Time to shine!
Time To Shine! Last night at our Connect’d Men’s group, we followed up with our conversation on Emotional Avoidance. One of the things that came up was the fact that a lot of us had areas where we not only suppressed feelings but we also suppressed parts of ourselves. The discussion was around where we […]
Emotional Avoidance
Emotional Avoidance Sometimes as children when we are faced with difficult or even traumatic events we learn to suppress or avoid uncomfortable feelings. This is often because we lack the emotional maturity to deal with these feelings so we push them aside. While this may be a decent short term coping strategy when we are […]
Creating Connection
Creating Connection So many times when I am passionate about a message I have to share I can get caught up in making that message the priority. It’s easy to forget the old adage “No one cares what you know til they know that you care.” Before imparting our wisdom on an individual it is […]
Celebrate the small moments
Time Well Spent One of my favourite things is my morning coffees with my partner Michelle. We don’t live together so they do not happen every day. When those coffee moments do happen it is so important that they are enjoyed and not wished away. Too often we get so worried about productivity that we […]
Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
Strong Opinions, Loosely Held Last night we had a great discussion on different economic and political systems and their merits and shortcomings. We had 3 generations involved in the discussion and the opinions varied widely. The debate was lively and at times passionate. I practiced reminding myself to keep the framework of “Strong opinions, loosely […]
Community
Today I talk a little bit about the importance of community and specifically recognizing and appreciating your community. Your challenge today is to find a way to show some love and appreciation to your community. Are you up for the challenge? Let me know what you come up with!