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The Loss Art offers a unique, creative approach to expressing and moving through your grief.

12/20/2025

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me merriment with 7 friends who are like family.

Many of us met for the first time at Western University. Twenty plus years later, this group of friends gather throughout the year to celebrate and support each other.

This year, we had lunch and visited a Merry Market to ring in the season. No one had to cook. We didn’t get dressed up. We left when we wanted to. It was a no-stress, fun break for a group of women who care about ourselves and each other.

Workplaces create much more than opportunities to earn a salary and contribute to the organization's growth. I'm as grateful for the friendships I made throughout my career as I am for the financial and experiential rewards.

12/19/2025

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love (that's me!) gave to me six hours of sharing my time and abilities.

The gifts of time and talent are always needed at organizations that seek to fill the needs of our community. At this time of year, volunteering brings joy and love to you and to your chosen recipients. When I worked at Canada Life, our team spent a day each year packaging donations for the Christmas Hamper Program. This year, I decorated smile cookies at Tim Horton’s and put together a shoebox of essentials and little luxuries for community volunteers who distribute them to women living a shelter.

12/18/2025

On the fifth day of Christmas, yours truly gave to me 5 minutes to be present with me.

I read about the following technique in What’s Important Now (https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/865225-what-s-important-now-shedding-the-past-so-you-can-live-in-the-present) by John Kuypers. I don’t always feel confident and the expectations at this time of year can make me wonder if I’m doing – and being – enough. This brief practice made me feel ready to seize the present moment with gusto and confidence.

Want to try? Here are Kuypers’ instructions: “Take a moment to search your memory for those moments when you really loved who you were. Whether it was a day ago or a lifetime ago, allow the details to come into focus on the screen of your mind. Remember how good you felt about how you were everything you wanted to be. The next step is to learn how to extract those secrets without trying to reproduce the situation itself. That time is over, yet the person who soared to great heights is still alive and well within you.”

12/17/2025

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a budget to give to four charities.

Even $10 can help a charity or non-profit organization you care about deliver goods and services where they’re needed most. And you get gifts in return, like the joy of knowing you’re helping others, living your values and not adding to materialistic clutter. (Everyone I know is purging!)

In celebration of the holidays, you could share your philanthropy by making gifts in honour of friends and family. Canada Helps (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/) offers many charitable gift ideas that make a difference. I love the idea of giving a charitable gift card so the recipient can choose the organization they want to support.

12/16/2025

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me three uninterrupted hours to relax and read.

There are some rules with this one – no work reports, no emails and no online scrolling. Read a book or article to fill your heart, stimulate your creativity, escape from the day’s To Do list – whatever you need right now. And if 3 hours is too much, give yourself at least 30 minutes.

12/15/2025

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 2 friends at a spa with high tea.

My first visit to Terra Nova Nordic Spa in Woodstock with “my favourite Jens” was a relaxing, soul-feeding break from the stresses of life and the holidays. Then we experienced another first together – high tea in bathrobes! If getting to a spa isn’t possible right now, try treating yourself to a hot bath, followed by a quick trip outside and then a cup of tea and a favourite treat. Give yourself the gift of self care.

12/14/2025

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave me to me a parrot upon my knee!

Caring for a pet is a gift we give ourselves and our companion animals. If you have a nonhuman family member, enjoy some down time doing what you both love. For my parrot Rachel and me, it’s reading, watching TV or listening to music while I scratch her head until she drifts off to sleep. Click on the video for a few seconds of parrot cuteness!

Love animals, but don’t have a pet? Visit friends with animals. Volunteer at a shelter. Or go to a park and enjoy the antics of dogs at play. According to PAWS Canada (https://pawscanada.ca/benefits-of-pets/), companion animals provide invaluable, life-changing benefits to their caregivers.

If you’re considering adopting an animal, it’s best not to bring one into a busy home over the holidays. Wait until you can give your new family member a quieter environment and lots of attention.

If you’re grieving the loss of a beloved pet, you have my deepest condolences and hopes that you have loving support around you.

12/13/2025

Traditionally, the 12 days of Christmas begin on Dec. 25. For me, it’s the days leading up to the big day when I’m in the greatest need of love and encouragement.

In this video, I tell you about how I’m showing myself some love in the coming days. I hope you’ll feel inspired!
In the meantime, take this simple quiz (https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=do-you-love-yourself) to find out how much you love yourself.

12/10/2025

Every day my heart, albeit broken, swells with love when I think about my little sister and favourite human, Laurie. She changed the world for everyone who knew her. If her life on earth wasn’t cut short so soon, I know she would have touched and improved the world for many others too. I also know she’s on our side from wherever she may roam today.

Laurie, you are forever in my heart, my soul, my family and my memories. ❤️

12/02/2025

Let your kindness be the spark that lights someone else’s path.

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