Many of us here in Canada are into week two of the practice of self-isolation as we try to flatten the curve here and around the globe. These are surreal times for all of us and the media coverage, news headlines and non-stop COVID19 updates keep coming our way. It's 24/7. Honestly, the information is …
Category: Psychology
Such is Our Life Now
Staying home, social distancing, disinfecting? As best we can! Anxious, scared, panicky? Understandable. Uprooted, bored, stuck? Most likely. Disconnected, too connected, in limbo? Simultaneously. Wondering, waiting, wondering? Yah, I hear you. Planning, saving, anticipating? Maybe. Cleaning, cooking, organizing? Always. Learning, discovering, rediscovering? Thinking so. Playing, creating, inventing? Hopefully. Reaching out, praying, helping. When possible. Loving, …
Are We Really Turning Into Our Parents?
What do rising meat prices and falling asleep in a rocker have in common? Well, they are two subjects that I SWORE as a kid I would either never a) discuss or b) find myself doing and yet here I am. Proud owner of both. But that's just it...I'm not exactly happy about it. The …
”Down With the Bad, Up With the Good”
It's been twenty-one weeks today. Twenty-one. Whole. Weeks. Typically, when a person refers to time in something other than the obvious measure, such as weeks versus months in my case, one can deduce that there must be a specific reason for doing so. In my lifetime, I've often used such a comparison of time when …
Can the Real You Step Forward?
Whether you take pride in your work and it's your life's passion or you are simply putting in time as an means to an end, the truth is that once you leave your workplace, be it forced or not, you will be readily replaced unless your position becomes obsolete. Knowing that, maybe it's time to …
The Gift of Gab Amongst Other Things
I am definitely my father's daughter when it comes to the gift of gab and being around people. As a kid, waiting for him to finish a conversation or worse yet, running into someone else that he knew (which was pretty much everyone!), I can't say that I always appreciated his love of talk, especially …
The Suffocation of Chronic Pain
Is my ankle pain life-threatening? Thankfully not! Could things be worse for me? Yes, most definitely. Just the same, my recent and worse flare-up yet has left me with a few realizations. Funny how 'forced' inactivity affords a person extra time to think--time to think about the bad, appreciate the good and question the in-between. …
