Insight-Clarity-Growth Blog- Labyrinth of Life November 5, 20194 min read Several months ago, about three weeks before my dad died, a friend and I walked a small stone labyrinth close to my home. I’d never walked a labyrinth before but thought I was familiar with the concept. … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Allowing January 12, 20194 min read I attended a meditation retreat last summer and heard the poem She Let Go by Safire Rose for the first time. This beautiful poem resonated so deeply with me that I printed it out and put it … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- I Said What? July 19, 20184 min read Today is my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday. Joyce passed away two years ago. I still miss her no-nonsense, real way of looking at life. We didn’t always see eye to eye but now that she is gone I … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Listen May 9, 20184 min read Sometimes innocuous things scare me. Poetry was one of those things. My fear dates back to high school when we had to read poems I didn’t understand, composed of elements I didn’t understand. Iambic pentameter comes to … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Pause July 30, 20173 min read If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything in several months. I’ve been trying to write posts but I haven’t been feeling inspired. So instead of forcing myself to decide whether … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Don’t Take it Personally April 30, 20173 min read How much time have you wasted worrying about why someone was seemingly curt or rude to you? Ruminating about what you might have said or done that offended them? If you are like me, probably too much! … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Authentic Communication April 1, 20173 min read I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty good communicator. I’m a good listener and usually fairly competent at getting my point across. However, after listening to an online talk by the late Dr. Marshall Rosenberg on … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Are You Holding Back? February 7, 20174 min read My daughter has been applying for summer camp counsellor jobs. She’s been a camp counsellor the last three summers, in addition to being a lifeguard and swim instructor during the school year. Pretty darn qualified! So why did … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Fearlessness December 31, 20164 min read Like most people, I have experienced profound, life-threatening fear over the years – meeting a grizzly bear on a walking trail at Lake Louise, spinning out on ice on Highway 401, a bomb threat on a commercial … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- The Blame Game November 30, 20163 min read My daughter recently caused an unfortunate incident at her work place. She is a lifeguard at a pool and without thinking she packed her glass water bottle when she went to work. The bottle fell off the … Continue reading →Lisa Ivaldi
- Labyrinth of Life November 5, 2019
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Fear of Life
3 min read What’s the worst that could happen? Isn’t that what we’re supposed to ask ourselves when we’re afraid to make the speech, accept the job offer, or make the dreaded cold call? Sometimes it helps and we realize … Continue reading
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