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Change Sophocles Transitions

The Change Equation – The Body Aging

A few days ago, as I briskly walked the Vancouver Seawall, a young couple ran passed me with the elegance and confidence of two gazelles. A few steps behind me, a young mother held the hand of a toddler learning to walk alongside her. That’s when I thought, I am living the Riddle of the […]

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Change Decision-Making Emotional Well Being Living Well

The Change Equation – A Catalyst for Movement

“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.” Anatole France I have been reading and re-reading the comments to The Change Equation: The Beginning.  My deepest thanks goes to all those […]

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Change Decision-Making Emotional Well Being Heraclitus of Ephesus Measurement Systems Transitions

The Change Equation – The Beginning

“If I see any more signs on the walls of my workplace that tell me to be the change, I cannot be held accountable for what I may say.” That came from a very good friend.  She’s intelligent, strong and full of cheerful humour. I knew exactly what she meant.  I want to be the […]

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50's Thoughts Celebrations Living Well Transitions Weddings

A Wedding – A few last words…

“Once in awhile,  Right in the middle of an ordinary life,  Love gives us a fairy tale.”  Anonymous  A special thanks to all my blogger friends who joined the Wedding Dialogues.  Your thoughtful comments and “likes” were much appreciated. The Wedding Dialogues would not be complete without an epilogue containing some final thoughts on transitions. 

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Emotional Well Being Living Well

Letting Go…

We all feel anger. It’s hard to describe the sensation in precise terms. But you know the exact moment when the emotion overtakes you. Your heart beats faster, you seem more focused and you feel the faint flush of adrenaline. There are degrees of anger from mild annoyance to outright rage. Sometimes we hold it […]

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Communication Technology

Texting – It works!

Anyone use a drum as a communication device? How about fires, smoke signals, the pony express? How many are glad that the printing press was invented?   Recently, I met with some friends and the discussion turned to the use of texting. Some people liked the idea but others were less than enthusiastic. How could texting […]