Category: My Own Story
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Navigating Life After Long-Term Isolation-A Personal Journey
Introduction: The Choice of Isolation for Mental Health In the realm of mental health, the decision to isolate can be a protective strategy, a means to shield oneself from external stressors that may exacerbate one’s condition. My story begins with this choice, made in the aftermath of a series of life-altering events — job losses,…
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Thanksgiving, eh?
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than their American cousins. Sitting at the computer screen realizing I hadn’t posted anything for a couple of days, I figured I better find something to say. Being single, the holidays don’t mean that much to me and they sort of sneak up unnoticed, and thankfully, will often slip…
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Lose Yourself to Feel Good
Denial: I have to wonder what this is really all about. Over the decades, as psychology has gone more mainstream, it has infiltrated every aspect of our lives culturally and socially. It’s in our health coverage plans, employee benefits, in the movies, sitcoms, and even more in the advertisements. I’d say they’re having an influence…
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Leave a Legacy | An Exercise in Retrospect
February 2005 I sat down at my computer and wrote my own Eulogy. It was an exercise from the Career Counselling days, to draw upon the imagination and inner spirit to describe the life well-lived we want to be remembered. I stumbled upon it today and went, “Wow!” One Man Can make a difference was…
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Watzit
Hey Dood… It’s just past midnight My brother said, “Later” As he walked out the door Finally, the night silence greets my space and I sit at my throned interface to my online world Innovate the click of the eye Weaving the web divine To experience possibilities In the surreal Internet mind © 2008 Lee…
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Who is Driving? Rock Solid Faith | Shaken Face
Reflecting upon experiences recently, I wondered at my steadiness. I didn’t feel it. I felt shaken, maybe even stirred. I just wasn’t sure. So you see? I wasn’t rock solid, and I’d have to confess that I may not yet be rock solid. I certainly don’t feel it. And yet… The other week I was…
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Black, not the colour, just the sound
Sometimes there is so much to say that the stories jumble into a colourful paint-splatter that is meaningless, though beautiful with vibrant life. Focus, focus, focus. This has been the theme for a time now, and in tandem I’m tackling many other areas of my life. Don’t you just hate the stop-go-wait-trip-go-stop cycle of making…
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Life in the Desert | Shaping the Spirit Within
From the archives April 27, 2006 The journey through life, full of many twists and turns, can at times leave you breathless, wondering where you went wrong. It appears that going wrong is the only obvious explanation for the turmoil that you face. With the soul parched, struggling to find meaning and purpose, the desolate…
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Consciousness | Awareness | Knowing
Note: I’m playing with language a bit in order to get to the essence of the experience. Monday, October 30th, 2006 at approximately 7:45am, I found myself being launched over the handlebars of my bicycle in downtown traffic. Pure awareness was present and time stood still. Even before launch, as the front wheel jammed, awareness…
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You know… No, really – You Know
Okay, so you might think I’ve got my act together with all the wonderful advice that seems to come from what I write. Why, how, where, what… ugh… Sometimes, I wonder where it comes from, why I have to share it, who really cares, does it really matter, and so on. Oops… Did I just…
