Do You Seek Approval From Your Children?
Print Friendly The Need to Seek Approval It is not uncommon to encounter an individual who had a difficult time in life trying to win the approval of their parents. Psychologists, counselors, and...
View ArticleSeeking Empathy and Compassion for Welfare Recipients
Why am I talking about Welfare Recipients? I rarely speak up on matters of politics, the state of the economy, or the stereotypes of welfare recipients. It’s not that I don’t care about the issues –...
View ArticleDo You Value Your Most Precious Commodity?
Show me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are. This poignant quote was a catalyst for me several years ago to really take stock in the company I was keeping. As I paused to consider who I...
View ArticleStop a Bad Habit from Becoming a Problem
Lately I’ve noticed that my two older children have been picking on their younger sibling relentlessly. At their ages, the couple of years that separate her from the tweens seems to be a wide gap. She...
View ArticleSchool of Life vs Education System
When they were smaller, my children often received compliments on how well they played together. Role-playing games were their favourite. They would imagine all kinds of situations and act them out...
View ArticleWhat is Life Guidance?
[This is an introductory article of sorts, which aims to lay the groundwork for a life-changing adventure through the topic of life guidance which Janet touched on in her blog post Revisiting Your...
View ArticleDiscovering General Life Guidance
This article is Part 2 in a series intended to provide a life-changing adventure. In Part 1: What is Life Guidance?, we established there are two types of guidance: General Life Guidance and Unique...
View ArticleKick Complacency to the Curb
A few weeks ago, I saw a post on Instagram that thought-provoked me. It’s rare for a random image to touch me so deeply and then continue to sit in the forefront of my awareness. With permission from...
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