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It is not through world-shaking triumphs that we build our life but in the common daily interactions.Alan Cohen  Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.John O’Donohue Recently, over lunch my friend Jane recounted a recent experience she had in a hospital waiting room. An older woman and her granddaughter were sitting … Continue reading The Surprise of Brief Encounters

The following guest post from friend Paulette Blais. Her most recent career endeavour as a certified life, work, and retirement coach has helped many to articulate and realize their dreams and aspirations. Paulette is a role model who can step out of her comfort zone, always knowing her priorities. I hope you enjoy this blog … Continue reading Struggles and Strengths

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.Attributed to George Addair The world offers itself to your imagination.Mary Oliver In my younger days,  I thought I would have life figured out by now, living in a state of equanimity. A life free of verbal blunders and lapses in judgment. Alas, I am … Continue reading Looking Back- What I Know Now

The Centre cannot holdWB Yeats from the poem The Second Coming The Centre is holdingAnne Lamott Late last week, I went for a brisk walk to shake off a growing sense of apprehension and stop the running tape of doom and gloom in my head. I  cannot recall feeling this unsettled about the state of … Continue reading We Stand on Guard for Thee

Summertime… and the living is easy….Sung by Ella Fitzgerald It’s the time of the season when love runs high…Sung by The Zombies It’s summer! No matter your age, most of us look forward to this season of sunshine. It’s the time to relax, spend more time outside, and indulge in lots of ice cream. People … Continue reading Summer and the Music

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.Carlos Castaneda I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.Mark Twain In a recent interview with comedian Steve Martin, the interviewer remarked that people found he had changed- in other words, he had … Continue reading Making Choices

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.John Keats  Tulips are my favourite flower! I love their brilliant colours and how their graceful petals reach for the sky as if in embrace. Tulips herald spring.   And so, I was most fortunate to find myself in the midst of a spectacular abundance of tulips … Continue reading I Love Tulips!

Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation.Oscar Wilde Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.Unknown. I love to walk. Exploring a neighbourhood with women friends and finding a great café along the way, makes the experience a joyful one. Pairing a walk with a stop for coffee makes for … Continue reading Women on Foot Getting Coffee

Don’t just do something; sit there.Sylvia Boorstein In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.Albert Camus I went for a walk one morning with the plan to explore a neighbourhood and try a new coffee shop. After a while though, I realized that what I really wanted … Continue reading A New Year- Easing In

Greetings to all on this Winter Solstice Day! Today marks the fewest hours of light in my part of the world. It has been a dark year in many ways, and it would be so easy to yield to despair, but I refuse to believe that the darkness will overtake everything with so much love … Continue reading Light and Love Amidst the Darkness