“Forgiving someone doesn’t mean that their behavior was ’OK.’ What it does mean is that we’re ready to move on. To release the heavy weight. To shape our own life, on our terms, without any unnecessary burdens. Forgiveness is pure freedom’and forgiveness is a choice.” ~Dr. Suzanne Gelb It happened, again. I was sitting opposite
Month: November 2020
The pandemic has been hard for many families, and millions are out of work and struggling to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. One California-based family was in dire straits. They were down to their last $12, and didn’t know where to turn or what would happen next. But now,
Every aspect of society and life has been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic, including writers who are making the most of it by spending more time with their creative muse- no physical distancing needed. For Reem Fayyad, a Moncton-based poet and full-time working mom, the pandemic has given her the gift of time. “The lockdown
When it feels like life is pulling you in a dozen different directions, the way you get focused is by realizing that you simply cannot care about everything. You were not built to carry the weight of the entire world on your shoulders, even when that world is simply within your own four walls. There
It was around Thanksgiving in 1969 when 17-year-old Mary Beth DeSanto got pregnant and made the gut-wrenching decision to give up her baby for adoption. It was an extremely difficult choice, one she made to be able to give the baby a better life, and she thought about her daughter all the time. Fifty years
Shopping for the holidays this year will be different but many Black Friday deals are in full swing. Money expert Barry Choi recently joined The Morning Show to narrow down this year’s best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and the importance of supporting local businesses. For the electronic junkie, Choi said Best Buy has
Though we may admit this only to a trusted few, or perhaps just to ourselves, deep down, we tend to be rather hopeful that we will eventually live happily-ever-after ’ and these fairy-tale endings look different to everyone. For myself, I always pictured finding work that supported both my passion for contributing meaningfully to the
The root cause of suffering for many of us is believing that there’s something’s wrong with us. Psychiatrists’ and therapists’ offices are filled with people who are carrying this false belief, most often stemming from traumatic or painful childhood experiences, or even people telling us this directly. Sometimes we inferred this idea because we were
Shania Twain’s love story with Swiss businessman Frédéric Thiébaud stems from the unlikeliest of places. The couple has been happily married since 2011, but it was heartbreak that first brought them together. As the Grammy-winning singer has said, theirs is a “beautifully twisted” relationship ’ and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Here’s what
It’s back to school for Saved By the Bell. The iconic series, a big TV show in the ’90s for kids and teens alike, has been rebooted in 2020 with an entirely different feeling. Zack Morris (Mark‑Paul Gosselaar), now governor of California, gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, so he
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