How to Say “I’m sorry”
Arguably the worst piece of romantic advice ever given is the oft quoted, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Love is all about saying you’re sorry. Love, when it’s good, is finding someone that you want to be with, someone you want to share your life with. Inevitably in all that togetherness there are going to be... >Read More
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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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Cutting: A cry for help
When I was in high school I knew kids who drank heavily. I knew about kids who took drugs and in my Grade 9 year someone committed suicide. But I did not know any students who cut themselves. Fast forward to 2010 and ask my niece about cutting in her high school and she’ll tell you in a quiet... >Read More
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How to Save a Marriage
Can a broken marriage be fixed? Often, if both partners are willing to do the work the answer is yes. In a recent article for CNN author Eileen Kelly recounts her own experience with couples' counseling. For Kelley and her husband the end began on a Caribbean vacation with their three year old twins. She writes about how she... >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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Accounts of Autism
One of my favorite books is “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon. The book follows the intricate and, to me, sometimes seemingly irrational thoughts and actions of the main character as he solves a mystery.
While reading the book I became quickly aware that while it did not implicitly say so, it was implied...... >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
Is Your Marriage Fixable?
There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, but how do you... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)