Confession: I am one of those people who knows that you should eat without distractions, and secretly whips out her computer for a new episode of White Collar during lunch or a book to read during breakfast. I am one of those people who know what is good for them, but somehow thinks that they … Read more
You are always moving, sometimes forward and sometimes backwards, if only momentarily. You are reacting to the world around you. You are learning your lessons, and you are taking them into account. You are striving to be a better lover, sister, mother, child, student, boss, person in the world. You are busily digging deep, making … Read more
I hope that you know what it’s like to have someone truly listen to you. Listen to you, putting down everything in their hands, looking you square in the eye, and nodding as you speak. Listen to you, and take what you’ve said into account when they are making decisions that impacts your mutual future. … Read more
This is a guest post written by Petrea Hansen Adamidis of ArtTherapist.ca. The other day I was speaking with a parent who was expressing her frustration that her preschooler wasn’t saying”sorry ” when she asked him to. Rather than saying sorry he gave a hug. Despite pointing out that this was the child’s way of apologizing, the … Read more
You know all of those things that you’ve been holding onto for as long as you can remember, because you kind of sort of think maybe you were to blame for them or they reaffirmed what you’ve always suspected has been true about you or you just can’t really seem to let them go? Today … Read more