Here I sit in the middle of 1000 people who had consumed the conference learnings for the last three days.  I realize that I am in the middle of the room and escape will be difficult. Sitting in cerem...

Its officially winter this morning and as I sit watching the sun rise a text dings from my neighbor about the power outage.  We are on solar power so we never know about power outages.  I was grateful...

"You are too smart to be the only thing standing in your way."

Welcome to the War Room.  Its a place where the maps showing soldiers in battle are laid out.   In the left corner of this room is a ...

"When The Going gets tough, the tough get going."

This phrase came about as a motivational technique to entice athletes to overcome the hardship of competition.  It is meant to encourage those athlet...

"Love yourself first because that is who you will be spending the rest of your life with."

 I am sitting on my bed with cloths all around me. We are getting ready to head out to Westlock, Alberta ...

"No wasted time, we're alive today

Churning up the past, there's no easier way

Time's been between us, a means to an end

God it's good to be here walking together my friend"

Stevie Ray Vaughan

To...

"I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall, hit the split time to the hundredth, than swim back and forth as many times as I need to fin...

"I am not okay

I'm barely gettin' by

I'm losing track of days

And losin' sleep at night"

Jellyroll

If there ever was a theme song that describes the life of a trauma survivor, this is it. I ha...

We have entered rainy season at the lake. Today is day six of rain and swarms of fish flies creating a loud buzz in the dark skies. It feels like a scene from a horror movie when walking out to the ga...

"Do or do not, there is no try."

Yoda

After much internal conflict I took a week off and dug myself a few garden trenches. I placed seed, fertilized lawns and sat outside just listening to the bi...

"Our ability to grow resilient in the face of adversity

spreads to others and helps them grow resilient as well"

I am in my garden today getting ready for the new season of tending, weeding and h...

"Trauma is prevalent in our world and its effects can ripple out, shaping our interactions and relationships at home and at work"

 We interrupt this peaceful slumber with an eye opening blast from...