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Grow Up!
Grow up! How many times did you have a parent, sibling, or teacher say that to you? I am sure you can also remember all the times you reflected on who you were going to be when you grew up, or what you were going to do. As a child, growing up may simply be…
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Space Management
I have been thinking about space a lot recently, the space in my life and what occupies it. This SIGN appeared during conversations with several of my coaching clients and as I am prone to do, when a theme repeats in my life, I know it is a call to pay attention. Here is an…
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I Wonder
August had been, so far, a lazy month, at least in the sense of relaxing a bit more, spending time in the garden and receiving. Like most of us, I often forget about the receiving end of the equation, I am too busy giving. And that giving takes many forms. I am realizing how complex…
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Finding Felix
When I was a little girl, my mother told me endless stories about her brother Felix Conrad. He was, in my child’s mind, a mysterious character who left his native Nova Scotia as a young man for a life of adventure in Canada’s north. Although he came from sea faring stock, it was clear that…
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The ‘U’ in YOU
I was listening to author Carol Graham, Happiness Around the World – The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires, being interviewed on CBC. My husband Jim and I were traveling to Ottawa where I was to deliver a talk. Part of my preparation prior to giving any presentation is listening. That may be inwardly,…
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The Journey Continues
It has been one week since taking flight. Part of me is still flying while another part of me rests in disbelief – did I really jump from a plane? Three days after the jump our evidence arrived – the videotape of our experience. Other than the usual critique on how I looked in full flight gear (especially…
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Taking Flight – Part Two
Where do I begin? After a ten day delay, yesterday I finally made the big jump, faced my fear and took the leap. For the first time in my life I went skydiving. I am not sure how one describes the experience as some of the expletives I might like to use are not appropriate…
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Anniversaries and Weddings
Today is the tenth anniversary of our move to Tigh Shee, a move which took us from downtown condo living in Montreal to a country home in rural Ontario. I still remember arriving here, two cats and some personal possessions in tow, to an empty house. Jim stayed behind to supervise the packing. The house,…
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Delayed
Desolee, as they say in french. On July 9th, Jim and I departed on the great adventure. It was early morning, and we were ready to take the great leap. I felt remarkably calm, centered and focused. Of course, I was not hanging out of the door of the plane at that point either. Thirty…
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Taking Flight
Several years ago I watched a movie called the Bucket List featuring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. I am sure many of you enjoyed the antics of these two aging fellows who were facing life’s final journey. The Bucket List is of course, all those ‘to do’s’ that have accumulated over a life time and…
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Discovery
I am well into my cross Canada tour, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver, waking up each morning wondering what city I am currently in, and checking on the time for my next flight. Each evening is punctuatued with a new group of health care professionals and observing the fun they have…
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Anticipation
As I ready myself for another week on the road, planning what to take with me as the summer temperatures we have been experiencing dip back to the mid to low teens, I am experiencing the anticipation – a mixture of excitement and anxiety. I think ahead to each group I will meet, imagine their…
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