In pursuit of life, love and my authentic self.
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Today I said good bye to my friend Ben Dagenais. Last Tuesday he literally dropped dead at work. No efforts to revive him helped and he died Tuesday afternoon when he suffered a fatal heart attack while walking up the stairs after lunch.
This was shocking to all of us who loved him. He has a [...]
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The most valuable gift you can give a loved one is to join them on their final journey and walk beside them during this time. It is devastating to hear that a dear friend or loved one is terminally ill. It is frightening and painful and it even makes us think about our own morality. [...]
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This weekend we drove to Ottawa to make dinner for family and friends, pick up Christmas presents for other people and visit a dear friend in the hospital. Although it was incredibly tempting to stay home, read, relax and watch my Christmas tree twinkling, we went on our way and have just returned and I’m [...]
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As I complete my Christmas list, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on how to cope if you are the conductor of your family’s orchestra (code name for Mother). With only 14 days before Christmas, many of you have not completed your shopping, baking, volunteering or whatever else is part of your holiday [...]
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To get to a certain age as I have, I’ve had many many teachers. It is time to acknowledge their contribution to who I am. We are guided by many hands and hearts along the way. We can learn by both positive and negative experiences. What to do and what not to do.
From my Mum [...]
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I thought long and hard on whether to write this blog. I came to the conclusion that if Katie Couric can have her colonoscopy filmed for prime time television, that’s good enough for me. She had her test filmed to bring attention to this life saving test that no one, especially me wanted to take. [...]
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Have you ever had a week when so many things happened to affect your emotions? I live by my emotions, I often do a sanity check with my logical side but at the end of the day the emotions and my heart win.
Well this was that week for me. The weird thing it [...]
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I’ll start the week with my own comment since no one commented on last week’s blog - “Counseling - Could You Use Some Help?“. I mean NO ONE. I think asking for help is a growth experience and even though no one commented on it, I hope you read it and stored it away for [...]
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My inspiration for my weekly blog topic can come from anywhere and I do mean anywhere. This week I was driving back from the store past the office of the Psychotherapist I went to see last year. Since you already know almost all the intimate details of my life, why stop now! I do still [...]
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When I got divorced I had to be with people especially on Friday and Saturday nights. I was already feeling like a loser so not having something to do on the weekend confirmed this belief. I had joint custody with my ex-husband so I had the boys one week out of two. Since they were [...]
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