by Sharon Cooke | Dec 4, 2017
There are times when others come at you, they attack you, feel the need to put you in your place, keep you down and feeling less than. You can decide it’s easier to be small, be quiet, keep you head down, take yourself out of the picture and retreat into the shadows....
by Sharon Cooke | Nov 13, 2017
My dear friend Louise is off on an adventure to Vietnam and Cambodia and she writes me a, “This is what I’ve been up to,” email before she flies to other lands. Her note ends with a quote; “Keep your heart brave, and your imagination wild.” Each November I...
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 2, 2017
We distance ourselves from the critical, negativity of others. But we forget to close the gate on the biting words inside our own head. Say something nice to you. Bravo!, Well Done!, You’re Amazing! Too hard? Start again and keep it simple. Go small....
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 11, 2015
I am thankful I give thanks In return Life brings me many blessings In the energy of gratitude I give to the world In like energy The world smiles back Happy Thanksgiving May we be of thanks, may we give....
by Sharon Cooke | Apr 22, 2015
In a local diner on Pelee Island hangs this rusty sign. It has definitely seen better days. The message implies that it doesn’t take much to change; no more time than it would take for the meal you ordered to arrive at your table. “Attitude Adjustment While You Wait.”...
by Sharon Cooke | Dec 26, 2013
“I just ran from work to say good bye to the man in the sky, and say thank you.” “Where do you suppose it goes now?” “Perhaps, somewhere else in the world where others can enjoy it.” And from over the dunes and down the shoreline they appear, with one sole intention –...
