The Best Customer Care Ever!

The Best Customer Care Ever!

When I bought my new car in 2013, I made a promise to myself that I was going to take very good care of it. So I made a plan to have it rust checked annually and detailed at least twice a year. I chose to have this work done by Dents and Stones Automotive here in Riverview. I have stayed true to my word and have gone there every year since. In June this year, I went for my usual end of winter/spring cleaning. This time would be different. I always love the feel of my car after they…

Growing too fast!

We have been mired in a heat wave for some time now. This is really great for our tourism industry here in New Brunswick. Yesterday we were to have several thunder storms that did not materialize but we did have the rain. My planters and grass and garden were grateful to get the rain. My perennials are growing like crazy. When I planted that garden, I did so because I am not really a gardener but over the years I have enjoyed looking after these plants. This year, however, has been different. I really am not a fan of the…
Get Real! Really?

Get Real! Really?

It was such a pleasant morning and after an accountability call, with the clear air, I took some time to reflect. I was going back to Dr. William Glasser’s 1965 edition of Reality Therapy and at that time he wrote that it was a therapy to move people toward reality. It is interesting when one hears the term Reality Therapy the first thing that they say to me is : “ you mean get real?”   Yes, in all honestly that is exactly it. But what does it mean to get real. Over the last thirty years the ideas have evolved…
Most Problems are Relationship Problems

Most Problems are Relationship Problems

    Most problems are relationships problems. Have you noticed this? Stop for a minute and think about the times in your life when you have been most upset. What was the situation? What was the thing you were most upset about? Was it something you had control over? What people were involved? Was it someone close to you or not so close? Was it an important relationship in your life? What behavior did you choose to deal with the issue? Maybe there was not another person involved but maybe the relationship was with yourself and the self-talk you were…