Hurricane News and Family Focus

The last five days have been a little tense and a lot of relief. 

Late last week we focused on the news as reporters offered an hourly update on the path of Hurricane Irene. They seemed certain that she was headed straight for us. At over 460 miles wide, we knew we would be deluged with high wind, massive rainfall and power outages. 

On Friday and Saturday, our family checked batteries in flashlights, lifted boxes and loose carpets off the basement floor, and tucked away the patio awning, chairs and cushions. At the last minute I headed to Home Depot for a generator, but they had been sold out for days. We crossed our fingers and hoped that when we woke up on Sunday there would be power to keep our sump pump running in our basement.

How to Deal with Regret

The last time I felt a true sense of regret, I was struggling to keep my car under control as it hydroplaned up a Vancouver Island highway.

Read the full article (How to Let Go of Regret) on Think Simple Now.

More about my role and the rest of the team on Think Simple Now's About page.

Namaste, Leigh

Kids Who See Ghosts

Dr. Caron Goode's article, Kids Who See Ghosts, is reprinted with permission. She is highly skilled at working with the intuitive and metaphysical side of children and parent relationships.

She was recently a guest of the Intentional Conscious Parenting live chat hosted by Carol Lawrence and Stacy Toten. The transcript is still available on-site. Read Carol and Stacy's review for Dr. Goode's new book, Kids Who See Ghosts.

Kids Who See Ghosts – How Does It Start? Why Does It Continue?

by Dr. Caron Goode

This Kids Who See Ghosts column will be here each month to take an up-close, personal look at the topic of ghosts and how to help those who see them. 

Kathy’s Childhood Ghost

Kathy lives in Massachusetts and tells a story she remembers from age four. The story typifies what a child might imagine or encounter when left alone all day. Your children may relate similar experiences, and you might pay them no heed because you, like Kathy’s mom, are busy. Yet the strange events so impacted Kathy that she clearly remembers the ghost forty years later. Was he a ghost or an imaginary friend?