by Deborah Covell Fletcher | Feb 18, 2023 | Gratitude, Joy
How do you react to happy moments? Do you clap your hands? Stomp your feet? Shout “hooray!”? Growing up in small-town Ontario, with one television, and fewer than 10 channels (and before the word “streaming” took on today’s meaning), we often had no choice but to...
by Deborah Covell Fletcher | Oct 17, 2022 | Joy
During the month of August this year I suffered from a gruesome skin infection. Unfortunately, it was on my face. Not the most desirable place to host bacteria that causes pieces of your skin to roll up like an old dirty carpet and then fall off, exposing bright red...
by Deborah Covell Fletcher | Mar 5, 2022 | Joy
“When you’re weary; feeling small…” These lyrics from one of my favourite songs of all time – Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel – might describe how many of us are feeling right now. Fear, anxiety, and a feeling of hopelessness result when faced with...
by Deborah Covell Fletcher | Feb 28, 2022 | Grief, Joy
Did you grow up thinking you would eventually “live happily ever after”? Sure, there are those who live seemingly charmed lives – full of picture-perfect love, success, and a symmetrical face. Does this mean that those of us who experience challenges, disappointments,...
by Deborah Covell Fletcher | Feb 22, 2022 | Grief, Joy
“Where do they come from?” you might ask. I never thought I had much to say on any particular topic until I was introduced to the world of motherhood, grief, joy, disability advocacy, navigating the medical system, and utter chaos all on the same day. As my...
