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Welcome! 10 Tips to Help You Not Feel Like a Lonely Outsider
In ten days, I will be attending, presenting and blue-pencilling at the Creative Ink Festival in Burnaby, BC. (*Update: This year the festival is May 6-8) And while I know that any event created and hosted by Social Ninja Extraordinaire … Continue reading
The Red Rabbit
Your pulse is at Mach 1. You can barely see straight. Your muscles tense. Everything else in the world has disappeared, you are hyper-focused. Any moment now, you will erupt. No, I’m not talking about sex. I’m talking about anger. … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, conflict avoidance, how to manage anger, why is anger so powerful
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Eat the Damn Cookie!
I’m coming out of a slump. It’s been over three months of slump this time around—waking up every day feeling a shade of blue that darkens as the day progresses. The outside world rarely knows I’m slumping because a) I’m … Continue reading
When Did We All Become Children?
Several years ago I watched a fascinating documentary on cat behaviour. One of the theories put forth in the film was that by feeding and sheltering cats from an early age, humans unintentionally keep them at a juvenile stage of … Continue reading
A Farewell to Stoicism
Those of you who know me will have noticed a series of Facebook posts this week concerning my sister Kelly. Among those posts were shameless requests for ehugs and pleasant distractions to lift her spirits. I’m certain at least a … Continue reading
Inkless: Why I’ll Never Get A Tattoo
Not long ago I posted on Facebook asserting that it is my goal to be the last non-tattooed person on the planet. The statement was supposed to be a joke and I think most people got that, except maybe my … Continue reading
Difficult
Lately my thoughts keep drifting back to Difficult People. We all know them, that friend, or co-worker, or family member you love BUT… Yeah. Difficult. Difficult People, DP’s, come in all shapes and sizes, and while the details of their … Continue reading
Here’s Why *I* Go To The Gym
Every now and then I come across something that triggers insta-rage. Today it was this link, exhorting that women go to the gym because they want to have bodies like the ones shown in the photos (and that men go … Continue reading
The Thing I Didn’t Want To Talk About
I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled “real” work because…hell, because I’m so angry and frustrated I could punch a baby sea otter in the mouth. Every time I’ve thought about posting a Coconut Chronicle on this subject I have wimped out, … Continue reading
Words I Know By Heart
The eagle has landed! Prez and I have touched down in Ucluelet for another summer of fishing, fishing, fishing, fishing…and writing. Between Nelson and the edge of the earth, however, we were lucky to spend time with friends and family … Continue reading
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