by Lawrence Cooper | Jun 15, 2019 | Borderline Personality Disorder, Mindfulness, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
There is so much beauty hidden in the desert. In Arizona, I learned to enjoy the warmth of the sun, the persistent beauty of the vegetation, and the courage of the animals that dwelt there. One day after walking steadily for five, dry, hot hours, I had another aha...
by Lawrence Cooper | Jun 15, 2019 | Blog, Borderline Personality Disorder, Mindfulness, Newsletter
DSM 5 Impairment 8 – Perceptions of others selectively biased toward negative attributes or vulnerabilities If I see a roll of the eyes, or if someone contradicts, criticizes, or corrects me, I automatically sense rejection. Before this feeling of rejection...
by Lawrence Cooper | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Just a reminder about the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival, soon to take place on Denman July 18-21. One of the invited authors is Billeh Nickerson, the poet from Vancouver. He will be giving a solo session, plus being part of a panel with other authors, and...
by Lawrence Cooper | Jun 10, 2019 | Newsletter
The following post was submitted by Steve Horel after a recent visit to the Abbey. It is part of a collection of poems that I am posting that deal with the Comox Valley region. Although this is part of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the feeling is still the same. June...
by Lawrence Cooper | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog, Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Newsletter
It looks like we will be going ahead with the Serious Writer’s Group who will be meeting for the purpose of editing and preparing works of poetry for publishing. We now have our five people for the group. There might be room for one more, or if there is enough...
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