Arvid Loewen is one crazy uncle with a grandpa’s heart big enough for 2000 kids. Most of us have an uncle that we might refer to as, ahem, odd or quirky…maybe he has ear hairs inches long, or he wears the ugliest sweaters to family gatherings, or he brings smelly picked fish as his offering …
Simple Things
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Link with Love
LinkwithLove is a new online intiative that I’m lovin’. Kal Barteski is a local artist with energy to burn. Not only is she the mother of three preschool girls who seem to be up a lot at night when the rest of us are sleeping, she is an artist with unique spirit, promoting people to …
A Reunion–a Realization
Sometimes, the stars align and the universe smiles, and a person is bless down to their socks. Does happen all the time, but I was fortunately thusly, yesterday. Years ago, I studied in California to get my counselling degree…and one of my professors came to town this week to teach a week long course here…and …
Testify to Love
For as long as I shall live, I will testify to love I’ll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough Avalon
Shifting what we can
Often people do not have an ability to change their circumstances. We are stuck with living with what has happened to us…our past. We are born into the families we have…nothing we can do to change that. Often, life circumstances can be dictated as well…economic circumstances may dictate employment, housing and so on. What’s the …
Believe before you can see
…if we are willing to slow down, listen, and say yes to what is before us, we can see beauty in what is disregarded, value what is not valued & know that we are home before we even arrive Liz Song of HopeLab
Intentional, Restorative Relaxation
Post contributed by Roshonna Plett, therapist at Bergen and Associates Counselling. Thanx, Roshonna! Relaxing is a funny thing. I find at times, that the more I want to rest and relax, the more it seems to evade me. Kind of like watching and waiting for a pot to boil.Even when my body is notifying me …
Foreboding Joy
Fellow Winnipeggers will understand the sinking feeling I had as I walked out of the gym last evening at 10:00 pm…all around me were people echoing the same thoughts: This is just SO sad I can’t believe it There are no words for this It’s never going to be spring and one that caught my …
Painting Peace
When the going gets tough, the saying goes, the tough get going…heh. Yeah. right. Wish it were that easy. For me, this week, when the going gets tough, apparently, Carolyn goes painting. Huh? Let me explain. Life means a bit of slogging these days, for moi. The beginning of April is a time of remembering …