An open letter to those involved in the Manitoba Marathon: To the organizers of the 2009 Manitoba Marathon: WOW! This is FUN!! There must be details to look after on this event that most of us would never dream of. I look forward to the energy of the start line–thousands of people gathered together …
A thought or two
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. e e cummings Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. e e cummings Go for it!
Grieving
Today looked for many like an ordinary day. I too, looked like I was having an ordinary day…saw clients, made phone calls, dealt with issues, looked after administrative chores at work, and household chores at home. But it only looked ordinary. It didn’t feel ordinary. For weeks, there was an impending sense of waiting for …
Grab hope!
I snapped this photo late last summer–I’m a complete pushover for a rainbow…the camera (at least when I hold it) doesn’t begin to capture the beauty or the enormity of a rainbow. People stopped in awe to stare at the magnificence of this rainbow. Total strangers gathered and stood together in wonder looking at …
A Private Affair: Go for it!!
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurt past it. (Soren Kierkegaard.) Read aloud, and tell your partner what you think about what this quote says or suggesting. A question from A Private Affair While friendship has been found to be the most vital component to keeping marriage alive and vital, sex …
Our Shingle is Up!
Our official sign was posted on our Smith Street location. It looks great, and we look like we officially belong. Rod is working downtown and the new location is working out fabulous. Our neighbors are fun and easy to get along with. The room is relaxing and conducive to important therapeutic conversations. We are thrilled …
Quiet as a Church Moose?
The Manitoba Moose lost yesterday–in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Final. They came out “flat footed” as the hockey writers would say, and were down 3 goals really quickly. The Moose scored the only goals of the second period, but had some good chances. In the third period, with a couple of minutes left, …
Soothing
Dr. James Krahn, a Winnipeg physician, was speaking the other day to a group of people about how to deal with the awesome issues of life, including facing one’s death. He spoke about connecting with oneself, and being able to recognize anger in oneself, without actually becoming “Anger”…being able to speak for a part in …
Another successful “Transforming Destructive into Constructive”
Rod Minaker and our intern, Yok Knight, spent two Thursday evenings recently with 9 people who were willing to spend some time with others exploring their responsibility in the expression of anger. They did this at our Transforming Destructive into Constructive (TDC) Course. A lot of people have to come: The judge says, “Go, get …
A Thought–with a chuckle
Remember my last post, this one was not only quite cute, but speaks volumes. Out of the mouths of babes: “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday”. Noelle, Age 7 (participant in a survey of 4-8 year olds asked to define love)