LESSONS FROM TWINS
I’ll admit to being simultaneously fascinated and creeped out by identical twins. Perhaps I’ve just never gotten familiar enough with both of a …

TEACHABLE MOMENTS
It was Valentine’s Day in grade 3 and all the kids, myself included, were giving each other Valentines. I decided to give one to …

MOMENT OF TRUTH
Weeks ago, I shared with you part of my story of estrangement with my parents in the context of sorting out whether or …

LIVING FOR THE NOW
Let’s face it, life is never 100% perfect. There is always something that we feel could be better. Sometimes we have really …

RECONCILIATION
Today I write not to provide an opinion, but to sort out some advice for myself. Here’s the background: I haven’t spoken to my sister …

DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
I’ve been looking through some self-help books lately to see what’s being said on overcoming the past. I’ve found a definition of a dysfunctional …

MOTHERHOOD
As a young girl, I always knew I would be a mom just like mine. Enjoying the housekeeping and cooking and reading stories to children …

BLAME
I heard a news story this week regarding the outfall from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
The story started out by saying that …

TALKING AND LISTENING
Five years ago, I attended a white tantric yoga session. White tantric yoga is a special subset of the kundalini style of yoga, …

MARKING THE MOMENT
For most of my life, I’ve maintained a long – sometimes very long! – head of hair. I recently cut a ton of …