Lorelei Hoyt
I Am a Horrible Person – Hello Pot it’s the Kettle Calling.
'I am a horrible person' I said as I sat staring at the screen of my cell phone. The words rang in my ears. I am a horrible person. I...
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Lorelei Hoyt
- Jun 10
- 7 min
Be like Rhubarb – the Unsung Hero of the Garden.
Spring has Sprung. It has begun. (OK well I started this blog in April and didn’t manage to get back to it until now but you get the...
Lorelei Hoyt
- May 29
- 6 min
On the 7th Day Dog Rested - but We Worked. Shifting our Perspective on Rest.
Long ago two kids sat watching Saturday morning cartoons on a TV with 2 channels and rabbit ear antenna. Between the anvil dropping...
Lorelei Hoyt
- May 13
- 4 min
The Mother is Always Selfish – How self-care can save your sanity and your family.
Once upon a time a little girl sat on the floor beside her mother as she sewed. The little girl was playing happily with her mother’s box...
Lorelei Hoyt
- May 9
- 7 min
When Feelings spread like wildfire – Talking to kids about the fires and evacuations.
It has come to my attention that the children in our lives are experiencing distress over the wildfires and evacuations in Alberta....
Lorelei Hoyt
- May 4
- 6 min
What the ‘beep’! - What’s demanding your attention and energy?
I have noticed lately that there are more and more things in my life that go beep. Cell phone text – beep, fridge – beep, email – beep,...
Lorelei Hoyt
- Apr 20
- 6 min
Do(n't) be a quitter. - The Power of Quitting.
There are many negative messages we hear about quitting throughout life including the often heard statement ... ‘Don’t be a quitter’....
Lorelei Hoyt
- Feb 16
- 8 min
Good fences make good neighbours. -How boundaries make life better.
Good fences make good neighbours. They show the extent of a property. They limit people and animals from roaming in or out. They provide...
Lorelei Hoyt
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Known Your Enemy -Why Perfect is the Enemy of Good.
With the advent of social media, we are inundated with images of smiling families, beautiful homes, shiny cars, spectacular vacations,...
Lorelei Hoyt
- Oct 10, 2022
- 7 min
Conflict or Combat Sport - the Art of Fighting Fairly
Every combat sport has its own set of rules that participants are expected to abide by. The NHL’s Rule 56 - Fisticuffs has 1610 words...
Megan Malo
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Your Brain is Like a Road
by Megan Malo 18 August 2022 Have you ever seen a field with long grass that looks like it is flowing in the wind? The field is pristine...
Lorelei Hoyt
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Relationships are like an Onion.
By Lorelei Hoyt Onions have lots of layers, both tough and tender, they are full of flavour, and sometimes makes you cry. Relationships...
Lorelei Hoyt
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Churchill was right! - On Healing with Horses
Churchill was Right. - 21 July 2021 by Lorelei Hoyt Sir Winston Churchill said, “There is something about the outside of a horse...
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