I was at a family wedding shower last weekend. Brave girl, the new cousin-to-be, daring to walk into a room full of aunts, cousins, and second cousins all of whom are related to her fiancee, and most of whom are complete strangers to her. She did great, and now has enough small appliances to stock …
A Thought
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don’t give up. Anne Lamott
Back in the Dark
Daylight Savings Time…aargh! I love sunshine, and the last couple of weeks were wonderful as I could have my morning tea looking outside and watching the dog walkers, checking out the size of the puddles on the street, and just generally enjoying watching the world wake up. This morning…not so much. Daylight Savings Time has …
A Thought
“To love another person is to see the face of God”. Les Miserables, the Musical
Celebrate Women!
Today is International Women’s Day, day when women are acknowledged and celebrated. A day when the challenges faced by women in various parts of the world are highlighted. A day to raise awareness of the courage of women, the inspiration of women, and to remember the unique qualities of women that make our world a …
Celebration of Restitution
I, like the rest of Canada, was well aware of the final day of Olympics this last weekend. The hockey game between Canada and the US effectively shut down the country as we all joined together in watching the game, and in joyful anticipation of the eventual victory. Wow…Sunday felt good, eh? But the moment …
A Thought
“How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.” Sigmund Freud Why don’t you take the opportunity to give someone the gift of being able to be bold today?
Living Consistently to Your Words
What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I was at a basketball game the other day (not unusual) and sitting in the bleachers (my back may never completely recover from this bleacher filled season of my life) and enjoying the game (what’s not to love …
Flat Tire Wisdom
There are times when something works, but isn’t a sustainable realistic solution. Think about that. One of my favorite questions, which usually gets a good chuckle in therapy, is: So…how’s that workin’for ya? I was at Costco a few weeks ago, when a Good Samaritan passing by let me know that the passenger side rear …
An Apology to Learn From
Take a page from Tiger’s playbook on this one. I was able to see Tiger Wood’s apology on TV the other day. I, along with millions of others, were curious about what he would say. The general consensus before hand was that it would be very very short, cryptic and dissatisfying in not addressing the …