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New Thought
Kidnapped by Mom
I was held hostage for years. It was a painful and confusing time. I didn’t realize I played an active role in my imprisonment. I held the key to my own...
Listen to yourself
We’d never speak to another person the way we speak to ourselves. If we did, we’d be pretty unpopular and I’m sure we’d end up living...
You make me sick
H-Bombs went off this past weekend in North America; three of them. Two exploded in the United States and one in Canada. These ones weren’t atomic in...
Listen to your heart
I wish I’d known then what I know now. Hindsight is often 20/20. If you could go back to offer advice to your younger self, what would it be? Last month,...
Welcome to the rebellion
There’s a rebellion afoot, and this is your invitation to join. You needn’t leave the house, sign a form, or carry a placard. There are no uniforms...
Celebrating death
No service by request Life is a terminal condition. None of us get out of this world alive. Death, dying, and grief aren’t the most popular topics in our...
The sweetest revenge
Forgiveness, Part II “Tell your brother you’re sorry.” Arghhhh! I wasn’t sorry! He hit me first, but I got caught, and I had to be the...
Forgiveness is freeing
“Not forgiving is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” I’m tired of paying the price for other people’s mistakes...
Sing your song loud, proud
Don’t let your song die within you, whatever that may be. Is there anything you’d love to do, something you’d love to try, but haven’t...
Beauty in the ordinary
Fill in the blank. I’ll be happy when______. I’ll be happy when I get the job, or the perfect partner. I’ll be happy when I lose this weight,...
Addicted to thinking
Thinking, thinking, thinking. The virtual reality of our minds prevents us from experiencing what’s really going on in the present moment. So much of our...
Show up and shut up
Just show up and shut up. This simple and sage advice was offered by Clair Jantzen, a local grief and loss therapist, last Sunday in Kelowna, at the Walk of...
Raging on the road
Sometimes people just lose it. All of us have had times when we’ve freaked out or reacted at a level not matching the situation. I clearly remember the...
You can be a super hero
A book’s first chapter doesn’t tell the whole story. If it did, the rest of the book would be boring. Bestselling books are far from predictable,...
Was the day really that bad?
Days spin out of control or go down the tubes pretty quickly if we let them. Challenging situations, unexpected delays, or a few irritating moments, especially...
Are you annoying/annoyed?
Is everyone out to be annoying? Why can’t people be more like me, care about what I care about, and clean-up behind themselves? Didn’t their mothers...
We are not our mistakes
We are not our mistakes, and we are not defined by our past. Mistakes are simply that, mis-takes. They’re times we’ve tried, and it just...
STOP! Don't move so fast
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get. It often seems like there’s not enough time in the day for all we have to do. Life can feel like one big to-do list,...
Be a hero to yourself
Why do we do the right thing? What do we do when no one’s looking? If no one’s watching, does it matter what we do? As a child, being honest and...
Stop the self-torture
Too many of us are into self-torture. It has to stop. We have to stop punishing ourselves. It’s easy to take life, and other’s unskilled ways,...
