Things happen. For writer Sarah Leavitt‘s mother, Alzheimer’s disease happened. The disease transformed her mother, and her family, forever. Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, my mother and me, is Sarah’s account of that journey. I loved Tangles. The author writes both prose and comics, and she uses both to advantage in putting forward a compelling […]
Resolution Road
April 12, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Last week I did a presentation for my local Chamber of Commerce. The topic was dispute resolution for small business. You can see it here, on SlideShare. In preparation for the presentation, I was looking to create a simple diagram that conveyed my approach to thinking about, and dealing with conflict, and that I […]
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life: Video Book Review
January 23, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Compassion is an attitude. It’s principled and consistent concern for another. It’s about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, feeling their pain, as though it where your own, and entering generously into their point of view. It’s not about pity or feeling sorry for someone else. To be compassionate is to live the golden rule; […]
The Storytelling Class: Canadian documentary impresses Movie Monday crowd
January 14, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Last Monday, I attended Movie Monday here in Victoria, a regular cinematic experience, held every Monday night at the Eric Martin Theatre in Victoria. The film was The Storytelling Class. I was impressed, on all accounts. About Movie Monday Movie Monday Victoria is the inspiration of Bruce Saunders (pictured left). While in the psychiatric ward […]
13 Laws to help you navigate a digital world
January 10, 2011 by · 2 Comments
There are laws and then there are laws. Some laws have a governing authority to enforce them. Other laws, not in the books, are up to the individual to enforce. Those are the laws I’m talking about here. They’ve risen out of shared experience, observations, trends. They are very much a snapshot of what is […]
