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My mother would say that whenever she encountered anyone who had, what she considered, large feet. I guess it was one of her quirks that she would notice the size of people’s feet. She never said a word about bunions, even though she had bunions. When I was much, much […]

“Memories, Choices.  I hear voices… Just Be Light.” CeeJay The increased amount of natural light we get to enjoy in spring after surviving the cold dark of winter perks us up as Mother Nature begins to sing us awake again. The earth seems to sleep as many of the animals […]

“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.”    Lewis Grizzard Even though the winter has been mostly mild for us this year, it is always a treat to begin to see and feel the first stirrings of spring. When we desire to create lasting positive changes […]

“If we don’t say yes authentically, we say it resentfully, and that leads to far more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.” Nat Lue Last month’s column was titled “Saying No in November.” I was definitely not planning on following it with anything about saying yes […]

A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ uttered merely to please – or worse; to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi The word “NO” is usually one of the first words our children learn to say. Technically, it is an easy word to say. Practically, it can […]

October is the month the official Thanksgiving holiday happens for Canadians but gratitude is something that’s great to make part of our daily thoughts and words year-round. Two simple words “Thank You” can go a long way for the person who hears them as well as the person who says […]

This time of year feels refreshing. Even if we aren’t a student or teacher starting off a school year, fall feels like the start of a brand new season with its vibrant leaves, crisp apples and refreshing autumn air. Only fervent haters of heat and the most devoted of winter […]

Before I retired I had a lot of plans for retirement. Things I would do and learn that I’d never had the time to do when I was working. My list included (in no particular order) getting my lawn and garden in shape, planting more gardens – ok lots of […]

Is golf good for your heart? Simply put…absolutely. Golf is a heart healthy activity. The earliest account of a golf-like game taking place was in the Netherlands on February 26th, 1297. It was played with a ‘colf’ or ‘kolf’, a Dutch word for stick, bat or club. This was later […]

“Summers had a logic all their own and they always brought something out in me… Summer was a book of hope.” Benjamin Alire Sáenz “One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” Henry David Thoreau As the August days flow by far too quickly […]

“When all else fails, take a vacation.” Betty Williams Summer is the perfect time to take a break. We wait an extremely long time for warm weather here on our part of the planet. When summer’s sun finally rises over us, we want to soak in every minute of it […]

Last month’s column opened up the subject of dealing with regrets, which soon proved to be a wider topic than could fit through one column’s door. Regrets are heavy. Feeling guilt, shame, stress, remorse and frustration at ourselves over mistakes we’ve made can really weigh us down. Regrets get especially […]