Summer is finally truly upon us – starting with that weird two-day celebration of Canada Day. Somehow the brain just doesn't want to compute that most stores were open on Canada Day itself, but everything was required to shut down on July 2. This was apparently a quirk of the rules governing statutory holidays. The … Continue reading Living By the Rules
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Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
Spring is when a middle-aged woman's fancy turns to mending the ravages of winter – the all-too-obvious results of months of comfort food, sun deprivation and less exercise. Add in stress from family or work and overeating from the spring holidays, and most people are feeling less than optimal these days. Tight clothes and reduced … Continue reading Dealing with Counter-Productive Habits
I’m giving a webinar, take two
Well, if you tried to join my first webinar on January 9, you know what happened, or rather, didn't happen. My webinar didn't happen. Of course, I took off for Phoenix two days later, so I didn't have time to straighten out the technical issues with Zoom right away. But tonight I had a good … Continue reading I’m giving a webinar, take two
I’m Giving a Webinar!!
OMG. I am doing something I've never done before, and I'm hoping you will be there to support me. I'm giving a webinar. Like everyone else, I've watched tons of them, and as a recovering scientist of course I've given talks before. I know how to make a Power Point presentation, and I even know … Continue reading I’m Giving a Webinar!!
Dealing with Overwhelm
It’s that time of year again. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, this is the time of “the holidays”, and everybody is expected to be festive. What a burden that can be. All our senses are overloaded this time of year – from the repetitive music and noisy crowds in the shopping malls, to the … Continue reading Dealing with Overwhelm
The Power of Saying No
Are you an over-obligator? Do you say yes to everything and everyone? Are you the person who can be counted on to do the work that nobody else wants to do? There's a lot of satisfaction and joy to be found in being of service and assistance to others. But if you find yourself becoming … Continue reading The Power of Saying No
Looking in the Funhouse Mirror
Have you ever noticed how gym mirrors tend to distort, like funhouse mirrors? If you are short and solidly built like me, you don’t find much fun in that kind of mirrors – for some reason they never make you look taller and slimmer than you really are. My personal solution to those mirrors has … Continue reading Looking in the Funhouse Mirror
#BlogElul 25: Change
I'm actually writing this post on the Friday, because I don't write posts on Shabbat, and I have to go out and help run a service after Havdallah. So if you are wondering, this is a pre-written post. A change for me! We are getting closer and closer to the end of this month of … Continue reading #BlogElul 25: Change
#BlogElul 24: Hope
I ended yesterday's post with the words "I find that hopeful, don't you?", and here is today's theme, hope. I love it. So today's thought about hope is going to be a little less cosmic than the one in yesterday's blog post. I'll start with a remarkable quote from the great Dr. Brené Brown: Hope … Continue reading #BlogElul 24: Hope
#BlogElul 23: Begin
After every ending, there must be a new beginning. That is how the Universe is set up. In the Jewish calendar, every day starts with sundown - so in a sense, we always begin with an ending. The sun goes down, we sleep, and in the morning we face a new day, full of glorious … Continue reading #BlogElul 23: Begin