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commenting is writing, too

once a while i like to share with you which blogs i’m reading and commenting on. sometimes it seems i spend way more time writing comments on others’ blogs than writing my own posts. so here you have a little taste of my blogospheric meanderings in the last few days: i can’t believe i overlooked… Continue reading commenting is writing, too

two views of depression

the other day, marc challenged me with this idea: can depression, or any other challenge such as alcoholism or bipolar disorder, be an entity of its own, with its own agenda and will to survive? i’ve been familiar with this concept for quite a while but it’s never really grabbed me. that’s why i’m grateful… Continue reading two views of depression

chaos and creativity

jeremy and i are having a cross-blog conversation about creativity. it all started with an article by jeremy that investigated the difficulty with explaining much of the creative process. my thoughts were that important aspects of creativity happen in “murky” places of the mind because it may just be in this very obscurity that new… Continue reading chaos and creativity

carnival of eating disorders #14 – part 2

this is part 2 of the 14th carnival of eating disorders. part 1 contained posts about anorexia, bulima and general eating disorder topics. part 2 features articles on obesity and overeating and also has a list of further posts that were submitted to this carnival. GNIF brain blogger discusses two new research studies on the… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #14 – part 2

international women’s day: misbehaving women

it’s international women’s day week and this is my blog from the misbehaving women event, a fundraiser for the avalon women’s centre, organized by zoey ryan. 5:50 i’m sitting here at the heritage hall with glenda watson-hyatt and her husband darrell. unfortunately, they cannot partake of the wonderful spread here because they’ve been assaulted by… Continue reading international women’s day: misbehaving women

dr. joe capista on: concepts of god

okay, this is the third and last instalment of my review of dr. joe capista’s book what can a dentist teach you about business, life and success?. we’re looking at dr. capista’s reflections on spirituality. so far, we’ve learned about being committed to going on retreats, and studying sacred text together with others. today, ideas… Continue reading dr. joe capista on: concepts of god

dr. capista on: studying sacred text, together

this is day 2 of my participation in the virtual book tour of dr. joe capista’s book what can a dentist teach you about business, life and success? i’m interested in what dr. capista has to say about spirituality. yesterday we looked at his experience with retreats. today he talks about his experience with a… Continue reading dr. capista on: studying sacred text, together

dr. joe capista on: going to retreats

once again i’m involved in a virtual book tour, this time for dr. joe capista’s book, what can a dentist teach you about business, life and success? for the next three days, i will discuss sections in this book where he talks about his experience with spirituality. if you want to learn more about dr.… Continue reading dr. joe capista on: going to retreats