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No, it’s not the calendar new year, but for those who have school aged children or those who are educators, the day after Labour Day signifies the start of a new dawn in most of Canada. In many ways, Tuesday after Labour Day presents some of the same January rituals for example, going to the gym, or...
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If you are like me, you had a childhood full of family. My mom is one of 5 and my dad was one of 7. My kids, at one time, had more great-grandparents alive, than grandparents, as both my dad and Al's dad passed away when Sam was just little, and 3/4 of my grandparents lived until their 90s. As a ...
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Our brains are wired differently from one another, this is a given and a blessing. If we were all wired the same way, life would be mundane and one dimensional. Our bodies are equally varied. As a teacher, we learn that people take in information in a variety of ways: visually, by listening, some le...
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To my sweet, sweet boy,   It is hard to comprehend that 3 years has passed since you left this place. The events of that morning left such a scar in our hearts that we didn’t think it would ever heal over and there are days, like today, when it feels that way.   Sam and I just ...
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I have been trying to start this post for nearly a month. Things have been super busy and I am finally getting around to it. And the longer I wait to write it, the more evidence builds toward proving the point I want to make. I have always been a realist and pragmatist. Things need to make sense ...
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It's that time of year: top news stories, biggest hits, best gossip, most retweets and Gram followers. In my default mode - read corny - I think to myself, "Wait a minute, let's stop and think of the positive outcomes of 2018." I gave my first keynote speech and met hundreds of new people, helped se...
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“Today’s goal: Remind yourself that you are not betraying your grief by feeling joy. You are not being graded, and you do not receive extra credit for being miserable 100% of the time. Find pockets of relief, even happiness, when and where you can. Keep moving.” Maggie Smith via Twitter @maggiesm...
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Events like Friday night's interview always makes me reflective. I look at my life in chunks because it feels sometimes like there is no continuity anymore. In my last blog post I referred to BAD and AAD, before Andrew died and after Andrew died, as a measure of time. Before, life was a whirlwind. I...
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Our concept of time changes throughout our life. When we are children, the summers are endless and a 30 minute drive felt as if it would last forever. One of Andrew’s famous lines was, “This is taking for a long time!”, even if it was a short trip. As we get older, time seems to fly; the days are lo...
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Never in a million years would I have envisioned myself as a public speaker, advocate or writer and yet somehow, it is all coming to me fairly easily. The intention of this blog and website is to compile the information that I amass, with the advocacy work that I do, and to continue my awareness ...
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