Author Archives: Christopher

Card Deck to help with new conversations

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The What’s Gone Well card deck she bought 5 years before is still a valuable tool in almost any conversation, especially when we feel at a loss for where to begin.

The Yes-No Game Show Victory

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Heaps of fun when all of us competed in this game show one night. It was a lively house. The host was trying her best for me to respond with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’.  I loved controlling the flow.

Being the ‘best me’

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The inner dialogue that helps Kressa continue to flourish and grow.

A 50 year search for a friend

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I met Wayne at a farmer’s market on Pender Island enroute to a friend’s celebration of life. Turns out his stranger had a story for this ‘moment’ of coming together for a grieving family.

Campus Conversation… Ross Leech ( Alternative living)

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Experienced in minimalism: this term he has moved into a van. Ross has been very involved with MFC activities for the last couple of years. Currently a work study student of MFC. Themes: How much we need to get by.

Bus driving, after a life of so many careers

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Wendy has a wonderful level of customer service on her bus. Her motto..”You can be happy, or choose to not be  happy, so why not choose to be happy?”

A teaching moment for a German Shepherd

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He was a rescue dog from the city, now living on a working farm. Margo, the farm owner, really talks to her animals… and they get the message.

Review your day…. an “endorphin rush”

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Stopping and reflecting, looking for the positive in our day, acts like a refreshing, ‘rush’ in our lives.

A conscious projection of good will

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A dramatic influence of using this technique in a tense mediation. He changed how he saw and felt about another party in a negotiation.

Living Our Dreams

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The power and benefits of not letting go of our dreams. In her mid 50’s she made good on an aspiration she wrote in her high school yearbook. It’s brought her many rewards…