"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." Very true.
"Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor." This is thought-provoking and contains many layers not first apparent.
(James Baldwin, American novelist/author)
About Me
- Deborah K. Hanula
- Deborah K. Hanula has a year of Journalism training from Humber College, a Political Science degree from the University of Waterloo, and a Law degree from the University of British Columbia. In addition, she has Diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Child Psychology, and Psychotherapy and Counselling as well as a Family Life Educator and Coach Certificate and Certificates in Reflexology, Assertiveness Training, and Mindfulness Meditation. She is the author of five cookbooks, primarily concerned with gluten-free and dairy-free diets, although one pertains to chocolate. As an adult, in the past she worked primarily as a lawyer, but also as a university and college lecturer, a tutor, editor, writer, counsellor, researcher and piano teacher. She enjoys a multi-faceted approach when it comes to life, work and study, in order to keep things fresh and interesting. Check out her new book: A Murder of Crows & Other Poems (2023).
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Muppet Wisdom
'Muppet' wisdom: "Every day is the first day of what's left of your life." (Wired magazine, "Better Living Through Science", November 2011, p. 169.)
A twist on the usual adage.
A twist on the usual adage.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Do I Look Okay?
“This is my face; get used to it.” (Spoken by Annette Bening’s character in the movie, The Women as she walked through Saks Fifth Avenue and after a saleswoman said to her “face lift in a jar?”).
I especially love this, considering that we (women and girls) are constantly bombarded with messages (apart from the Dove ads) that it's not okay to look real - to be natural - to look like ourselves. If we are actually satisfied with how we look, well, we are simply delusional and would look so much better if we just had - pick one, or more - butt implants, cheek sculpting, collagen added to parts of our face and our lips, botox injections to remove frown lines and other wrinkles, a 'perfecting' face cream, vaginal surgery, our private parts fully waxed to remove all 'unsightly' hair, hair extensions, no grey hair, fake nails, bleached teeth, capped teeth, bleached skin, our tummy tucked, our thighs liposuctioned, and our breasts enlarged! (Enough said?)
Omission Equals Oppression
Heard this on O’Reilly on Advertising (CBC Radio 1): "Omission is a form of oppression". This is very true. During the show, O'Reilly was speaking about the experience of African-Americans - how they were ignored by advertisers - left out of advertising - and, that this omission was, in fact, a form of oppression. There was also a case in Uganda concerning persons with albinism which also found this theory to be true. And, I have personal experience with this form of oppression, so for me, it rings true.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Misplaced Surmising
I get very annoyed when people say that God doesn't give people more than they can handle. Oh, really? What's up with suicide, then, or with mental breakdown?
Pure rubbish, in my opinion.
Pure rubbish, in my opinion.
Anonymous: Hiding
I have no intention of hiding from the world because others can't accept who I am. (Anonymous)
A good strategy.
A good strategy.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
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