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Summertime and Living Is Easy
Remember those cold, snowy days of January? It was then that we wished for summer and now that it has arrived, it's time to enjoy it to the fullest. There...
Summertime and Living Is Easy
Remember those cold, snowy days of January? It was then that we wished for summer and now that it has arrived, it's time to enjoy it to the fullest. There...
Enjoyment Comes with Planning
This fall I will be travelling to India for the first time. Even though I have been to several other destinations over the years and didn't know what adventures were...
Enjoyment Comes with Planning
This fall I will be travelling to India for the first time. Even though I have been to several other destinations over the years and didn't know what adventures were...
Work-Care Balance
It was one of those crazy weeks where you wonder how on earth you are going to get everything done. I had just returned from my grandson's graduation in Saskatoon,...
Work-Care Balance
It was one of those crazy weeks where you wonder how on earth you are going to get everything done. I had just returned from my grandson's graduation in Saskatoon,...
Relationship Problems and Learning To Let Go
So many times I hear about individuals who were hurt by a lover yet they don't want to let go of the relationship. They hold onto the hope that things...
Relationship Problems and Learning To Let Go
So many times I hear about individuals who were hurt by a lover yet they don't want to let go of the relationship. They hold onto the hope that things...
Lies or Truth - You Decide!
It can be so hard to understand why people tell lies - especially when it seems obvious that they are lying and will be "caught". I remember once when parents...
Lies or Truth - You Decide!
It can be so hard to understand why people tell lies - especially when it seems obvious that they are lying and will be "caught". I remember once when parents...
Helping Your Child to Finish Well
It's the beginning of June and only a few weeks until students will be facing a summer of leisure. For some, it will be the end of their formal academic...
Helping Your Child to Finish Well
It's the beginning of June and only a few weeks until students will be facing a summer of leisure. For some, it will be the end of their formal academic...
Balance Your Time
So many of the things that we learn about life come through the example shown by our parents. My father died when he was only 52 years of age and...
Balance Your Time
So many of the things that we learn about life come through the example shown by our parents. My father died when he was only 52 years of age and...
Why Are You Depressed?
Statistics claim that as many as forty percent of Canadians will experience depression at some time in their life. This would likely be very hard to measure and might not...
Why Are You Depressed?
Statistics claim that as many as forty percent of Canadians will experience depression at some time in their life. This would likely be very hard to measure and might not...
10 Reasons Why I Love Mediation
This week I will be President of the Alberta Family Mediation Society at the annual Conference in Edmonton. Even though there is a great deal of responsibility attached to this...
10 Reasons Why I Love Mediation
This week I will be President of the Alberta Family Mediation Society at the annual Conference in Edmonton. Even though there is a great deal of responsibility attached to this...
Is Your Life Like The Titanic?
Have you ever been asked to choose a movie title that would best describe your life? Would you choose "Are We There Yet?", "It's a Wonderful Life" or perhaps "The...
Is Your Life Like The Titanic?
Have you ever been asked to choose a movie title that would best describe your life? Would you choose "Are We There Yet?", "It's a Wonderful Life" or perhaps "The...
Tolerations
A life coach who I once worked with used to have me make a list of what she termed "tolerations" and then work at eliminating each of these. She described...
Tolerations
A life coach who I once worked with used to have me make a list of what she termed "tolerations" and then work at eliminating each of these. She described...
Why Do You Need a Psychologist?
This week, my older son asked me to take his eight-year old to my office for a tour and to explain to him about my work. Jordan entered my therapy...
Why Do You Need a Psychologist?
This week, my older son asked me to take his eight-year old to my office for a tour and to explain to him about my work. Jordan entered my therapy...
Taxed Over Taxes
At the beginning of the twentieth century the United Kingdom and the United States had personal and corporate income tax laws. Canada, on the other hand, wanted to encourage immigration...
Taxed Over Taxes
At the beginning of the twentieth century the United Kingdom and the United States had personal and corporate income tax laws. Canada, on the other hand, wanted to encourage immigration...
Where Are You From?
Since I was a young child, I have enjoyed hearing stories from friends and relatives about our ancestors and the experiences that they had. My maternal grandmother would say "I...
Where Are You From?
Since I was a young child, I have enjoyed hearing stories from friends and relatives about our ancestors and the experiences that they had. My maternal grandmother would say "I...
I Don't Have a Problem!
For many years I have worked with individuals who were referred for assessment or treatment associated with substance use, abuse, or dependency. Following are ten statements that I hear over...
I Don't Have a Problem!
For many years I have worked with individuals who were referred for assessment or treatment associated with substance use, abuse, or dependency. Following are ten statements that I hear over...
Your Memories Are Your Legacy
This year I decided that it was time to bring some order to the family information that I have and to use it to build a legacy for my descendants....
Your Memories Are Your Legacy
This year I decided that it was time to bring some order to the family information that I have and to use it to build a legacy for my descendants....
New Beginnings
I treasure something that my boss of many years ago once said to me. I was wearing a new dress and jewelry at the time and had taken care to...
New Beginnings
I treasure something that my boss of many years ago once said to me. I was wearing a new dress and jewelry at the time and had taken care to...
Focus
There's an old expression that states: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". That is good advice. So often, I hear the sad tales of individuals who put all...
Focus
There's an old expression that states: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". That is good advice. So often, I hear the sad tales of individuals who put all...
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not!
I'm quite fascinated by the way that my grandchildren frequently adjust their statuses on Facebook from "In a Relationship" to "Single" and back again. It shows how quickly things can...
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not!
I'm quite fascinated by the way that my grandchildren frequently adjust their statuses on Facebook from "In a Relationship" to "Single" and back again. It shows how quickly things can...
Keep Trying - You Will Get There!
I was recently contracted by Celebrity Cruise lines to serve as a speaker on their newly launched Silhouette ship destined for the Caribbean. Little did I know that the journey...
Keep Trying - You Will Get There!
I was recently contracted by Celebrity Cruise lines to serve as a speaker on their newly launched Silhouette ship destined for the Caribbean. Little did I know that the journey...