Today has been all about thinking about gagging. I do have a strong gag reflex. I remember how …
peronsal truth
Resigning
Yesterday, I handed in my letter of resignation from my position as a church choir director. I had …
My Personal Manifesto — revised
I used to ask my students to write their personal credo — what they believed about how to live a …
Growing Up Female
Neil Sedaka sang that “Growing up is hard to do.” In our society governed by expectations and rules …
Enough
Lately the word ‘enough’ has been in my consciousness. Sometimes on the periphery and sometimes …
‘Fixing Me’
A friend of mine once told me that I have taken more self-help courses and programmes than anyone …
SIX LITTLE WORDS
Six Little Words As I was driving to church on Father’s Day, 2011, I heard a discussion on CBC of a …
A comment on the case of teacher Lynden Dorval
On June 1, 2012, ‘As It Happens’ on CBC Radio One reported on the case of Lynden Dorval, a teacher …