We are entering a time when families travel to spend time together with each other. Many will have vacations as business have a seasonal shut down, or time in between school terms. Teachers are off, and many others have requested vacation during this week when they were making holiday choices months ago. This time is …
Turning a corner to hope
I like the hope that today brings, even though I don’t so much like today for what it is. Let me explain. I love sunshine. It’s always been important for me to have big bright windows in my home. No heavy curtains for me…let the sun shine in! I love going for walks in the …
The Soul of Money
Each of us experiences a lifelong tug-of-war between our money interests and the calling of our soul. When we’re in the domain of the soul, we act with integrity. We are thoughtful and generous, allowing, courageous and committed. We recognize the value of love and friendship. We admire a small thing well done. We experience …
The Sparkle in the Pit
This is not a fancy metaphor about looking up, this is not like “how life is”, this is not me making something bad all cheerful in a way that denies the crap of life. I think that there are times when the cup is not half full, and there is no bright side. It doesn’t …
mundane magical love story
I used to have days where I thought the crumbs on the kitchen counter multiplied prolifically on their own whenever I turned my back. Crumbs on the counter were a slow form of torture for me…signifying the work of running a household that would never be completed… …could never be completed because the household was …
Empowering from the Inside Out
It’s official! The only anger management group designed specifically for women by women that I am aware of in Winnipeg will be offered February 9-March 9th, 2011. Linda Churchill, our advanced intern, who has been leading groups for years will be facilitating “Empowering from the Inside Out”. We are thrilled to be doing this. This …
Who will love me for me?
Who will love me for me Not for what I have done or what I will become Who will love me for me ‘Cause nobody has shown me what love What love really means JJ Heller sitellite/util/snippets (code=21db177cf9e650f426f6c4f13e1f4398)
Appropriately Aknowledging the Abyss
“There is a deep hole in your being, like an abyss. You will never succeed in filling that hole, because your needs are inexhaustible. You have to work around it so that gradually the abyss closes. Since the hole is so enormous and your anguish so deep, you will always be tempted to flee from …
Alcohol Breaks the Connection
Meaningful conversation when under the influence of alcohol is not productive…in many cases, actually destructive. That’s a no-brainer, right? And yet, I’ve sat in many a session people attempt to work things out while sloshed: A wife will be angry about her husband’s flirting with another at a social, and on their arrival home, there …
Hugs
For one moment our souls met our lives touched Oscar Wilde sitellite/util/snippets (code=f562f97657e3cc615dd1dcbceb97b63e) There’s something quite beautiful about the expressions and the embraces, the connection and community, the open arms and open hearts that are witnessed in this video, crossing language and culture. Hugging is healthy…undeniably. Powerful physiological, developmental effects. When hugged more, orphans gain …