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A Reflection on Making Meaning |
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Written by traci osullivan
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
Continuing with the theme of Meaning Making I will mention another
famous author and therapist who wrote the important book Man’s Search
for Meaning. Victor Frankl was an amazing man who survived the Nazi
death camps. He chalked his survival up to holding on to what was
meaningful to him. His memories of loved ones, in spite of losing his
whole family, he made the decision to choose; even when no choice was
left. This gave him the strength to survive and create. He later
developed a type of therapy called logo therapy or therapy of meaning
from the Greek word logos.
We live in a time where there are many choices, sometimes too many! I
struggle over tooth paste options when I visit Canada….But really…
Some times too many choices are as bad as not enough. We can easily be
caught up in the game of keeping up with the status quo and forget to
consider what the important choices are in life. There is no set list!
However, each individual has their own answers. If you are not living
your own answers the outcome will be a life less well lived; may be
even a life lived in distraction or catering to expectations that are
long outgrown.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 March 2010 )
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Written by traci osullivan
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Given it is the beginning of a New Decade we should all allow ourselves some time for deeper reflection; time to think, not only of a resolution, but of what matters most in our lives.
A few people have asked what my New Years resolution would be and I guiltily admitted I had none. Some time over the past few years I stopped making resolutions because I seemed not to follow through with them; at least not for long.
On the more positive side I had begun a process of reflection shortly before or after the New Year. This included looking at the past years success and failures and planning ahead for hopes, dreams and goals. Some times it included meditation, others writing and sometimes collage. There are many ways to engage one’s inner creativity to inspire one for the future.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 12 February 2010 )
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Bravo Lions Bay for Showing your Olympic Spirit! |
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Written by Brigitta Shore
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
The weather could not have been better on February 4th for the Lions Bay Torch Relay. The sun brought people out early to line the streets while enjoying the mascots and stilters and getting ribbons and memorabilia to welcome the imminent torch arrival. It was so impressive to see our community dressed up, tattoo's on faces, flags and hockey sticks in hand and kids jumping up and down. It was a momentous occasion to see that Olympic Torch burning through our streets and with Mary Comber Miles as one of our torch bearers.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 12 February 2010 )
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Written by Alice Tickner
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 |
Alice Tickner and Sandra Kirkpatrick would like to extend our thank you to so many people who made the Torch Relay Potluck Dinner such a wonderful success! Thank you all for your great food and your patience with such long lineups and lack of seating space. Your enthusiasm was far beyond our expectations, but in the spirit of the event and the great people of the village, we thank you for making it a roaring success.
These events don’t happen by themselves and we would like to say a special thank you to Carmen Dickinson for the magical balloon display (both inside and out), Michael Tickner who was there for us every step of the way, and Lucky Traini for all her amazing support.
And thank you to all the following people who helped with the potluck, Vera and Ken McCullough, Assunta Detels, Tony Cox, John Dudley, Herb Johnston, Tony Clayton, Peter Anderson, Ken and Maureen Junck, Joanne Ronsley, Emilie Montgomery, Sarah Gregson, Ryan and Amanda Burke, Connor Trembley, Emma and Megan Allan, Susan Loutet, Ken Miskin, Trudi Luethy, Sally and Doug Pollock, Sabine Jones, Christina Halldorson, Sandy Rendiss, Brigitta Shore, Sharon Stevens, Nicole Friesen, Russ and Dorothy Meiklejohn, Art Traini and family. Enjoy the games!
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Make Your Windows PC Run Like New Again |
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Written by Karl Buhr
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
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Do you have a Windows desktop or laptop PC that was fast when it was new, but has since slowed to a crawl? Or one that is constantly popping up disk-full or error messages? The usual cause of these problems is hard disks that fill up as you install applications and add data, or inefficient use of your PC’s available horsepower. Before you replace that PC, try these fast and free cleanup and optimization steps. Perform the steps in order (any step can be skipped), and reboot when prompted. A caveat: there are as many cleanup routines as there are PC users. I’ve refined the steps outlined here over the years. They purposely don’t make major configuration changes or delete data, but are offered without warranty, for use at your own risk. If in doubt, consult a specialist before making any changes to your PC.
1. Optimize available memory settings. This step varies slightly between Windows versions and you may have to reach each function by a different route. In Vista, for example, right-click Computer (on the desktop or from File Explorer), select Properties, click Advanced System Settings and select the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings. Under Visual Effects, de-select all options except Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts. Under the Advanced, Virtual Memory tabs, click Change, select Custom Size and set both Initial Size and Maximum Size of the paging file to the Recommended Total Paging File Size (found at the bottom of the window). Select a single drive--other than c:\ if one is available--to hold the paging file. OK all the way out, confirming changes.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 January 2010 )
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