It was a day thinkin’ about grief yesterday…it was Jack Layton’s funeral, and the TV was on as I was going about my day. I usually prefer music when I’m around the house, but it was compelling watching the outpouring of grief for Mr. Layton, and to watch the drama as his friends and family …
Siloam Mission: The Open House
Siloam Mission: The Goodness Continues
Sometimes, my job it just tooooo much fun. I mean, who else gets to do zumba as part of their day at work? The Occupational Therapy students that started in early July are almost done their placement at Siloam Mission. I supervise them…as someone who has limited time, but still wants to be involved at …
Wise Last Words
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. Jack Layton You don’t have to be NDP to recognize wisdom in this quote or to mourn the man who penned them. Rest in Peace, …
Curiosity replacing Fear
Seems to me that the idea of replacing anxiety and fear with curiosity is a worthwhile idea…but one that can minimize the difficulty of that. I mean, it’s one thing to say it, but a whole other task to pull it off. But I have watched clients be able to experiment, to “play around the …
A Mixed Goodbye
All over this country, mothers and fathers are having “anticipatory grief”…knowing we are in the latter half of August. Soon kindergartners will leave their mothers for school…some can hardly wait to use their new knapsacks and tuck into school. Soon, new high school graduates will be packing up their suitcases and going off to college. …
A Thought
“You are beautiful…when you let friends have their space, when you believe, when you laugh, or are moved to tears, when you let it just roll right off your back, when you talk about your dreams, when you help a turtle across the road, when you try to do the right thing even when it …
Difference between "Good" and "Nice"
The difference between good and nice has been on my mind a bunch lately. Trying to sort out the difference, and trying to make some promises to myself about what I want to do with my fresh thinking on this. It started a few weeks ago when a friend and I went for a looooong …
A thought
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.” Virginia Satir
In da Press
Siloam Mission is a fabulous organization that connects the compassionate to the less fortunate of Winnipeg. I’ve been involved in a project that involves placing University of Manitoba students to work for a couple of months at a time…Nadine and Craig did some really cool work there. I was delighted to see this news clip …