Confidence I want to start a discussion on confidence as a 21st-century skill. It’s been spinning in my mind for the past few weeks, ever since David Dvorkin posed it as a question to the panellists judging the My Brother’s Keeper project. My gut tells me this is an important conversation. My...
A Note From My Future Self New Year 2022. Don’t stress it. It’s just a day of the week. A box on a wall calendar (granted, the first one). There is no perfect way to enter this new year. Just the way that works for you. It will be a busy year,...
How do I tell a story that enrolls you in a journey to be taken together? A journey to save the water, and offer it as the same elixir for our children that we knew as kids? This poem, by spoken word artist Rudy Francisco has taken up significant real estate in my...
Care to share a few tips and tricks that make it easier for you to get through your day of physical distancing? Maybe someone can benefit from your intuitive or hard-won insight. Here are 3 tips & tricks that are working for me: Wear a different piece of jewelry each day -...
We took down our basketball net this week. "We don't remember a time without that net" the kids challenged as we enlisted their aid to take down the tall iron giant that has stood guard at the entry of our driveway for .. ever. They were right. The steady 'thud thud thud,...
Odds are you are going to be outside at some stage this week as it is a holiday week in North America with Canada Day being celebrated on July 1, and Independence Day on July 4. In a parade Watching fireworks Spending time with family and friends Cottage for the long...
This is my first Father's Day without my Dad. A time of deep loss, transition, and profound re-adjustment. Dad taught me my ABCs From my Dad, I learned my ABCs. First the normal ones - the building blocks of words. Then the ones that take you through life. Because the legacy that my...
"This gold medal," said Marnie McBean, holding up her first Gold Olympic medal, won at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics for Pairs Rowing "proved without a shadow of a doubt that my Mom was right:" Never be afraid to try [caption id="attachment_1322" align="aligncenter" width="300"] credit: Tweet from Nazerah Shaik https://t.co/8YSXkFyXEe[/caption] Why? Because Marnie did...
High-pressure Parent Am I one of them? 'The article that launched a thousand discussions.' What will it do in yours? We are investing more time and money in raising our our children than our parents did. Whose interest are we serving - theirs, or OURS? A regular follower of the Karena Arena sent...
All I want for Christmas is to share some special moments with my teenager. You too? Sometimes the hubbub of the Holiday season threatens to take over from the warmth and true spirit of the season. Gift-shopping, school concerts, holiday parties all vie for our time. Before you know it, we...