A man has a goat, a wolf and a head of cabbage. He comes to a river and must bring these three things across to the other side. The boat can only take the man plus either the goat, wolf, or cabbage. He can make as many trips as he needs to. There is another problem....
Today Sir Terry Pratchett died, surrounded by his family. Terry Pratchett was famous for his Discworld series – writing more that 70 books, translated into 37 languages over a career spanning 44 years. His books were amazing stories and if you haven’t ever...
By James Bender and Jill Stouffer Did you know that your brain weighs in at about 2-4 pounds? Did you know that 25% of everything you eat goes to your brain? As a matter of fact, each heart beat sends 25% of your blood to the brain. That tells us how important the...
I just attended the amazing International Council on Active Aging conference in Orlando, Florida. Honestly, anything that gets you out of Canada in November when the freezing icy weather hits and into the warm sunshine is good – but to top it off with a great...
Last Friday night I had the great pleasure of taking popular speaker and best-selling author Shaunti Feldhahn out for dinner. She was in town to talk about “Highly Happy Marriages” and since my work is in the caregiving space our conversation naturally...
In Flander’s fields the poppies blow… It is my custom (as many others do) during the month of November to wear a red poppy all month long. It is a small reminder for me of all the men and women who have sacrificed themselves for those bigger ideals of...
As a caregiver you are often stretched for time, sandwiched between caring for your parents and your own children. Taking time to re-connect with your children is so important. They will be feeling the stress of the changing relationship with their grandma or grandpa...
“It was a privilege to care for her.” When I repeated my father’s words to a friend of mine her response was – ‘Wow – you sure don’t hear that very much anymore. I’m really glad to hear someone say that’. That...
In this podcast Norm Vinson, PhD and myself discuss when is it not okay to say okay at the end of a sentence. After listening to his podcast I guarantee you’ll notice how often you use “okay” and will start to change the way you phrase what you...
We don’t only live in ourselves; we also live in those we love and in those who love us. We live in our relationships with each other – with those to whom we are present…and I don’t mean just present in a physical sense but also in an emotional...
