I Believe in the Magic of Love, Do YOU? Our enthusiasm to celebrate ‘love’ with Valentine’s Day on February 14th recently had me thinking a lot about ‘love’. As I daydreamed away, my mind went off on many tangents and I thought I’d share some with you. So, Happy Valentine’s and I’m sharing the love… […]
Rule of Thumb Eating
Nutrition 101 – I have a rule of thumb when it comes to what I eat. I pick up the package, find the list of ingredients and place my thumb over that list. If my thumb doesn’t cover the ingredient list, then I don’t eat it! I’m not a fanatic about food. I have been, […]
National Pursuit of Happiness Week
Okay Lovely, you’ve made it to Day Four of the National Pursuit of Happiness Week Challenges! Give yourself a pat on the back and let’s play some more… This one is important for our health, well-being and general all round Happiness. As an Anxiety specialist, I’ve seen anxiety alleviated with this one simple change in […]
A Plea for Compassion
I ask you to remember the words of Mahatma Ghandi, ‘The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated‘. Thousands of healthy, innocent, blameless dogs that have been classified as pit bulls are facing homelessness or death because of Ontario’s ban on pit bulls. ‘Pit […]
Healing Power of Love
As I watched my puppy playing in the snow this morning my mind drifted back to when we got him. And the healing power of love. Eddy is an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier, aka a ‘pitbull’. He’s a beautiful brown brindle, with tuxedo markings and he weighs about 75lbs, runs as fast as a train […]