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You Can Laugh or You Can Cry
So many times, I wished that God had put me on his Board of Directors. You see, I thought that I was wise and knew what would be best for...
You Can Laugh or You Can Cry
So many times, I wished that God had put me on his Board of Directors. You see, I thought that I was wise and knew what would be best for...
Making Resolutions That Bring Daily Success
At the beginning of each year, we hear people talk about leaving the "old beyond" and starting "anew". Often this involves making resolutions to lose weight, save money, reach career...
Making Resolutions That Bring Daily Success
At the beginning of each year, we hear people talk about leaving the "old beyond" and starting "anew". Often this involves making resolutions to lose weight, save money, reach career...
Genuine Friendship
I just had two lovely conversations with treasured long-term friends. (I won't call them "old friends" because that might imply that we are aging). First of all, I was pleased...
Genuine Friendship
I just had two lovely conversations with treasured long-term friends. (I won't call them "old friends" because that might imply that we are aging). First of all, I was pleased...
The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks has done it again! This fictional story tells a powerful tale that has been, like several of his other novels, made into a movie. The main character in...
The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks has done it again! This fictional story tells a powerful tale that has been, like several of his other novels, made into a movie. The main character in...
The Decision
In 2011, Penny Vincenzi presented her latest masterpiece to the world. This is her seventeenth book. "The Decision" is primarily set in sixties London and the United Kingdom countryside but...
The Decision
In 2011, Penny Vincenzi presented her latest masterpiece to the world. This is her seventeenth book. "The Decision" is primarily set in sixties London and the United Kingdom countryside but...
Tips for Employees to Reduce Stress
Many years ago, I was working in an organization in Saskatchewan and struggling with some of the management's behaviours. My friend told me that her husband had taken several business...
Tips for Employees to Reduce Stress
Many years ago, I was working in an organization in Saskatchewan and struggling with some of the management's behaviours. My friend told me that her husband had taken several business...
Why Wait Until It's Too Late?
It seems that almost every week I have an individual on my therapy couch who is upset over a lost relationship. There are usually tears and statements such as "I...
Why Wait Until It's Too Late?
It seems that almost every week I have an individual on my therapy couch who is upset over a lost relationship. There are usually tears and statements such as "I...
You Are the Role-Model
Children learn from those around them. What are you saying? Do you tend to use threats with your children that everyone, including you, knows that you will never act upon?...
You Are the Role-Model
Children learn from those around them. What are you saying? Do you tend to use threats with your children that everyone, including you, knows that you will never act upon?...
For These Things We Give Thanks
So often in life we complain about things that are really of no consequences. When we do give thanks, our gratitude is usually limited or tied to pleas for more...
For These Things We Give Thanks
So often in life we complain about things that are really of no consequences. When we do give thanks, our gratitude is usually limited or tied to pleas for more...
Remembrance Day: Did You Ever?
Did you ever... run, walk or work out until you ached all over and then start all over again? wake up in the dark and go to bed hours...
Remembrance Day: Did You Ever?
Did you ever... run, walk or work out until you ached all over and then start all over again? wake up in the dark and go to bed hours...
Trick Yourself Into Doing Well
It is so easy to just let things slide! And then suddenly you look around and realize that your house or office is a mess and cleaning it up seems...
Trick Yourself Into Doing Well
It is so easy to just let things slide! And then suddenly you look around and realize that your house or office is a mess and cleaning it up seems...
Almost a Crime
Things are almost never the way that they seem at first glance and this book emphasizes that point. Tom and Octavia Fleming looked good from the outside. They seem to...
Almost a Crime
Things are almost never the way that they seem at first glance and this book emphasizes that point. Tom and Octavia Fleming looked good from the outside. They seem to...
Something Dangerous
"Something Dangerous" is the second in a fascinating trilogy written by best-selling author, Penny Vincenzi. It continues the tale of the Lytton family introduced in "No Angel" who run a...
Something Dangerous
"Something Dangerous" is the second in a fascinating trilogy written by best-selling author, Penny Vincenzi. It continues the tale of the Lytton family introduced in "No Angel" who run a...
An Outrageous Affair
In 1993 Penny Vincenzi wrote a wonderful work with a fairly complex plot that quickly and easily captures the attention of the reader. The story spans three decades from 1942...
An Outrageous Affair
In 1993 Penny Vincenzi wrote a wonderful work with a fairly complex plot that quickly and easily captures the attention of the reader. The story spans three decades from 1942...
My Heart Shook Like a Drum
Most people do not fully understand the trauma and pain that resulted for thousands of children who were taken from their parents and placed in mission residential schools by the...
My Heart Shook Like a Drum
Most people do not fully understand the trauma and pain that resulted for thousands of children who were taken from their parents and placed in mission residential schools by the...
Treasure the Professionals
I just got back from an appointment with my ophthalmologist and was once again reminded of how important the professionals in my life are to me. So often we talk...
Treasure the Professionals
I just got back from an appointment with my ophthalmologist and was once again reminded of how important the professionals in my life are to me. So often we talk...
The Day Book
My mother taught school for thirty-five years. Twenty-seven of them were in grade two! Every night, before she left the classroom, she would do two things. First of all, she...
The Day Book
My mother taught school for thirty-five years. Twenty-seven of them were in grade two! Every night, before she left the classroom, she would do two things. First of all, she...
Quit Thinking About It - Just Do Something!
So many times, I listen to individuals who state that they would like to get into the workplace but don't know what they want to do. Others tell me that...
Quit Thinking About It - Just Do Something!
So many times, I listen to individuals who state that they would like to get into the workplace but don't know what they want to do. Others tell me that...
Binge Drinking: How Much Is Too Much?
There has been a lot of media coverage lately about the changes recently made regarding Alberta's drinking and driving laws. The penalties are not only stiffer but the .08 blood...
Binge Drinking: How Much Is Too Much?
There has been a lot of media coverage lately about the changes recently made regarding Alberta's drinking and driving laws. The penalties are not only stiffer but the .08 blood...
Say What You Want
So often people tell me how upset they are about things that are happening in their lives. They rehearse all of the details of their troubles over and over again...
Say What You Want
So often people tell me how upset they are about things that are happening in their lives. They rehearse all of the details of their troubles over and over again...