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Ms. Martha Urquhart

Living life with arms wide open!

Our belongings: treasures or burdens?

September 21, 2011 I felt really good today. I was happier than I have been for quite some time. I…

belongings, burdens, detachment, mementos, Slave Lake wildfires, treasures

The curse of the overdue library book

September 20, 2011 I have a book from the library that is overdue. I don’t want to return it. I…

guilt, library books, overdue, overdue fees, university services

Why not me?

September 19, 2011 Many people who experience a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, often ask themselves, “Why me?” …

'Abdu'l-Baha, detachment, difficulties, lessons learned, natural disasters, negative focus, positive focus, spiritual growth, traumatic events, trials and tribulations

Adjusting my sails

September 18, 2011 Dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) means that I have adopted certain coping skills. The emotional numbing…

crisis, emotional numbing, natural disasters, persistent avoidance, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Slave Lake wildfire, trauma

Dealing with PTSD

September 17, 2011 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more common that I had thought. I would never have associated those…

acute stress reaction, crisis, emotional trauma, Helpguide.org, natural disasters, post traumatic stress disorder, psychological trauma, PTSD, US Department of Veteran Affairs

Snap, crackle, pop

September 16, 2011 I thought I had made it through. I was sure I was going to be okay. When…

chiropractor, insurance forms, neck injury, vehicle accident, whiplash

Electing a new premier

September 15, 2011 The premier of Alberta has resigned. That means that his party, the Conservatives, needs to elect a…

Alberta premiers, Conservatives, Don Getty, Ed Stelmach, party leader election, Peter Lougheed, premier, provincial election, Ralph Klein, Social Credit

The wonder of flax

September 14, 2011 I am having a crash course in the benefits of flaxseed. Whole seed versus ground seed versus…

American Cancer Society, American Institute for Cancer Research, Canadian Goldenflax Seed, Canadian LIving, flax, Flax Council of Canada, flaxseed, golden flaxseed, Health by Chocolate, Health-e-Recipe, lignans, linseed, Magic Bullet, Official grains of Canada, omega-3

Time, nothing but a figment of our imagination

September 13, 2011 The alarm on my cell phone rang at 7:00 this morning. As per my usual, I shut…

abstract concepts, clocks, Greenwich Mean Time, student teaching, time, time experiment, time zones

Coming home …. again and again

September 12, 2011 When my family moved from St. Albert to Morinville, I quickly set up our new house. My…

changing careers, coming home, Edmonton, farmers markets, Gibbons, healthy eating field, literacy field, Morinville, moving, Slave Lake, Slave Lake wildfire, St. Albert

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