by admin | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog, Book: Grief is..., Grief, Uncategorized
Grief is… missing being loved by the person you lost. ~Heike Mertins~ We always talk about missing the person we’ve lost, but, we seldom speak of missing being loved by those we’ve lost. I think it’s an important piece in understanding what it...
by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Being all that I am is a challenging thing to do. It means I must not only believe in myself and the value of my gifts, but that I must also listen to my internal compass above all else. I must check in with myself when I’m in a new situation, out of my comfort zone,...
by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Grief, Uncategorized
Conflicting emotions tend to throw most of us for a loop. Are we angry? Are we sad? Are we relieved? Are we pleased? How is it possible we’re feeling all those emotions at once? It’s enough to shut down many of us or send us looking for some coping mechanism that...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Grief, Resilience, Uncategorized
“Shit Happens” is sometimes the most appropriate and honest response there is. Though I had often used it in an off the cuff manner when a situation had gone wrong the sentiment that followed tended to be “Oh well. Let’s accept this happened and do our best to figure...
by admin | Jan 28, 2018 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog
Three and half years ago I moved back to Toronto. It never occurred to me that moving back to a place I had grown up in and loved could be so isolating. There are two easy answers for this: 1) the city had grown so much in the years I’ve been away that logistically...
by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
Sometimes when I read an article I know that it’s something I need to address. Laura Stone’s Globe and Mail article on Karina Gould becoming Canada’s first cabinet member to give birth is one of those articles. First, I’d like to acknowledge Ms. Gould’s commitment to...
