Category: Gaining Freedom

Let’s talk about grief. Grief covers such a vast range of experiences and emotions. I have been very fortunate in my life to have not experienced many times of grieving. Two experiences stand out, the death of my grandpa and my daughters life changing diagnosis. Recently I experienced a different form of grief. It was grief over the place that our world and society have come to. Now, I realize that many people have already gone through a form of grieving in the last 7 months, while others are currently going through it. Then there are those, like me, who…

Do you feel as though opinions have become like money?  Just as gold is no longer required to back up paper notes we call dollars; facts are no longer required to back up opinions.  It’s like society is living on a ship without an anchor or a rudder, tossed by the waves and steered by the wind.  Meanwhile the captain has been thrown overboard because neither of his facts nor experience agree with the opinions of a small group of passengers on how to navigate a ship through the storm. Which is better?  Coca-Cola or Pepsi?  Work experience or Education? …

Have you heard of Nyctophobia, a severe fear of the dark?  A phobia that claims to be rooted in the brain’s disfigured perception of the unknown.  Treatment for such a condition includes counseling, deep breathing relaxation techniques, desensitization to the dark in small doses and medication for anxiety and depression. This phobia is researched and treated from a Reductionist Mindset that believes the brain is a hard-wired machine, unable to adapt and wears out with age.  This mindset is ultimately saying that you are at the mercy of your brain, an organ, without considering your experience.  Approaching mental struggles in…

When the night moves at a snail’s pace while your mind is running at quantum speed, counting sheep will not lull you to sleep.  Anxiety is a beast that sheep cannot keep up with.  Anxiety is rooted in fear.  Fear of the unknown and what is unknown is the future.  Fear that arises from headlines reporting on stories we have zero control or influence.  We don’t know what is going to happen in the next minute or the next day, week, month or year and we certainly cannot fix the problems of the world. What do we do when the…

It has been reported that Canadians spend the most time in front of a computer screen increasing the average to 4.2 hours per day, followed by 3.1 hours of watching TV, and 2.4 hours on social media.  If we were to assume the time spent on the computer was for work, we must be highly efficient or highly distracted.   Social Media is beneficial in keeping us connected to our friends and family, especially during this time of physical distancing.  Chances are we are not spending 2.4 hours per day connecting with our friends and family online Therefore, it is right…