Writing a Last Letter: 7 Things to Include Consider it a ‘just in case’ letter When I prepared my first draft of my Advance Care Plan, which will guide my substitute decision maker through my wishes, values and care goals, I envisioned my eventual death well into the future. With COVID-19, however, one can’t assume […]
What Everyone Must Know About DEALING WITH AN AGGRESSIVE or NEGATIVE LEADERSHIP COACH Is Your Coach Abusive? You finish a session with your business or leadership coach and you think to yourself, “What just happened?” Perhaps you replay the session in your head, trying to make sense of the conversation. It happens again at your […]
Unexpected Opportunity Change as Beautiful as a Kaleidoscope Imagine looking inside a kaleidoscope at the display of patterns and colors inside this magical instrument. What do you see? An intriguing show of color and shapes, right? Remember now, what happens when you turn the kaleidoscope. The pattern shifts, doesn’t it? And yet it’s still colorful […]
DIY Guide to Becoming an Extraordinary Grump Revolutionize Your Life Recently, a friend shared that they regularly schedule some personal grump time. This got me wondering how personal grump time could help release heavy emotions to support lightening one’s mood and supporting emotional health and wellness. What could a really good grump session look like […]
Diamonds Anyone? What Matters Most “My 50-year-old hands look so old,” a friend recently posted on social media. She continues, “I’ve been denying the idea of aging!” We were examining perspectives around inheriting jewellery from our mothers, grandmothers, and great aunts. What is it that causes us to want to gift our material possessions? What […]
Another One Bites the Dust A better chance of survival Rummaging through the cupboard looking for nutmeg for a baking project, I discovered an unopened jar of roasted garlic and onion spread; pure deliciousness. This savory condiment had, unfortunately, expired over a year ago. Last week another cupboard offered up an assortment of expired puddings […]
A Relic Found: Just How Old? Treasuring the Gift There in the basement, next to the washer and dryer sits a rather large and motionless mammoth of a beast. It doesn’t growl, or make any noise for that matter, and yet it compels me to notice it and give it some attention. It’s been lonely […]
A Most Precious Gift Confidence, Profoundness, and Love Someone close to me describes it as mailbox joy when they receive a letter, note or card in their regular, dare I say “old fashioned” mailbox at home. I thought of this when deciding how to send invitations to an upcoming birthday celebration. A few days after […]
A Grandmother’s Spirit of Strength My Saturday During Covid19 As I wash my hands much more frequently than usual and I turn to lotions to soothe their dryness, I remove and replace a treasured heirloom ring from my grandmother, over and over again. Each time I do this, I find myself wondering how she would […]