"Life is to short to drag a trunk of suppressed negative feelings around, dump that crap and travel life's road with an overnight bag. The trip is much more enjoyable when not weight down with old baggage." - Terry Wiens (2018) CONFESSION - ALERT, if course language and angry outbursts affect your sensitivities you should … Continue reading No Bulb in the Socket
Month: August 2018
The Building Blocks of Youth
“To take children seriously is to value them for who they are right now rather than adults-in-the-making.” ~ Alfie Kohn We all like to see our kids enjoying themselves. We all want to protect our kids however there is a big difference between "protecting" and "hiding" them from the realities of the world. Too many … Continue reading The Building Blocks of Youth
The “Yes, But” Person
"Compromise is not about losing. It is about deciding the other person has just as much right to be happy with the end result as you do." - Donna Martini I am sitting here engulfed in the fall out of the BC forest fires, thick smoke heavy enough to taste and that's from five hundred … Continue reading The “Yes, But” Person
The Road Forward, The Path Behind
"One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver who has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations" - Anthony Liccione I just read an article by a Chris Lenart describing the involvement of fathers in the lives of their disabled child. I don't know Chris personally and there is … Continue reading The Road Forward, The Path Behind
The Precipice of Aging
The Precipice For sixty years they had been wed, In thirteen seconds they would be dead, She is frail and oh so ill, But to live without her he has no will. Perching on the precipice high, Holding her close with a smile they will die. The love they have shared for all of these … Continue reading The Precipice of Aging
A Poster Child's Perspective 