Posted: April 25, 2024
One of the yearly rituals we practise here in spring in southern Ontario is switching over our winter snow tires to summer tires. We had an uncommonly mild and temperate winter this year, but nevertheless, the task had to be completed. As I was sitting at a cafe table in our very modern and friendly
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Posted: April 4, 2024
Today, we most surely live in a couples culture. As I was downstairs walking on the treadmill in our gym on Easter Monday, it was hard to miss the many different couples walking by on the sidewalk in front of the big windows. There were mostly men holding hands with women, a few groups of
Posted: March 4, 2024
A couple of years following the sudden and unexpected exodus from my former life, I felt ready to return to the dating scene. Rather, I did not exactly WANT to date, since I had not done so in over thirty years, but I was looking forward to finally meeting that special someone, hopefully a man
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Posted: February 10, 2024
Our mindset reveals a lot about not only our personality but also our current and/or past circumstances. Throughout our lifetime, we are molded and influenced by both our environment and our experiences. The nature versus nuture debate is never-ending. Our brain never really turns itself off…even in sleep, we are dreaming, when the computer of
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Posted: January 30, 2024
Two of the first major milestones in a young child’s life are learning how to walk and talk. Smaller developmental steps must occur before these huge accomplishments, such as learning how to control certain muscles in our body and having an awareness of our surroundings. My little granddaughter, Charlotte, recently learned how to go to
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Posted: January 23, 2024
I come from a long line of worriers. My brother, David, used to say that our mother’s main job was to worry, and I am no exception. My daughter, Mackenzie, is also a worrier, as most working mothers today are. Life is such a balancing act, and it is so difficult to get things just
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Posted: January 17, 2024
Why are we such a judgemental society? It seems that from the first day of kindergarten and onwards, we are not only judging our peers but also being judged by others. My young grandson recently used his sister’s pink headphones in his grade one classroom and was teased by a little girl for “being a
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Posted: January 9, 2024
The waiting game is a hard one…when we were children, it seemed like we waited seemingly forever for our birthday, Christmas, or summer vacation to roll around each year. But when school finally closed at the end of June and summer vacation began, time seemed to stand still. We savoured each lazy, hot, and sunny
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Posted: December 8, 2023
There are very few times during the calendar year that are as special as the Christmas season. Even Easter, which is probably the most significant event in Christianity, cannot eclipse the wonder and magic of Christmas. Indeed, the whole world seems to come together to celebrate some aspect of the age-old story of the Christ
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Posted: November 27, 2023
One of the most difficult things in this life is learning to forgive others. When a trusted coworker, close friend or family member betrays us, we are left feeling bereft and alone in our misery. Sometimes we become very angry and want to lash out at the other person; we may lay in bed at
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