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Mural near Maskihkîy Âcimowin / Medicine Stories, 118 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
June 21, 2017November 28, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Maskihkîy Âcimowin / Medicine Stories

National Aboriginal Day in Canada is today, June 21, 2017. These pictures were taken near my home in Edmonton and show an art installation including a Giving Tree and several murals.  The images and words are both sad and hopeful, grieving and rejoicing.  I came away with an unsettling mixture of emotions, which is as […]

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July 18, 2016July 17, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Finding My Laughing Place

I did something a little out of the ordinary this week. I went to see a hypnotherapist. Yes, really I did. It relates to an ongoing dilemma that I have. Ever since my youngest child began the transition from female to male, I have found it really difficult to get the pronoun right. I have been […]

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August 12, 2014October 31, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Not Suitable For Prime Time

As the world mourns the death of Robin Williams, my thoughts turned to the anguish that his family and friends must be experiencing. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote about five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) in her book On Death and Dying. This has been widely accepted as useful in helping people who […]

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