Category: Choices
Grief: When It Hits Home The First Time
I think about grief a lot in October; kinds of grief, grief philosophy, personal reflections, individual expressions for handling grief, real-world notions for dealing with grief, and blah, blah, blah. Then I stop and I just let myself feel. I certainly am no expert on the subject but I do wish someone had told me […]
Tips to Get Through Tough Times
Acknowledge and feel your feelings. Don’t fight it. Not dealing with or acknowledging feelings simply postpones, and perhaps intensifies and aggravates negative emotions that will present themselves at a later date. It can be overwhelming and consequently people can’t move forward because they’re actually not feeling their emotions. Feel the hurt, loss, sadness, anger or stress. When […]
Tips For A Super September!
September to me has always been a time to reflect and reorganize as it always feels like a new beginning. It is a great time to create inspiration and efficiency in our lives. I take advantage of this time of the year by reminding myself to take these steps: Share smiles A smile can immediately relax […]
More Citrus Please!
Happy Summer! June and July are busy times for many of us ending school years and getting ready for summer programs and vacations. We need to fuel our bodies the best we can to stay feeling well and maybe even looking our best. That is why this is a great time of the year for […]
Tips From A Mom
First and foremost: thank you to all the moms out there who inspire me to be the best momma I can be. By watching them I get motivated and by listening I get inspired. Of course, my amazing mom is the one who taught me everything I know and practice today. I miss her so much […]
Being The Mom and The Dad
With over 320 million children in the world growing up in single parent households, I am glad to be one of the ones that is redefining the stereotype of a single mom. I am happy to be breaking the predominant tale that a 2-parent family is superior. I remember growing up noticing the strength that my dad […]
I Choose Me
I choose me. It sounds egotistical but its not. Instead its a decision made from life long lessons of adversity. Times and generations have changed and I am glad to report more people are doing what they really want. They don’t necessarily get high school degrees, jobs out of university, or get married and have […]
50 Things For My 50th!
It is a landmark birthday! It’s a big deal! It’s a new phase! A few months ago, my girlfriend gave me the delightful idea to set myself 50 goals to accomplish for my 50th birthday. They aren’t complicated, in fact some are quite simple; after all, it’s the simple things in life that give us […]
The Night It All Changed
Today marks the one-month countdown to my 50th birthday. Five years ago on this day, a month before my 45th birthday, I experienced a moment that transformed one of the worst seasons of my life into one of the better. Let me explain. My mom had recently passed away and I was having my neighbours […]
Important Choices: Who is on Your Wagon?
Recently I’ve experienced such a wonderful sense of community and support both in my personal and professional lives, simply because of some of the choices I have made. There’s nothing quite like Christmas and New Year’s for me to reflect on the past year. It seems January is a time to make resolutions and I […]