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Category Archives: reflections
‘Gay’ as I’ve known it…
I must have been 14, when my friend June informed me that there were boys who preferred boys instead of girls. “They’re called ‘queer’”, she said. I still remember some of my mixed reactions: weird; interesting; and concern that this … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, causes, consciousness, education, friendship, gay, history, homosexuality, ignorance, Inclusion, love, modern life, personal growth, Reflection, reflections, values
Tagged community, consciousness, gay, gay radar, homosexuality, inclusion, love, personal growth
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Personal power: Food, etc.
Back in 2006, I mused as follows: “Just when I think I’m in charge of my life, I discover myself eating that extra two hundred calories, or not bothering to get any exercise. Just when I think I’m feeling … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, consciousness, diet, Feelings, food, personal growth, personal power, Power, psychology, reflections
Tagged choices, consciousness, feelings, food, personal growth, power
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Swing dancing 101*
On a recent Saturday night as I watched a crowd of mainly young adults dancing Swing to the strains of the Toronto Jazz Orchestra, I felt a surge of hope for the future. A regular Saturday night event, this dance … Continue reading
Posted in dancing, imperfection, Inclusion, reflections
Tagged choices, dancing, inclusion, political philosophy, reflections, social commentary, values
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Lost friends #1
There’s a ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’ saying I like: “We grow too soon old, and too late smart”. And of course we never stop hearing “Hindsight is 20/20”. We’re all familiar with the idea that we can’t seem to gather up any … Continue reading
Posted in communication, fear, friendship, judgment, parenting, personal growth, psychology, reflections
Tagged communication, feelings, friends, openness, personal growth
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Attack of stigma…
I have asked what changes we might be willing to make, as neighbours, as friends, as relatives, as a society, that would contribute to eliminating stigma*. I didn’t ask the question because I had an answer, but because I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in community, compassion, consciousness, Feelings, ignorance, psychology, reflections
Tagged communication, community, consciousness, personal growth, psychology, relationships
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Lost potential…
“R” and I sat glued to our conversation, astonished and excited that, by some amazing coincidence, we both had a passionate interest in what we were talking about: how mental distress tends to be handled by the psychiatric or medical … Continue reading
Posted in causes, compassion, consciousness, education, ignorance, Inclusion, personal growth, Poetry, psychology, reflections, schizophrenia, suicide
Tagged community, consciousness, ignorance, inclusion, reflections, schizophrenia, social commentary, suicide, values
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My own ‘story of stuff’
I think it must have been in my twenties that I first became aware of the-problem-of-stuff; probably listening to conversations about “Silent Spring” – Rachel Carson’s consciousness-raising book that sounded the alarm possibly for the first time. I remember in … Continue reading
I do love the morning…
I do love the morning. I’ve always assumed there is just something intrinsically beautiful about mornings, but today as I strolled along in the cool shadows of late dawn, it struck me that there is also something different about me at … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Feelings, Poetry, Reflection, reflections
Tagged consciousness, feelings, morning, reflections
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Imperfection welcome
I am wearing a simple ring that I made possibly 25 years ago. For decades it lay in the dark, unworn, because it was a failed, imperfect piece. It was hidden, in the same way I hid occasional creations – … Continue reading
Thinking and Dreaming 
Hearing….
The point of acknowledging a ‘disability’, in my opinion, is to raise an alert, for a need for consideration and accommodation. So just as someone in a wheelchair needs a ramp in order to participate in certain events so does … Continue reading →