From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Reflection seems to be the buzz word …

by Karel on September 27, 2010 · 104 comments

Reflection seems to be the buzz word for this month’s entries for the blog. I watched a move called Hachi – a Dog’s Tale staring Richard Gere and wondered at the concept of loyalty. If a dog can have such absolute faith and commitment to its owner for years, even after the owner’s death, why [...]

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The film involved me so passionately…

by Karel on September 20, 2010 · 103 comments

I watched the movie “The Stoning of Sonya M.” and I wasn’t prepared for my reaction to the film. I’m not sure what I expected, but the film involved me so passionately, that I didn’t know what to do with my feelings. Anger, flinching when the first stone was tossed, horror in watching children having [...]

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Celebrating Menopause?

by Karel on September 13, 2010 · 15 comments

How many of you feel that Menopause is kicking you in the rear? We should be celebrating the fact that we are entering a new phase of our lives —we’ve either gone through or are fast approaching our “change,” that very interesting euphemism for menopause. Now our body is conducting its own revolution and reminding [...]

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Reflections upon your life…

by Karel on September 6, 2010

If you were to stop right now and reflect upon your life, what lessons come to mind? As you continue to struggle to figure out what your contribution will be to your corner of the world, do you tend to get lost in the details of day-to-day survival, feeling like you’re stuck in a maze [...]

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When my son was in third grade, he asked that I participate in a Parent’s Career Day. During my 15 minute segment, I was to explain to his classmates what I did for a living. When I took my place in front of the room, introduced as Ben’s mom who works in a downtown insurance [...]

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