This past weekend, I had to have some very deep, direct conversations with someone who I love dearly and who means the world to me. It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t pretty. And it definitely wasn’t the most comfortable thing I’ve had to do. But it was necessary. Many of us ride the waves of neutrality when it comes to…
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TRIGGER HAPPY
Trigger warning. Trigger sensitivity. Trigger disclaimer. Caution: May ignite triggers. More and more I see one of these phrases as a buffer ahead of some deeply detailed or potentially controversial discussion. It has become sort of the ‘viewer’s discretion advised’ of words and thoughts. Recently I overheard a man and woman having an intense argument. The man blurted out at the…
THE HEALING MANTRA
The process of healing has multiple diverse and intricate layers. It is not a “one and done” type of situation, and certainly not something that can be rushed. There are stages, phases and levels to healing that take time and require subjection to different circumstances. When I suffered broken bones from an accident, I was…
GETTING OUT OF THE SLUMP
It’s no secret that the dynamics of our current environment have changed drastically. Stability has been challenged, relationships have been tested, family structures have been under pressure, resources have been drained and everything that we thought was normal has been turned upside down. Comfort and complacency has been replaced with panic and fear. As our…
THRESHOLD
In modern architecture, the Cambridge dictionary defines the word threshold as, “the floor of an entrance to a building or a room”. Later on, the Longman dictionary defined it as, “the level at which something starts to happen, or have an effect”. These are physical definitions of threshold, however it can take on a meaning…
IMMUNITY
Immunity. It’s a word that all of us have been inundated with lately, given the current circumstances. We all have unique ways to maintain or boost immunity in our bodies, from super green smoothies and vegetable juices, to ancient rituals and old school tonics. All of these are great ways to boost our internal systems…
