A Blog full of Help.

Season's Greetings to all, it's been a great year, and I'm sorry that this week was so hectic I am again late in writing what is supposed to be a Friday feature blog. But good things are worthy of any wait, so I hope you will all forgive.

I will also do my best to update my other regular blog early in the week. As you can tell, I've been swamped.

First question comes from the comment section of last weeks blog, Whitney asks:

I recently got back with my boyfriend, we had been split up for about 4 maybe 5 months, and throughout the whole time I was being stubborn saying it didn't work when I knew inside I was missing something. Now as Christmas looms, I want to do something amazingly special for him, to show him how much I wish I didn't waste that time with him. Any ideas?

Well Whitney, I love a true love story, and this is totally great. Congratulations, it's great to hear the happiness in your question.

First, I agree, do something amazing. And there is so many things you can do to amazing him, and don't stop at one, show him how amazing your feelings are for him over and over again. I'd start with doing something that shows how important the time wasted was, and to reflect how much you know your stubbornness cost the two of you. Dedicate sometime to just cuddle and talk and listen, and catch up. And if he's not a talker, do something else that he totally loves to do and take a firm interest in that activity.

And it seems that you want this to be a long-term success project, so show a desire to fix whatever the problem was in the first place, and build a happier and healthier bond than in the past.

And thirdly, if you were wrong, don't be afraid to say I'm sorry. I think it's important to hear that when two people go through a painful time.

Congrats again.

Louise asks about Christmas:

What can you do to give your kids a perfect Christmas? I can buy presents to spoil them, but I'd like to add to their understanding of what Christmas is. Help?

I agree totally with you Louise, Christmas has become too much of a commercialized holiday, where gifts become far too important, and the actual spirit of Christmas is lost. The sad thing about it though, if you subject your children to things symbolic of true Christmas spirit, such as volunteering at a homeless shelter, there is a very real chance they will consider some form of punishment. And that would be both sad yet funny.

I'd suggest give the gifts that you normally would, and spend a little extra time focusing on the understanding of the spirit of Christmas. That would be a great way to give more of a gift to your children.

Willie asks about the economic crisis and the automobile industry:

Irene you are a smart cookie, what is the best course of action with this bail out of the auto manufacturing sector?

Well Willie, the economy can't afford to lose those jobs, so it's a no brainer that the Federal Government in both the US and Canada have to take big action.

The economy as a whole is a major concern, and about 6 weeks ago I boldly predicted a major shift was going to happen in the next 6 months thanks to the Obama election win in the US.

Here's hoping I was right.

To all, I'm going home to Toronto this week for the holidays, and look so forward to it. I will do my best to catch up on blogs. Happy Holidays.