If you have a few minutes on Thursday, January 5th, between 10 am and noon, check out CJOB 68…Rod Minaker and I will be talking with Richard Cloutier about anger. We had a great chat with Richard before Christmas talking about the topic at a coffee chop and look forward to talking with him on …
While you can…
I saw the movie The Descendants on New Year’s Eve, on the recommendation of a good friend of mine. She said the cinematography was beautiful (and it was) and George Clooney was in it…that sold me. ☺ Nothing like a movie set in Hawaii on a winter’s afternoon in Winterpeg! It was a fitting movie …
A Thought
If a couple is unable to have a fight and so bring up what is on their minds, they are dealing with each other by withdrawal techniques… With each avoidance, the area that cannot be discussed grows larger until ultimately they may have nothing they can safely talk about. When a couple cannot fight, all …
The Encouragement Fiasco
Sometimes, as I endeavor to be an encouraging presence in someone else’s life, it backfires…instead of being a blessing, I walk away as the one blessed. I went to see Linda at the John Howard Society a couple of weeks back…we both have common interests in working constructively with men who get themselves into trouble. …
Creating Hope in Winter
This is the day I think of as “So Low That Down Is Up” day…the day where there is more darkness than any other day of the year. I’m a light-lover by nature, and so these long cold winter nights are hard on me. Not only me. I think the majority of us are affected …
The Spirit of the Season
I love this video from Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat School 5th Grade class in Quinhagak, Alaska. It brings the Hallelujah Chorus alive for me all over again.
Inevitable Interpersonal Event
I’ve been marking exams this week…exams that first year Professional Master’s Occupational Therapy students have written on how to conduct a clinical interview. I have read about “Inevitable Interpersonal Events”, oh, about 48 times this week. (Let’s just say marking isn’t in my “Top 10” of favorite things to do.) An Inevitable Interpersonal Event is …
Tis the Season to Drink
December is a time of merry-making…and when people make decisions (or don’t make decisions and just “what happens happen”, which is a sort of passive decision) about drinking. If, when, and how much. Drinking…how do you make your decisions about drinking? I was called the other day to do an interview about how to talk …
Marriage–Adventure of Perseverance
I was at a wedding on Sunday…it was beautiful. Wonderful. I love weddings. Powerful to all witness together the commitment of a man and woman to each other through thick and thin…as I look over the grey topped heads of those who know what that really means, and sit beside youngsters who are wide-eyed at …
Bravely Exploring One’s Story
From Brene Brown, an expert on shame, vulnerability, authenticity, and joy: