IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Thursday Thirteen – an ode to summer
Thirteen random happy summer things1. Wearing sandals. Oh how I love having bare toes! And not having to dig through laundry baskets for socks? Heaven!2. Bubbles…3. Wandering. Yesterday (Canada Day) was a picture perfect day for wandering (through Osborne Village, to...
Ten things I’ve learned about leadership
Sometimes (like when I've had to do another round of performance reviews and have to listen to the same complaints and witness the same resistance to change or self-improvement year after year) I feel like a complete failure when it comes to leadership. At those...
A new take on “strategic planning”
Have you ever told your staff or volunteer team to grab some scissors and glue and get down on the floor with some old magazines?If the term "strategic planning" strikes fear in your heart, and yet you've got a team of people you need to lead and you have to figure...
Wrecking with friends
Definition of a kindred spirit (a.k.a. soul sister): someone who doesn't bat an eye when you pull out your Wreck this Journal and instead, jumps right in and starts wrecking. She might even ask a complete stranger to pour coffee on it. A few days later, she calls from...
Give it away
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m working on this new creative venture that will have, at its heart, a website called www.whatareyougivingaway.com. (I talked a little about the blossoming of the idea here, and showed you some of the early artwork.) Based on my years...
Oh my
It turns out that playing hooky to spend a day at the beach hangin' out with the seagulls, my daughter and her friends, and a lovely friend of my own was JUST what the doctor ordered! Summer is too short to let those spontaneous golden moments pass by. Just ask the...
Savour
On wish-casting Wednesday, I wish to savour sunshine, stillness, family, beauty... and all of these lovely things:My horribly cute nephew...My equally cute (and somewhat goofy) daughter and niece...The magic of birth (and a little nostalgia for me and my farm-raised...
Name three adjectives that begin with “un”
I’ve tried to write about four different blog posts today, and so far, I’ve deleted all of them. (If you can see this one, it means it didn’t face the same fate as the others.) I’ve tried to write about re-watching my fearless video halfway through the year, I’ve...
Gratitude
Today feels so much more hopeful than the last few weeks have felt. Partly it's due to a huge release in pressure since the board meetings are over and I no longer need to stress out about the big proposal I was presenting.With the return of hope, I thought a...
More about shadows
Two places I go for solace and support - the labyrinth and the grave. Tonight, after a long and tiring board meeting that left me feeling beat up, dragged through the mud, and totally spent, I went to the grave.On the way there, the tears flowed... again. The words...
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