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Healthy Boundaries
Many years ago, Kenny Rogers made famous a song called “The Gambler”. Its wise lyrics offer good advice for all of us when it comes to relationships. “You got to...
Healthy Boundaries
Many years ago, Kenny Rogers made famous a song called “The Gambler”. Its wise lyrics offer good advice for all of us when it comes to relationships. “You got to...
Lifestyle
This week I have been thinking about what it means to be in the Lifestyle section of the newspaper. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary lifestyle means: “the typical way of...
Lifestyle
This week I have been thinking about what it means to be in the Lifestyle section of the newspaper. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary lifestyle means: “the typical way of...
Psychology Uniqueness
February is Psychology Month in Alberta. In 2006 I was asked to be a Coordinator and Liaison Worker for the Psychologist’s Association in the province. That was the first time...
Psychology Uniqueness
February is Psychology Month in Alberta. In 2006 I was asked to be a Coordinator and Liaison Worker for the Psychologist’s Association in the province. That was the first time...
Get Better!
I knew there was something wrong on Saturday. Usually I handle stress really well and am a very contented individual. But I felt “out of sorts”. I wasn’t really sick,...
Get Better!
I knew there was something wrong on Saturday. Usually I handle stress really well and am a very contented individual. But I felt “out of sorts”. I wasn’t really sick,...
A Message of Hope
In the 1982 musical “Annie” the star of the show sang a very positive song that started with the following words: The sun will come outTomorrowBet your bottom dollar that...
A Message of Hope
In the 1982 musical “Annie” the star of the show sang a very positive song that started with the following words: The sun will come outTomorrowBet your bottom dollar that...
Time Marches On
When I was in high school in the 1960s, I was the newspaper correspondent for the Indian Head News. I remember entering the news office for the first time and...
Time Marches On
When I was in high school in the 1960s, I was the newspaper correspondent for the Indian Head News. I remember entering the news office for the first time and...
Stress Test
Have you ever been booked for a stress test? The procedure involves doing exercise in a way that your heart pumps harder and harder while medical personnel monitor your breathing,...
Stress Test
Have you ever been booked for a stress test? The procedure involves doing exercise in a way that your heart pumps harder and harder while medical personnel monitor your breathing,...
Liar Liar
Sometimes I ask my grandchildren the question “What do I love more than you?” Immediately they answer, “The truth”. I have taught them that if a person doesn’t tell the...
Liar Liar
Sometimes I ask my grandchildren the question “What do I love more than you?” Immediately they answer, “The truth”. I have taught them that if a person doesn’t tell the...
Change Changes Us
It is amazing how quickly summer left us, and fall moved in. We all knew it was coming but the transition seemed to occur so quickly. One day our air...
Change Changes Us
It is amazing how quickly summer left us, and fall moved in. We all knew it was coming but the transition seemed to occur so quickly. One day our air...
Dealing with Tigers
Pretend you are sitting quietly and all of a sudden, the door opens and in comes a fierce tiger from the jungle. What would you do? Would you: Run away...
Dealing with Tigers
Pretend you are sitting quietly and all of a sudden, the door opens and in comes a fierce tiger from the jungle. What would you do? Would you: Run away...
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Most of us remember when the lovable Kermit from Sesame Street first sang a solo number called “It’s Not Easy Being Green”. Even though the song was very short, there...
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Most of us remember when the lovable Kermit from Sesame Street first sang a solo number called “It’s Not Easy Being Green”. Even though the song was very short, there...
Are You Worried?
Over the past months there has been a great deal of fear and confusion associated with the COVID-19 and how legislators are dealing with it. Some parts of the world...
Are You Worried?
Over the past months there has been a great deal of fear and confusion associated with the COVID-19 and how legislators are dealing with it. Some parts of the world...
Life's a Puzzle
Since I was a child, I have enjoyed challenges. When people gave on untangling knotted string, I enthusiastically took on the task. Answering riddles, doing word games and figuring out...
Life's a Puzzle
Since I was a child, I have enjoyed challenges. When people gave on untangling knotted string, I enthusiastically took on the task. Answering riddles, doing word games and figuring out...
Choose Health
Think about driving down the highway. You are going the speed limit but all of a sudden, unexpectantly there is a red light right ahead of you. You hit the...
Choose Health
Think about driving down the highway. You are going the speed limit but all of a sudden, unexpectantly there is a red light right ahead of you. You hit the...
Faith Versus Hope
I am often surprised by the way that people confuse the words faith and hope. They don’t understand that although there is a little overlap in their meanings, they are...
Faith Versus Hope
I am often surprised by the way that people confuse the words faith and hope. They don’t understand that although there is a little overlap in their meanings, they are...
Be Active in Your Life
I find it interesting to listen to people who are sad, afraid and immobilized because they have heard something that is sketchy which they believe is the truth. Often the...
Be Active in Your Life
I find it interesting to listen to people who are sad, afraid and immobilized because they have heard something that is sketchy which they believe is the truth. Often the...
Memories
Recently I noticed a huge, heavy box on a high shelf in my storage room. Because it wasn’t labelled I had absolutely no idea what was in it. How shocked...
Memories
Recently I noticed a huge, heavy box on a high shelf in my storage room. Because it wasn’t labelled I had absolutely no idea what was in it. How shocked...
Emotional Cousins
Often, I tell my clients about the five emotions that act like cousins as they come in groups: Fear – Often this emotion is difficult to identify or to acknowledge....
Emotional Cousins
Often, I tell my clients about the five emotions that act like cousins as they come in groups: Fear – Often this emotion is difficult to identify or to acknowledge....
Loneliness
Winter can be a difficult time, especially when the weather steals our freedom. It isn’t easy to travel when the roads are icy and the temperatures are plummeting. Many people...
Loneliness
Winter can be a difficult time, especially when the weather steals our freedom. It isn’t easy to travel when the roads are icy and the temperatures are plummeting. Many people...
The Wonder of Joy
Over the years I have met so many people who are blessed in every area of life but, at the same time, state they are miserable. They do not have...
The Wonder of Joy
Over the years I have met so many people who are blessed in every area of life but, at the same time, state they are miserable. They do not have...