Articles
AI – FRIEND OR FOE?
Recently the College of Alberta Psychologists offered a five-hour Professional Development Event called “Putting AI Into Practice”. Speakers from across North America presented cutting-edge knowledge about the options, use and...
AI – FRIEND OR FOE?
Recently the College of Alberta Psychologists offered a five-hour Professional Development Event called “Putting AI Into Practice”. Speakers from across North America presented cutting-edge knowledge about the options, use and...
CAPACITY
It is funny to consider the difference in physical strength between my twenty-seven-year-old grandson who is a body builder and me. I don’t even ask him how many pounds he...
CAPACITY
It is funny to consider the difference in physical strength between my twenty-seven-year-old grandson who is a body builder and me. I don’t even ask him how many pounds he...
MEDICAL WISDOM
I have had ten medical professionals in my life since the serious escalator accident of February 2024. It seems that I am frequently being referred to new specialists or for...
MEDICAL WISDOM
I have had ten medical professionals in my life since the serious escalator accident of February 2024. It seems that I am frequently being referred to new specialists or for...
THANKS!
THANKS! I have written this column for more than twenty years and therefore, when a holiday arrives, I wonder how I can do it justice without repeating myself. And yet,...
THANKS!
THANKS! I have written this column for more than twenty years and therefore, when a holiday arrives, I wonder how I can do it justice without repeating myself. And yet,...
MY GOD!
Recently, my grandson’s new girlfriend asked me to tell her about the Holy Spirit and what that means. I replied with an easy explanation that I had heard once in...
MY GOD!
Recently, my grandson’s new girlfriend asked me to tell her about the Holy Spirit and what that means. I replied with an easy explanation that I had heard once in...
LIMITS
Most of us were raised to be kind, polite and caring towards others. The problem is to know where the line or limit is so that we don’t get so...
LIMITS
Most of us were raised to be kind, polite and caring towards others. The problem is to know where the line or limit is so that we don’t get so...
COMPETITION
For years I have held my thumb and forefinger apart by about an inch as I encourage people to be just a little bit better. Many people look around them...
COMPETITION
For years I have held my thumb and forefinger apart by about an inch as I encourage people to be just a little bit better. Many people look around them...
DOLLY
The world has been grieving the death of singer/songwriter Dolly Parton, and I have been soaking up the words expressed by others to try to determine why she as so...
DOLLY
The world has been grieving the death of singer/songwriter Dolly Parton, and I have been soaking up the words expressed by others to try to determine why she as so...
MEMORIES
This month I did something that hasn’t occurred in many years. I booked a vacation for the Sunshine Coast and decided not to take a laptop with me or talk...
MEMORIES
This month I did something that hasn’t occurred in many years. I booked a vacation for the Sunshine Coast and decided not to take a laptop with me or talk...
CONSPIRACY
Have you noticed that people frequently use the word conspiracy in everyday conversation? The online dictionary defines this word as: “a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful...
CONSPIRACY
Have you noticed that people frequently use the word conspiracy in everyday conversation? The online dictionary defines this word as: “a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful...
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
Sometimes things happen to us, and we don’t know how to find or create efficient resolutions for them. Over the years we might have learned ways to avoid dealing with...
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
Sometimes things happen to us, and we don’t know how to find or create efficient resolutions for them. Over the years we might have learned ways to avoid dealing with...
DISCOURAGEMENT
More than a year after I fell approximately forty feet headfirst down the escalator at the Calgary Airport I was referred to an optometry clinic for brain re-wiring. When they...
DISCOURAGEMENT
More than a year after I fell approximately forty feet headfirst down the escalator at the Calgary Airport I was referred to an optometry clinic for brain re-wiring. When they...
ANTI-AGING
A few weeks ago, I was invited to a home demonstration for anti-aging skin care products. I wasn’t really interested in the products but thought it would be a good...
ANTI-AGING
A few weeks ago, I was invited to a home demonstration for anti-aging skin care products. I wasn’t really interested in the products but thought it would be a good...
RELATIONSHIP
I have been very interested in hearing people talk about the word “relationship” and how they tend to define it. There are many, many variations. I like the way that...
RELATIONSHIP
I have been very interested in hearing people talk about the word “relationship” and how they tend to define it. There are many, many variations. I like the way that...
SICK AS A DOG!
I had a wonderful holiday in Cabo, Mexico without one negative or glitch. When I landed in Calgary though, I had a funny feeling in my throat. Well, that was...
SICK AS A DOG!
I had a wonderful holiday in Cabo, Mexico without one negative or glitch. When I landed in Calgary though, I had a funny feeling in my throat. Well, that was...
ONCE IN A LIFETIME!
Sometimes I ask people to tell me about the most memorable experience of their life. The answers include tales of the birth of a child, a special trip or the...
ONCE IN A LIFETIME!
Sometimes I ask people to tell me about the most memorable experience of their life. The answers include tales of the birth of a child, a special trip or the...
O CANADA
Things change! Every day I notice that there are businesses closing, passwords expiring, procedures being upgraded and the horizon boasts new construction projects. We’ve come a long way from covered...
O CANADA
Things change! Every day I notice that there are businesses closing, passwords expiring, procedures being upgraded and the horizon boasts new construction projects. We’ve come a long way from covered...
SILENCE
If there is truth to the old adage that “silence is golden”, why do we surround ourselves with noise and distraction? I have recently had a couple of clients who...
SILENCE
If there is truth to the old adage that “silence is golden”, why do we surround ourselves with noise and distraction? I have recently had a couple of clients who...
BALANCE
I have been learning so much about myself lately. For years I have treated my body as merely transportation for my brain. Even as a child I was not athletic...
BALANCE
I have been learning so much about myself lately. For years I have treated my body as merely transportation for my brain. Even as a child I was not athletic...
THE NARCISSISTIC CYCLE
There is an interesting thing happening in our country. I am frequently hearing people being described as Narcissists by laymen who don’t have any training or knowledge about the definition...
THE NARCISSISTIC CYCLE
There is an interesting thing happening in our country. I am frequently hearing people being described as Narcissists by laymen who don’t have any training or knowledge about the definition...