Bullying: Silence Kills
I turned on CNN this morning and there was more news of bullying and suicide and it broke my heart. In the past couple of weeks we’ve lost Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas and earlier this year Phoebe Prince. I wish that was an exhaustive list but there are others. Bullying sometimes gets passed off... >Read More
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Paid vs Aid: What Would You Do?
The Beatles sang a song about money ...
Money don't get everything, it's true
What it don't get, I can't use
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
Few people would actually take such a calloused approach to money. We've experienced enough to realize that money alone isn't enough to guarantee happiness....... >Read More
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Treating the Root Problem
Too often people are tempted to put a band-aid on a problem instead of really fixing it. That was the thought that came to mind when I read an article in the Globe & Mail titled "Suicide barrier on Bloor Viaduct worked, but jumpers went elsewhere":
The Bloor Viaduct suicide barrier, a $6-million feat of engineering that managed to... >Read More
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How to Talk to the Broken Hearted
Not sure why you are going through this personal tragedy? Searching for why God is doing this? Take our Life Lesson called "Built By Brokenness" and find some answers that you have been searching for.
After losing our twins girls at 20 weeks gestation, my world completely fell apart. As I gingerly attempted to reintegrate my new, raw reality...... >Read More
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Help! I am in crisis!
Take a deep breath: You will survive, you are not alone and it has happened to someone else, there is hope. You feel like your world is out of control right now and it probably is. Remember it won’t stay this way forever. Think of another time you felt overwhelmed, what did you do to handle it in a... >Read More
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Help! I am in crisis!
Take a deep breath: You will survive, you are not alone and it has happened to someone else, there is hope. You feel like your world is out of control right now and it probably is. Remember it won’t stay this way forever. Think of another time you felt overwhelmed, what did you do to handle it in a... >Read More
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Can Love Go the Distance?
They say that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, but I’m not... >more
How to Say “I’m sorry”
Arguably the worst piece of romantic advice ever given is the oft... >more