Clear Vision Counselling

11/23/2025

“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.”
Brené Brown
We are hard wired to want connection. And yet we can push it away in many different ways because we are afraid of being hurt. Forgive and it will change.

11/22/2025

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Sometimes we smile when we are happy and at other times when we smile at something, we feel happy.
Either way, it feels great.

11/18/2025

“What makes you different or weird— that’s your strength.”
Meryl Streep
It is natural to want to fit in. But our passions and talents are where we excel and stand out.
Love Christie

11/17/2025

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
J.K. Rowling
We are always changing and growing even if we aren't aware of it. We can build our lives up from our lowest low.
We are resilient.
Love Christie

11/09/2025

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
Peter Levine
Typically, the worst thing about trauma is that we experience it alone. This is why therapy can be so helpful.

Typically, the worst thing about trauma is that we experience it alone. Without someone to help us or put it into perspective. This is why therapy can be so valuable.

11/09/2025

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
Robert Brault
It is in noticing the little moments, the connections, the children looking at you and talking non stop even when you are too tired to listen.

It is in noticing the little moments, the connections, the children looking at you and talking non stop even when you are too tired to listen, when it is sunny, or rainy and you are cosy inside. All of these are worthy of notice and appreciation.

11/02/2025

“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
Marcus Aurelius
When we are negative and pessimistic this can affect our mood and feelings for the day and possibly longer. However, we always make a different choice. We can Choose Again.

11/01/2025

"It always seems impossible until it's done."
Nelson Mandela
Sometimes a challenge (or a few) in our lives can feel overwhelming. But if we approach one thing at a time and handle each one that comes up, we are doing the best we can. And that is enough.

Sometimes a challenge (or a few) in our lives can feel overwhelming. But if we approach one thing at a time and handle each one that comes up, we are doing the best we can.

02/23/2025

"A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall."
Serena Williams
The inner drive that compells us to get up after a seeming failure is powerful. There is something bigger than us that is driving the initiative.

02/22/2025

"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use."
Ruth Gordo
The more we take action on our dreams the more courage we feel. Even if things don't work out the way we planned, it is enlivening to take action, rather than to think about it.
Love Christie

02/16/2025

“Without trust, we don’t truly collaborate; we merely coordinate or,
at best, cooperate.”
Stephen M.R. Covey
Trust is the foundation of any good relationship. When trust is lost it can take a long time to get it back.
Love Christie

02/15/2025

“None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith.”
Paulo Coelho
Sometimes the future may look uncertain and unclear. However, things do have a way of working out in the long run.

“None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith.”