Sunday Scribblings #105 – Adventure
Do you remember reading choose-your-own-adventure novels? What a pleasure to be able to exercise that kind of control, to tailor my experience. I guess those novels served as an early literary lesson in how to customize and care for my own life path. Options, all I need are options…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #104 – Shame
I could talk about the concept of shame for hours. But I feel like I’ve already said what I need to say, so I’ll keep it short. Shame is almost instinctual. For instance, when recently traveling in Hungary, I explained to my Hungarian friend’s husband, Gabor, that we Canadians continually apologize. Even when a situation…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #103 – Junk
I have this interesting relationship with the word “junk”. I can hear myself saying it with emphasis: “JJJUNK“. This way of saying it involves using seriously pursed lips for the /j/ sound, a clipped /k/ and an overall kind of harsh-slash-angry pronunciation of the whole word. Is it a suprise that my twin sister Kim…
Read MoreOvercoming Mental Illness & Anorexia
Thanks to my dear friend Cindy Ashton for having me on her Monster-Kissing Secrets internet radio show. It’s because of dear souls like Cindy that I can passionately tell my tale while sharing insights about crawling out of seemingly bottomless pits. Best part of the whole story is the part about how Nia was (and still…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #102 – Tattoos
I have a couple of tattoos and a few piercings. I like them for the individual I feel they make me. Yet I giggle inside about the fact that one day I’m sure to be in a long term care facility and that I’ll be sagging all over the place with this unique body art…
Read MoreNia @ the Veggie Food Fair
~ It’s not too late to join in~ TOMORROW Nia is on-stage at the Veggie Food Fair(Sunday Sept 13 12:30-1:30pm) I have been working on getting Nia to be part of the Fair for 2 years and so I’m thrilled to have been offered a spot to showcase the JOY OF MOVEMENT…
Read MoreJulie Devaney – My Leaky Body
I have a friend named Julie Devaney. Julie talks to people about her body, which literally leaks. Really. Julie shares her experiences dealing with her leaky body to help her audiences gain insight into experience of illness and the impact of sometimes not-so-positive encounters with our health care system. My Leaky Body is a theatrical…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #101 – Key
Keeping true to self Practicing compassion and gratitude. That’s the key.
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #100 – Poetry
CELEBRATION ALERT!!! CELEBRATION ALERT!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* This is the 100th post I’ve made to Sunday Scribblings. I have Jamie Ridler to thank for introducing me to this wonderful blogging community! I‘m honouring her by inviting her to a *FREE* Nia class with me (Learn more about Jamie ~ a professional creative self-development coach and…
Read MoreWhat I like about Nia – By Sandi Jones
Recently, one of my newer Nia students, Sandi, sent me the piece below. It seemed that Sandi had been reflecting on her developing relationship with Nia and wanted to share her thoughts with me. I was so appreciative of Sandi’s willingness to share her experiences that I asked if I could share them with all…
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