Brrr. Calgary has had its first snowfall of the season. Not a lot of snow can fall in an hour but with a high wind, it looked ugly. And the roads got slippery fairly quickly. For those of you who are wondering, no I don’t live in an igloo. Yes my car has an electric …
Category: Louise Behiel
How to ‘Know the Difference’ in the Serenity Prayer
This prayer, which has been around for almost seven decades, is said at virtually every 12 step meeting and used by countless millions as a foundation for living life…myself included. But the hard part is the last stanza, “the wisdom to know the difference”. How do you know the difference between what you can and …
Man’s Best Friend and Best Friends Animal Society
I have always loved dogs. I had a ‘Lassie-like’ collie when I was a little girl. My parents bred chihuahuas. My husband and I had mutts and purebreds; big and small. Eventually we ended up with four toy poodles. They all lived to old age and have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Like most of the …
Do You Have a Dream?
As part of my dedication to lifelong learning and because I am a writing class junkie I took 3 classes in September of 2011. All of them were excellent but one, Conceive, Believe, Achieve: Goal-Setting as a Proven Path From Abstract Wish To Concrete Plan was life changing for me. Developed and taught by Amy …
Welcome to Your Life
My First Blog! Recently I’ve been drawn to blogs. I follow some diligently and some more sporadically. It’s all part of moving into this century and its technology. It’s about Facebook, Twitter and Google+. But really, it’s about finding ways to connect with people. I’d like to share my journey with you. Hopefully some of …