okay, so here is what yesterday’s surprise was all about. you see, through twitter i found out about buy a friend a book week. since phylameana is one of my blogger friends and i know for certain she didn’t expect me to buy her a book, i figured i’d make her my “target”. why was… Continue reading buy a friend a book
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book surprise
like surprises? well, phylameana lila désy, the intrepid mistress of the carnival of healing, just got one. would you like one, too? what surprise, you ask? errrrr … not gonna tell you. not just now. i will tell you it has something to do with books. so let’s talk about books and reading. did you… Continue reading book surprise
carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 2)
welcome to part 2 of the 7th carnival of eating disorders! i’m trying something new this round. i’ll discuss the articles in a little more detail and breaking them up over two days. yesterday we had the people from the fit shack, addiction recovery blog, phil for humanity and eating disorders talk discuss the topic… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 2)
carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 1)
welcome to the 7th carnival of eating disorders! this round, i’m trying something new. i’ll discuss the articles in a little more detail and break them up over two days. let me know how you like that! today we’ll talk about the topic of addictions and habits (or lack of them). corn products at the… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #7 (part 1)
6 steps to chasing away the naysaying gremlin
surinder: “hey, wanna come to the beach tonight?” petra: “oh, i don’t know if i can make it to the beach. the weather probably won’t hold.” steve: “sure, i’ll come!” brian: “yeah, i’ll show up. if it rains, we can always leave early.” dorothy: “no, i’m sorry i can’t make it. i’m busy working on… Continue reading 6 steps to chasing away the naysaying gremlin
about birds and books
my friend aaron zacharias – not aaron the walker but aaron the painter – shares this beautiful story: thursday, one of my clients, on a whim wanted us to go downtown and visit the library. then he asked if we could look around in a couple of antiquarian bookstores on pender. in one of these… Continue reading about birds and books
rant: anglican qualifiers
“may i ask what age group you fall into? ok, thanks. do you work for a marketing company? no? good. and your household income? thank you. last question, what postal code do you live in? oh, V5W? i’m sorry, we already have the quota for people with your profile filled.” i’m sure you’ve all heard… Continue reading rant: anglican qualifiers
treating alcohol addiction
according to medicine.net, there is more and more agreement that alcohol abuse occurs on a continuum. it needs to be treated accordingly; traditional methods of helping alcoholics work for less than half of them. project MATCH, a project involving over 80 therapists, is now looking at ways to match patient preferences with different kinds of… Continue reading treating alcohol addiction
monday bullets
hot coffee girl, a blogger i met through damien riley, introduced me to the idea of “blogging bullet points” – short little tidbits to blog about. so here are some random things that have been rattling around here these last few days: reading the marlowe chronicles righ now. an aging actor (ham?) is facing death… Continue reading monday bullets
six good acts
“don’t chew your moustache (or anyone else’s)” that’s part of what robert c. carson call’s the “pleasant person’s act”. in my last post i mentioned his book, taming your gremlin and you may remember how he talked about the discomfort, even pain, that can come from following your self-concept rather than just being yourself. in… Continue reading six good acts