Issues are hardly ever black and white. Yet, as in the case of the Ottawa protest, family and friends (riddled with confusing feelings) are being broken down. Hearts grow cold, and no one is listening anymore. I have friends who are pro-vaxers and anti-vaxers’; friends left-wing liberal and right-wing conservatives. Knowing what to say is […]
Time Will Tell
A study once reported that if your parents didn’t have children, you wouldn’t likely have any either. Go figure. Like it or not, we have been undeniably influenced by the circumstances surrounding us since inception. And, OMG, what an influential two years we have all shared. No one was exempt., not anywhere on this planet! […]
I’m At A Loss Here!!
Where do we turn for comfort, for reassurance…for repair? And what do we do when overcome by the immediate experience of suffering? On Feb 21 of this year, near Orangeville, a female driver’s van was swept away by flooding. As she was exiting the vehicle, her three-year-old boy was swept out of her arms and […]
Are You Entitled ?
“Contrary to belief, nobody owes you anything.” Too many, too often, fall into the subtle trap of believing that life inherently owes them because of who they are or what they have done. This sharp trap holds them screaming for fairness. Many of you read about the entitlement generation. An entire generation a young folk […]