In case you missed it, and since it’s been buried under the news of Danielle Smith’s election you probably have, there will be seven new members sitting on the AU board of governors, including two new positions bringing the board total up to 19, and further reducing the power of students, staff, and faculty to… Read more »
According to Oxford online, love bombs are lavish affection meant to manipulate or influence others. Yet, a woman wrote to The Marriage Foundation, complaining that her husband was love bombing her. In response, Paul Friedman of The Marriage Foundation, where I’ve been taking lessons, said, “Why not just enjoy it? That’s how a Marriage should… Read more »
The next time you go somewhere, pay attention how people react when they hear someone cough. A cough is almost guaranteed to turn heads and push people away. The only thing worse than hearing someone cough is crossing paths with a person that decides to open mouth cough directly in front of you. Well, at… Read more »
With and Without Instant Pot It’s finally the time of the year where we start making pumpkin and squash style soups. For Thanksgiving this year, I made the perfect butternut squash soup that delighted guests. They are simple to make, healthy and taste delicious. The customizabilty of this soup is also perfect for guests who… Read more »
Turn off the news and build a garden, Just my neighbourhood and me. We might feel a bit less hardened, We might feel a bit more free. If you don’t recognize those lyrics, they’re from a 2019 song by Lukas Nelson (yes, Willie Nelson’s son), titled “Turn Off the News (Build A Garden)”. The song… Read more »
Listening sincerely to what people say enables deep connections. Sincere listening means prioritizing the speakers’ words over anything else in the universe. It’s demonstrating profound reverence for what they say, lapping up every detail like the next page of a fascinating book. I heard near-death experience stories where a temporarily deceased person enters a heaven-like… Read more »
Welcome back! I hope you were able to find some interesting things to do while we were gone for a week, maybe you got just that little bit of extra course work done, or you realized how much of a routine you’ve fallen into and vowed to stretch out of it. Either way, we’re back… Read more »
I am becoming a certified relationship coach through The Marriage Foundation. Just yesterday, I was re-listening to their course on dating. It’s very unconventional as it’s spiritual—which is why it works, in my view. In the video lesson was instructor Paul Friedman, a Jewish man inspired by how some people in concentration camps could be… Read more »
One of the worst nightmares is having loads of assignments due, exams in the upcoming agenda, social and family obligations to meet, and not having a shred of motivation to do any of them. Burnout for students is real, and sometimes the anxiety and stress stays with us no matter how many hours of sleep… Read more »
