Month: September 2013

I’ve just left behind a very difficult week dealing with family issues. It is only when I have to deal with family issues that my thoughts go back to other negative issues.

Imagine for 46 years of your life having to live with something you didn’t know you had, then finding out, then having to deal with new thoughts and a new life with a disability you didn’t know you had …

It’s a normal and comforting thought process to want someone in our lives that extends a comforting arm. It’s a normal and comforting process to want someone in our lives who will tell us they understand what we’re going through and won’t stand in judgment.

It’s a normal and comforting process to know that at some point in our lives that same person will give us the space we need so that we can grow as individuals. It’s that one person we can rely on …

It is important in any relationship that we get to say what we feel. Whether you’re the child or the parent, the channel of communication should always be open.

Communication doesn’t have to be in the form of criticism and if it’s constructive, the right communication should help everyone understand where they stand. Children should feel confident enough to speak …

We probably know the type, the self-righteous who won’t listen to anyone and continue to make their lives about them. They defy change.

The self-righteous individuals who are intolerant of the opinions and behaviour of others. Their need to be right far outweighs their need to be civil or kind. They hear, but constantly disagree and will see …

As children, we don’t stop to think what our lives will be like. We assume if decisions are made, they are made with the best of intentions, until of course we begin to understand our lives, how things are, then we understand that too. For some of us childhood is an abject lesson in how not to parent when it comes to our own children. As these problems continue to happen and they invariably do, we must find the resolve to let go.