My Montreal bookclub, lovingly named The Dead Tree Society, recently read Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, Wild. The discussion following was like girls at camp playing truth or dare, but only truths were an option! In Strayed’s book, she hikes the Pacific Crest Trail to find herself again after feeling lost and spiralling from a series of […]
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Let me just start by saying I am NOT a super mom. In fact, I am not a super anything. Superwoman, superfly (is that still a thing?), superstitious, or superficial. I am simply me. When it comes to my role as a Mom, that means I have left dishes in the sink (for days) to
Super Mom – NOT! Redefining What Matters in Motherhood Read More »
“He doesn’t love me!”” She doesn’t even have the capacity to love!” “ My mom never even liked me”. “My father loved no one.” These are a sample of statements I’ve heard from clients over the years. They are indisputable facts for their experience. They are the foundation for all they believe about what love
Could There Be ‘Alternative Facts’ When It Comes to Defining Love? Read More »
As I write, I am traveling onboard a Delta CRJ 700 at an approximate 35,000 foot altitude from Montreal to Atlanta. My window on the world reveals a canvas of blue, with shades from baby to indigo. The canvas is underlined by puffs and streaks of white like a tabletop sparsely covered by cotton tufts
Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude – Is Your Head Above the Clouds? Read More »
I believe everything in life is a relationship; social, intimate, community, career, family, God (creator/universe) and self… yes, self! I’ll save ‘self’ for another day and time. Here’s a story about my relationship with God …and death. As a mom who buried my first born child, my relationship with God and death has known bitterness.
Discovering The Shack by William P. Young – An Exploration of Spirituality Read More »
On this Canadian Thanksgiving, I have much to share. I haven’t written in awhile as this past year, I have been more private as I grieved the loss of my Mother. However, much has happened for which I am grateful including a summer filled with weddings and celebrations for family and friends as well as
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