Life reminds me to be positive

The season of celebration amazed at all the ways Life reminds me to be positive and to look at what is good in my life instead of what is not. Yesterday I had a task to do that I was not looking forward to, that involved many hours of driving to meet briefly with someone I did not want to …

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Darkness into Light

The season of celebration is upon us once again. We all know the drill – so much to do, so many obligations, so much frenzy. Perhaps this year we can make room for the more basic human story behind the holiday season. In the northern hemisphere, December 21 (or thereabouts) is the time of the winter solstice. The apex of …

First Day of School

As I watched my youngest leave home this morning for his first day of High School, I felt a tender tugging in my heart. Add to this that my older son has just started first year of College half a province away, and I was aware of a poignantly mixed bag of emotions within me. Even as I feel a …

180° Turnabout Unnecessary

You don’t have to change everything to feel good about your life When people list the ways their lives aren’t working, they often add that they are afraid they have to change everything about themselves in order for life to be “better” and it all feels too hard. If something in your life feels “not right”, it is easy to …