When I went to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. several years ago, I recall reading a story in a display… During World War 2, times were uncertain, and strange and frightening things were happening. We now know that evil political forces were doing horrible things that resulted in widespread suffering, torture and loss of …
Platforms for voices
One of the cool things about being director and therapist at Conexus Counselling is I meet people I wouldn’t otherwise meet. I do meet courage, remarkable people who have the strength to be vulnerable to deeply explore their stories with me–that’s true…but I’m talking about other opportunities. I know I learn so much from reading …
January: Divorce or “Marriage Checkup” Month??
January is known as “Divorce Month”…a month when there is an increase in calls to lawyers from couples seeking to end their marriage. YIKES! January is also known as Marriage Health Month for couple counsellors and the couples we work with. It is our experience over the last decade and more that we have been operating as …
Surf lessons
I love the ocean. I love the sounds of the waves, and the vastness of the sea. I love how small it makes me feel…the things I fuss about melt away when I am reminded of how big the world really is. I travelled to the ocean recently. The ability to travel to the ocean, …
Journey to Self
We welcome Tami Shahnawaz to the blog today. Tami joined us a few months ago and she has just naturally slid into being one of us. She warms up the place, and when she talks to some, her enthusiasm for connecting meaningfully is so engaging, that a person just feels like they are the most …
Many Gifts
There were Christmases past when, for me, Christmas was considered the “finish line” of an obstacle race that included wrapping up a term at school with exams marked, seeing clients, running a business, responding to emails, getting Junior Tribe Members to all their Christmas events, power shopping, hopefully a tiny bit of baking, and the …
SLDIU: Husband’s Anniversary
Today is the longest night of the year. The day with the least amount of sunlight. 25 years ago today, Husband married his first love. With a wink and a smile, he liked to tell people that he loved getting married on the day with the longest night. Car would generally blush, and giggle a …
Stories of Husband Part 2
Husband loves stories. I love stories. I think that’s one of the many reasons we are good together. We love to listen and tell stories. And we love to challenge ourselves to live a better story. One of the reasons we got to walking long before we were a somethin’-somethin’ was I liked to walk …
Stories of Husband Part 1
We decorated the tree a few days ago with all the Junior Tribe Members…complete with Chinese food and macaroni’n’cheese. It was wonderful. On Sunday, Husband and I generally Christmas-fied the rest of our home–we hung up lights around the windows, tidied up the boxes, and put out candles. We also put up the creche. He …
Echoes of Traditions
Last night we decorated our tree. Like many folks, Tree Decorating Night is an event. It’s a big deal that we make sure we will all be home for. Food, laughter, fun and lotsa memories. We have had Chinese food and macaroni’n’cheese for Tree Decorating Night for over a decade…and so naturally, we did …