Tag Archives: perception

Now

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min read So still struggling at times. Before the pandemic I was finding my way through grief and mourning.  My father passed away last June, my last living aunt died in January, and my eldest sister passed on March … Continue reading →

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Don’t Take it Personally

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read How much time have you wasted worrying about why someone was seemingly curt or rude to you?  Ruminating about what you might have said or done that offended them?  If you are like me, probably too much! … Continue reading →

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Experience Your Life

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Lisa Ivaldi

2 min read We recently moved our 18 year old, adult, daughter into university in Toronto.  She is only 90 kilometers away but everything has changed.  We are no longer a cohesive three person unit.  We are now two separate … Continue reading →

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Fake It Until You Make It

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read My mother was never really heavy, but she was often dissatisfied with her weight and the way she looked.  When I had my own daughter I decided that I didn’t want to pass on that legacy.  Every … Continue reading →

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Change Your Reality

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I changed outfits three times before going to a recent networking dinner.  I was working on a project that had some glitches and didn’t get ready to go out until the last minute.  Not only didn’t I … Continue reading →

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Illusion

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I recently read an email from my sister-in-law where she mentioned her “baby food processor”.  When I jokingly wrote back that I wasn’t even going to ask why my babyless sister-in-law had a baby food processor, I found … Continue reading →

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Preconceptions

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read Preconceptions … we all have them, about everything – that guy looks mean, she looks smart, that course will be hard, that jacket will be expensive.  We form a judgement “in advance of adequate knowledge or experience” – the … Continue reading →

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Compassion

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min readLately I’ve been reading a book by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk.  This particular book, Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames, is very simply written but offers some great insight into anger. Hanh explains that “When someone says … Continue reading →

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