying to help us think realistically about ourselves as therapists at …
How do I love thee…
Isn’t it nice to be loved? For big reasons, small reasons, or even no reason at all, other than you are you. The craving we have to be loved and appreciated, validated and enjoyed is a universal human phenomenon. There’s something quite lovely about being as appreciated as enthusiastically, as richly, as authentically, as practically …