Category: Life Lessons

  • Why We Need Stories

    We would love to hear your stories.  Share them with us.  Either send them in as comments, or send them to me ([email protected]) along with your permission to publish the story on our blog. Go in peace.

  • Approve of Yourself

    Back in June, a friend sent me an email with this piece of advice in it.  I read it and thought, “This is true!  We have lived all of our early lives with criticism at home and at school and so we learned to criticize our self.” I thought it would be a fun experiment…

  • Just For Today, I Will….

    Here are all the phrases people use to talk about their relationship with time. Life is going by so quickly.  If only I had time, I would…. That will have to wait I am so busy, I don’t have time to… Because people are so caught up in the concept of time and the limits…

  • Do The Things You Want To Do

    We are born into our family, and with them, we create memories.  As we move beyond our family, we choose our friends (or maybe they choose us) and we create more memories. Yet, there are many things that we don’t do with friends or family.  We put them off.  We think that we can do…

  • Remembrance Day November 11 2017

    Today, we give thanks to those who believed in keeping our country free, and who gave their lives for that belief. 

  • About Perfection

    Somewhere in our lives, the idea of being perfect was drummed into us.  This may have happened at home or at school.  The concept of perfection is a truly human idea.  Nature sees everything as perfect. When we go with the flow, and let things happen, we can see that the truth of what happens…

  • Some Ideas for Relaxing and for Stress Relief

    As the world goes faster, life seems to become more stressful for many people.  Conversation centers around how busy life is, and how little time there is for self indulgence.  Or it may be about how busy husband/wife is, and how busy the kids’ schedules are.  All these things are true.  What can we do…

  • Give Your Self Permission!

    Poster from an email Sometimes, life is harsh and it is because we get in our own way.  We don’t allow ourselves to have fun or to make mistakes.  We are so hard on ourselves that we do not try anything new. Just for today, try giving yourself permission.  See what comes of it.  See…

  • Happy Thanksgiving, Canada, 2017

    Happy Thanksgiving to all!  For many people, Thanksgiving Day is a focus day to reflect on all the things that have happened through the year.  Usually, the focus is on the happy things.  However, sometimes, we need to focus on the things that did not go right for us.  It is in the “bad” things…

  • Ancestors Speak – A Line In The Sand or Co-creation?

    This picture is from an email that I received about six months ago.  I do not know who the photographer is, however, that person did a great job! What are the things in your life that are non-negotiable?  Who are those beliefs/values conflicting with?  Why do you feel so strongly about this issue? These are…

  • Ten Tribal Teachings To Guide Us

    Figure 1 – 10 Tribal Teachings To Live By from an article by Nick Polizzi of “The Sacred Science” When we read the ten simple teachings in the poster above, it seems inconceivable that we need to be reminded, all the time, that the Earth is our Mother, and that we must care for her. …