I was at the Tenor’s concert tonight at Winnipeg’s MTS Center…a good friend of mine invited me along with her…she hoped they would sing Cohen’s Hallelujah…and the didn’t disappoint. They are well known for this song, with it being a special request last year by Her Majesty the Queen during her Diamond Jubillee last year. …
Hump Day Nudge…Say Yes!
Last May, I saw this video and blogged about it…LOVED the joy, the silliness, the hope, the giggles it stirred inside…it was a tribute to life! Isaac and Amy released a new video that honours family…their heritage, their courage, and the leap that their grandparents and parents took to embrace love and life and the …
Winter
is wearing me down, and wearing me out… And when Eeyore is able to be more positive about winter than I, then we’re in trouble! 🙂 hard to have a sense of humor in this weather, isn’t it?
Do we let men be real?
What happens when a guy gets tired? What happens when a guy loses someone important to him? What happens when a guy gets betrayed, disappointed, loses out, gets shafted, is ambushed, has one thing after another not go his way? He experiences life as hard, that’s what. And while we might let him cuss, yell, …
Reboot Valentines Day to Generosity Day
I’m in…you, too? Maybe leave a comment letting us know what you tried and dared to lavish on another in a kindness of sorts? Celebrate love in all its beauty and messiness and heartbreak and joy…
Hump Day Soul Nudge
Today is Wednesday…hump day…heading toward the weekend, but still a ways off. Thought I’d start a new “thang” over here, and post a quirky, cute, poignant or funny video on Wednesdays..with no huge mental health agenda…nothing heavy with a significant metaphor…but just something that might give a moment of levity. I figure Wednesday might …
Depression…a Big Black Dog
Depression is a misunderstood condition. If you’ve been very sad, grieved hard, been “down in the dumps” or “felt blue” but not actually depressed, you might think you get it. And if you think you get it because you’ve been very sad for several days, you may be unintentionally dismissive of the experience of a …
Avoiding Goodness for Fear’s Sake
Even good things can feel scary. Good things can have us feel vulnerable. Vulnerability can feel scary…and so we avoid taking risks…even when the risk means a good thing. Like: applying for a desired program handing in the paper you worked hard on accepting the invitation to the party being the first to smile to …
Joy
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Nuts and Bolts of TDC
I sat down with Roshonna Plett the other day and asked her to talk through what it’s like to be at TDC (Transforming Destructive into Constructive) Anger Management at Bergen and Associates. Roshonna gives a few snapshots about people’s experiences at TDC and then also provides an outline of what the two evenings cover. …