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Weather: What is a Chinook and How Does it Help us Psychologically?

Posted in Psychology, Seasons, Travel, tagged , , , on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When people from warm countries hear me mention that I live in Canada, I am usually confronted about questions regarding winter and freezing temperatures. It seems that those who have not been to my country assume that all of Canada experiences the weather that is often portrayed in movies for being extreme conditions that greatly [...]

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Weather – Are We Victims or Creators of Change?

Posted in Seasons, World, tagged , , , on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

When I was a little girl, growing up on the prairies in Canada, I remember the extremity of the weather. In minutes, fingers and noses would freeze and skin would turn from red to white quickly. Snowbanks were deep and snow fell frequently during the winter months. I remember watching plows work feverishly to clean [...]

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It’s Spring!

Posted in Seasons, tagged , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Take a deep breath!  What you are inhaling is the beginning of a new season.You are also invited to visit lindahancockspeaks.com to receive a complimentary copy of “10 Steps to Making Your Life an Adventure”.
 There is a fresh smell in the air that we recognize from previous years.  Our taste buds are teased by fumes [...]

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Christmas Expectations!

Posted in Family, Holidays, Inspiration, Peace, Relationship, Seasons, Self-care, World, tagged , , , on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A few years ago, I travelled to Vancouver to take some voice lessons from Juno nominee, Kate Hammett-Vaughan.  The first evening we didn’t sign a note.  Instead we sat in her livingroom and drank tea while we talked.
 
I had a journal with me and wrote down every word that this woman said. 

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An Old-Fashioned Christmas!

Posted in Holidays, Peace, Seasons, tagged , , , on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Christmas in Indian Head was always a joyous and giving time that we greatly anticipated as children 
 
We didn’t start the season in November like we do now, but made a point of putting up the artificial tree before the round of staff parties began.  Dad would invite his Credit Union co-workers over for a [...]

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The Psychology of Winter

Posted in Seasons, tagged , , , on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s winter!  That cold and snowy time of year when people change their lifestyle to suit the environment and wonder about times past and future.
 
We welcome the sight of pure white snow piled in amazing configurations over ground and trees.  Jack Frost paints his masterpieces on windowpanes for our delight.  We watch children with red [...]

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The Psychology of Summer

Posted in Seasons, tagged , on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Psychology focuses on a person’s thinking, feeling and behaviours and there is no doubt that the summer season affects all three.
 
“Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are upon us again and very few individuals seem to be complaining.  Out come the golf clubs, bathing suits and convertibles.  It’s time for sandals, boating and maybe [...]

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