I remember how Halloween lets kids “try on” ways of being elegant, or brave, or sophisticated, or grown up and they get to feel what its like to be a grown up when they wear doctor’s scrubs or an electrician’s belt or a princess costume. And they get to challenge their fears and conquer “scariness” …
Gonna think differently about those pickles now!
I posted recently on the interesting things we choose to complain about in our culture…recognized that when we read broadly, learn about other situations, and generally interact with our world, it grounds us. When we recognize that life is different for others, that others struggle with different issues, things that we used to complain about …
‘Tis the season for despair
Mornings and I are not good friends, though I work hard to make sure we remain on speaking terms. Tomorrow, I suspect we will be barely civil. I’m not a fan of mornings in general, but tomorrow I have an 8:00 class at the university…and with the days getting shorter, it’s gonna be very dark …
A thought
I dared greatly
So, today was Fall Convocation at the University of Manitoba. Occupational Therapy students graduate in Fall Convocation because of the way the U of M program is run…so today was the graduation luncheon for the students. I got a call several days ago asking if I would present the Communications Award at the luncheon. Makes …
First World Problem
Winnipeg has a new garbage removal system. To say it hasn’t gone so well, is sorta like saying the Pope is a little bit Catholic. So, around our house this is the score: The recycling hasn’t been picked up in two weeks…yard waste for three weeks. There is only so much yard waste that is …
One of those moments
Every once in a while, life collides to create a “moment”…today was one of those days. I had a groupon for the Caramel Crepery at the Forks…and so we went for crepes today at lunchtime…one of the group heard that Red Bull Stratos was happening…Felix Baumgartner was attempting to break the sound barrier as an …
Condemnation does not liberate
Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. I’ve had a few conversations lately with people who want to be closer to a spouse, and so they complain bitterly to them about how they aren’t home enough and no surprise, they aren’t home more after that want a teenage child to be less obnoxious and disrespectful, and …
Is it a problem? The fireworks are gone!
In the last of the series of 5 surprising but important life lessons that psychological research, Psychology Today looks at the value of mature deepening love. Couples can be alarmed, or wonder if they should “throw in the towel” when the hot and heavy blush of the relationship is gone. When couples go from “can’t keep …
500th post–Life Lesson #4–Value of Connection
This is my 500th post…a bit of a marker for me on this cold dreary wet October morning. That’s kind of a big deal. When I was finishing high school, I did one of those “career aptitude” tests. It suggested that my top options were to be a nurse or a nun. The latter seemed …