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Simplify Your Life
If you want a measure for how your life is going, begin by taking a good objective look at your environment. Those who are surrounded by clutter and disorganization usually...
Simplify Your Life
If you want a measure for how your life is going, begin by taking a good objective look at your environment. Those who are surrounded by clutter and disorganization usually...
Reach Out!
Did you ever have one of those weeks when everything seemed to go wrong? I hadn't seen my sister for some time and decided to take a week off to...
Reach Out!
Did you ever have one of those weeks when everything seemed to go wrong? I hadn't seen my sister for some time and decided to take a week off to...
No Excuses!
I recently had a client who came to see me after having a rather scary medical warning. She was experiencing stress that showed up in headaches, chest pains and fatigue....
No Excuses!
I recently had a client who came to see me after having a rather scary medical warning. She was experiencing stress that showed up in headaches, chest pains and fatigue....
I Think I'm Going Crazzzzy!
Frequently individuals come to see me and, in a hushed voice say "I think I'm going crazy". After listening to their story I am usually able to identify a significant...
I Think I'm Going Crazzzzy!
Frequently individuals come to see me and, in a hushed voice say "I think I'm going crazy". After listening to their story I am usually able to identify a significant...
What If the One You Love Is Disappearing?
Often I forget things or find myself walking through a room while wondering where I was headed. This isn't anything new. It's been happening for years. But now that I...
What If the One You Love Is Disappearing?
Often I forget things or find myself walking through a room while wondering where I was headed. This isn't anything new. It's been happening for years. But now that I...
It's Time to Blow Snow!
My daughter was so angry! She woke up one morning after one of the biggest snow storms in southern Alberta history and realized that there was absolutely no chance that...
It's Time to Blow Snow!
My daughter was so angry! She woke up one morning after one of the biggest snow storms in southern Alberta history and realized that there was absolutely no chance that...
Your Obituary
I always read the obituaries in the daily newspaper. It amazes me that there are so many wonderful people who I have never met. Some are described as being devoted...
Your Obituary
I always read the obituaries in the daily newspaper. It amazes me that there are so many wonderful people who I have never met. Some are described as being devoted...
Decision Making: The Shadow People
I find it interesting that many people have opinions about how each of us should live our lives and are not hesitant to share them. People who don't have children...
Decision Making: The Shadow People
I find it interesting that many people have opinions about how each of us should live our lives and are not hesitant to share them. People who don't have children...
The Basics
I recently had a very wise junior high school client tell me that she greatly enjoys helping her fellow students with their math. She went on to explain that if...
The Basics
I recently had a very wise junior high school client tell me that she greatly enjoys helping her fellow students with their math. She went on to explain that if...
Cooking Up The Good Life!
I really enjoy watching the Food Channel - especially the shows where chefs compete against each other. They are usually given a number of ingredients that I have never, ever used such...
Cooking Up The Good Life!
I really enjoy watching the Food Channel - especially the shows where chefs compete against each other. They are usually given a number of ingredients that I have never, ever used such...
What Could You Accomplish This Year?
At the beginning of each year may people make resolutions - promises to themselves that they will adopt positive changes but by the middle of February many are either forgotten...
What Could You Accomplish This Year?
At the beginning of each year may people make resolutions - promises to themselves that they will adopt positive changes but by the middle of February many are either forgotten...
Deal With It So Everyone Benefits
In 1967 Barbra Streisand was singing at a Central Park concert in New York when she forgot the words to the song. This was a horrible experience for her as...
Deal With It So Everyone Benefits
In 1967 Barbra Streisand was singing at a Central Park concert in New York when she forgot the words to the song. This was a horrible experience for her as...
Fatigue Management
No matter where you go it seems that people are complaining that they are tired! Some think that this is because we live in a 24 hour world where there...
Fatigue Management
No matter where you go it seems that people are complaining that they are tired! Some think that this is because we live in a 24 hour world where there...
Here Comes the Tiger!
If the door opened right now and a big ferocious tiger wandered in, what would you do? There are three basic responses that people might choose: RUN - Some...
Here Comes the Tiger!
If the door opened right now and a big ferocious tiger wandered in, what would you do? There are three basic responses that people might choose: RUN - Some...
Filling the Hopper
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word hopper as: "a usually funnel-shaped receptacle for delivering material (as grain or coal); or any of various other receptacles for the temporary storage of material". Farmers usually...
Filling the Hopper
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word hopper as: "a usually funnel-shaped receptacle for delivering material (as grain or coal); or any of various other receptacles for the temporary storage of material". Farmers usually...
Things I Wish People Could Do
Lately I have come across so many situations where I just expected people to be able to do things and found out that they have never learned this particular skill....
Things I Wish People Could Do
Lately I have come across so many situations where I just expected people to be able to do things and found out that they have never learned this particular skill....
The Miracle of The Harvest
In the fall, farmers and gardeners gather in the grain and produce that they have been looking forward to for months. Preparations are made for storage so that they can...
The Miracle of The Harvest
In the fall, farmers and gardeners gather in the grain and produce that they have been looking forward to for months. Preparations are made for storage so that they can...
What Really Matters When It Comes to Living?
My aunt lived in a fairly large house that had a basement suite and it was full of furniture and personal possessions. When she was older and ended up in...
What Really Matters When It Comes to Living?
My aunt lived in a fairly large house that had a basement suite and it was full of furniture and personal possessions. When she was older and ended up in...
The Power Of Music!
The other night I was watching a program on television, referred to as the "British Invasion" that featured music and original artists from the 1960s. I was actually quite surprised...
The Power Of Music!
The other night I was watching a program on television, referred to as the "British Invasion" that featured music and original artists from the 1960s. I was actually quite surprised...
Trying to Remember
It just seems that there is so much to remember these days. I really don't think that I can blame age (or don't want to) because there is an excess...
Trying to Remember
It just seems that there is so much to remember these days. I really don't think that I can blame age (or don't want to) because there is an excess...