Category Archives: Relationships

A film gathering – a film character expressed their motivation to commit suicide

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

The second and only other character in the film touched this first character in away to make a difference.  In the group watching this and prior to hearing the first characters intention, she showed us a facial expression of pain … Continue reading →

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a Luncheon with Tera Warner, A Dirty Wall fundraiser or a growing WISH?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Yesterday I was inspired to attend a luncheon hosted by Carolyn Taylor  in honor of The Dirty Wall project with the founder of WISH, Tera Warner as featured guest.  I had never come across any of Tera’s interviews, story’s, or … Continue reading →

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Our living experiences – Renting – # 1 Absentee Owner – Part 3 – Breaking it down

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Recently I have written about some renting experiences that have been created through a lack of connection, honesty and empathy in communication.  The story began with sharing the story, the observations, and the second part was to give a finer … Continue reading →

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Our living experiences – Renting – # 1 Absentee Owner Part 2 – Reactions to bad news

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

I have shared three different experiences of families in rented homes.  In these three examples each of the living conditions the tenants found themselves in resulted from the landlord taking care of their own direct needs.  I do not believe … Continue reading →

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Relationships – Taking Care what we say, especially when we talk about ourselves!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Mavis recently moved into a new area.  One of her new neighbours mentioned she had lived with her boyfriend for over five years and in the same breathe stated she was just a tenant. Seemed unusual for Mavis to hear … Continue reading →

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The best thing a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Received this from friend through email today. No credits. Renee They Teach It at Stanford “I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection – the relationship between stress and disease. The … Continue reading →

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Is it an opportunity for inner change with some choices, one being suicide?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

In 1990 some one close to me committed suicide. Being intuitive I sensed this was a possibility and tried to talk to family members to get support. The situation became increasingly hopeless as this person would ask me to get … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness in Relationships

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Six – two hour interactive workshop/lessons – April 14th to May 19th, 2011 A getting InTouch learning opportunity based on study and practice to plant seeds, nurture and grow conscious mindfulness in our relationships. Techniques to explore and experience the quality … Continue reading →

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The email begins with, Please delete all email addresses before forwarding this email on, safeguard your friends

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

This gets my attention and I am curious as to what this could possibly be about.  I recognize there must be some fear and what could possibly be creating it…… Reading the email, I am able to connect to the values that … Continue reading →

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Witnessing the Benefits of Community

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Invited to take part in planning a youth group event at a local church I began to notice the volume of cars parked in an oversized parking lot .  My thoughts go back to a memory of the empty church parking lots I saw … Continue reading →

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