As I reflect back on 2011 which was a mixed bag of growth and unrelenting stress, I ‘m thinking about the people in my life that impact it in a positive way. I’ve written about negative relationships and how it’s not doing anyone a favor to maintain those but what about the people in your [...]
In case you’ve been out of the planet, these “occupy” demonstrations are all over Canada and the US. They include a disorganized group of people with basically no message other than they are unhappy have cropped up in various cities. There is no leader, strategy or objectives but they demonstrate a clear dissatisfaction with the [...]
When I was a little girl and not so little I and my friends were appalled by our neighbors who would not give out Halloween candy. I remember that while their children were young, they would and take their little children around so everyone would make their Halloween experiences joyful but after their kids were [...]
Well, I said I would do it and I have. With the occasional moment of insecurity here and there, I have begun my quest to become a Certified Professional and Personal Coach.
It’s been sixteen years since I’ve been in school other than training and courses taken in the work environment. I have started my journey [...]
What a title for a blog! My son and I have a lot of laughs together. Our sense of humor is warped at the best of times but in this case we were discussing toxic people who are from our past. It’s normal that we all have friendships and lovers that are no longer part [...]
When we are young and as we separate from our parents, we aspire to be different (better) than them. Whether it is to avoid the corporate prisons the baby boomers lived through, be better parents, live more healthy lives, or to save the planet, we all want to do things differently than our parents even [...]
I frequently receive inspiration for my blog from a random comment that comes to my attention. That’s what happened this week, I read that life is 20% what happens to you in life and 80% what you do about it.
This is so true. It’s important to develop a plan (at times it feels we are [...]
The reason we are here and dinosaurs are not is our ability to adapt to new conditions, to evolve. Take for example the victims of the holocaust who escaped. For the most part they moved on with all their baggage and losses and built lives for themselves. It didn’t erase what happened however, they didn’t [...]
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one who “takes the highroad”? I am constantly professing to my children, friends and employees to take a step back and try to understand before being understood. This is one of the seven habits which I normally aspire to but I have to say I’m a little [...]
It has now been eight months since I started my journey to improve my health through Naturopathy under the guidance of my Naturopathic Doctor Kim L. Corbett. I have learned so much. I wanted to take this opportunity to report that all of my tests are now normal. My iron (ferritin), vitamin D and cholesterol [...]