What I Learned from a Petunia
Dear Jessica Brennan, Recently I was gardening – the garden being a great place for reflection – and my thoughts drifted, as they do, to how a petunia functions. Nature …
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Love & War
Dear Jessica Brennan, English poet, John Lyly is credited with first expressing the sentiment “All is fair in love and war” in 1579. He said it slightly differently. In Euphues …
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Cryptic Cliffhangers
Dear Jessica Brennan, This post may seem harsh, but in the spirit of saying what everyone else is thinking, sorry, but give me a break. One of the most irritating …
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Things are Different in the Movies
Dear Jessica Brennan, The other night when Dad and I were sitting in the family room watching television, I noticed that even in the shows that appear very true to …
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Life can be tough, but what a ride
Dear Jessica Brennan, All of us at many points in our lives will think, “Something’s gotta give”. It’s just too hard, too stressful, too overwhelming, too much. I know this …
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Mother Earth
Dear Jessica Brennan, We hear a lot about the environment and how it is our responsibility to be better citizens of the planet. This of course makes perfect sense as …
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To all the Dads who stayed
Dear Jessica Brennan, In our house we call this Kelly Clarkson tune, “that bloody song“, as it regularly reduces us to tears. Because, quite simply, when you have a kid …
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6 (More) Ways to Know If You’re Doing Life Right
Dear Jessica Brennan, A few months back I wrote a blog about how to know if you’re doing life right. A lot of people liked that one, so as your …
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And All Good People Have Had Enough
Dear Jessica Brennan, The recent speed by which Roseanne Barr’s racist comments were dealt with gives me hope. I realize now that collectively we are finally saying to the hateful …
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Misty Water-Coloured Memories
Dear Jessica Brennan, Memory is a funny thing. I can remember almost everything from my childhood. My sister, your Auntie Joyce, can’t remember anything really. This comes in handy if …
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