“Learning involves patience and time.” www.fnesc.ca When was the last time you looked at the clock in your workday. What surfaced in your nervous system? What was your initial response to the hands or numbers on the clock? Was it “UGH, I’m behind” or “I’m never going to get caught up”? Not having enough time is something I hear from people who work in both healthcare and educational settings. It is like a necessary, but missing ingredient to a beloved family recipe. Yet p

This metaphor was supplied by my colleague Kayla Lakusta for those times when group work gets a little unclear, or bumpy or challenging. Kayla gave me permission to run with it so here we go! Maria Funes in “Laughing Matters” says, that “creative people are the ones who are okay hanging out in the fog!” (or the mud). My intention is to limit the metaphors but also to describe those situations that groups experience where the way is not clear, easy or comfortable. Some people

There is an old expression, "curiosity killed the cat,” which might be interpreted as a caution against delving too deeply into what is better left alone, lest uncomfortable truths arise. My own relationship with curiosity is a bit more nuanced. There are times, as a listener, I intentionally set aside my own curiosity so as to maintain a focus on others and trust that they have the relevant details to manage their own situations. On the other hand, I have also been part of

The Blue Jays lost last night. I actually didn’t think that would happen. I was so convinced they would be the top team. They’d come back before time and time again and in my mind, this game was no different. For those of you who know me, you know how much baseball fills our day-to-day life. We spend our summer on the diamond cheering our son and have been doing that for 2/3 of our kids for the past 15 years. I have arrived at a conclusion, based on what I have observed from