Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on mental health awareness. For the past few years, I have been using it to talk about a theme for the next year.
Another challenging year, but coming out stronger than in the past.
I started this year with The Great Eastern Sun and I’m starting my 40th year by walking into the fire.
Thoughts about transitions and fall after a walk downtown.
Late night session working on my coursework. Nearing the home stretch and feeling more confident about the direction I am heading with it. I need to sleep but I am feeling wired at 1 am. It could very well be a long day tomorrow. Is it the weekend yet?
My daughter called me from her mom’s tonight. She was upset because she had fallen out of a hammock and her back was sore, but the larger concern was that she would be last in the line up a hill for a sunset hike. I had to remind her that it doesn’t matter where you are in the line, as long as you keep moving forward you’re going to reach the same destination as everyone else and have the same overall experience. When she messaged me afterwards and I asked how the hike went, she said it
Thoughts on truth in life.
Do the task; do not delay.
Write more regularly and write for myself.
Having a day. Just another one of those days.
What a perfect day in the Okanagan. Over 30, clear skies. Zero complaints.
Starting to heat up in #Kelowna once more.
What I love about Canada is we can all choose whether to watch or not watch the Raptors game tonight; I can also say you would be a fool not to watch the game tonight. #WeTheNorth
Outrage of the day: my mom agreed to trade Park Place to my daughter for a Get Out Of Jail Free card and $20 giving her a monopoly!
“Old Navy doesn’t have anything cute,” she said, when I suggested we go take a look. 30 mins later, with a bag of items in tow: “I’m obsessed with this jumper! It’s so cuuuute!”
My personal experience with getting a tattoo with Marru from Inkroom in Kelowna.
A concept from Buddhism that was introduced to me by Chogyam Trungpa in his book, Shambhala.
