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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...
The Mind/Body Connection
When I was young our family used to love to go to Katepwa Lake for holidays. My uncle had a beautiful boat with a sixty-horsepower motor and all my cousins...
The Mind/Body Connection
When I was young our family used to love to go to Katepwa Lake for holidays. My uncle had a beautiful boat with a sixty-horsepower motor and all my cousins...
Social Media Addiction
This fall a documentary called “The Social Dilemma” began airing on Netflix. In it former employees of large technology companies are interviewed and tell about how their work initially appeared...
Social Media Addiction
This fall a documentary called “The Social Dilemma” began airing on Netflix. In it former employees of large technology companies are interviewed and tell about how their work initially appeared...
How Much is too Much?
Frequently, individuals tell me that they are overwhelmed with life and after a few questions they reveal the fact that they are surrounded by “stuff” that steals their time and...
How Much is too Much?
Frequently, individuals tell me that they are overwhelmed with life and after a few questions they reveal the fact that they are surrounded by “stuff” that steals their time and...
Beliefs Drive Our Behaviours
When a baby elephant is born, those in charge use a chain around one of its legs and a stake in the ground to limit its ability to roam. Over...
Beliefs Drive Our Behaviours
When a baby elephant is born, those in charge use a chain around one of its legs and a stake in the ground to limit its ability to roam. Over...
My Responsibility
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could control everything? Well, maybe not! I can remember when, in my youth, I would think that I had some amazing ideas and if...
My Responsibility
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could control everything? Well, maybe not! I can remember when, in my youth, I would think that I had some amazing ideas and if...
Growing Strong and Beautiful
Every year I put a few pots of annuals on my condo’s deck. The other day I was disappointed to see that a storm had blown off all the blossoms...
Growing Strong and Beautiful
Every year I put a few pots of annuals on my condo’s deck. The other day I was disappointed to see that a storm had blown off all the blossoms...
Who Can You Trust and Why?
I always find it interesting to watch politicians who attack their opponents and then, when they drop out of the race because of lack of support, back the person who...
Who Can You Trust and Why?
I always find it interesting to watch politicians who attack their opponents and then, when they drop out of the race because of lack of support, back the person who...
Stand Against Fear
Journalists know that "what leads - bleeds". People read newspapers and listen to news when there are exciting - not boring - things happening. Twenty-four-hour internet and television broadcasts can...
Stand Against Fear
Journalists know that "what leads - bleeds". People read newspapers and listen to news when there are exciting - not boring - things happening. Twenty-four-hour internet and television broadcasts can...
Believe What Others Do
Often individuals are disappointed or resentful after a person who they trust lets them down. Anyone can make promises or say things that they don't mean, and problems occurs if...
Believe What Others Do
Often individuals are disappointed or resentful after a person who they trust lets them down. Anyone can make promises or say things that they don't mean, and problems occurs if...
Professional Silos
I was raised in a small town in southern Saskatchewan. We had a couple of doctors and a small hospital but seldom had any contact with "specialists" and if required,...
Professional Silos
I was raised in a small town in southern Saskatchewan. We had a couple of doctors and a small hospital but seldom had any contact with "specialists" and if required,...