"Everybody wants to know: what am I on. What am I on? I'm on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day," - commercial for Nike in 2001. "How many times do I have to say it? ... Well, if it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs,'" - videotaped testimony in lawsuit, 2005. "I'm sorry you … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday on Thursday- loss
"When someone you love dies, and you're not expecting it, you don't lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over a long time-the way the mail stops coming, and her scent fades from the pillows and even the clothes in her closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts of her … [Read more...]
passion is my fuel
Recently, American Express Canada approached Urban Moms with a question: What does it mean to be a Real Life Potentialist? They wanted to get our opinion on what it means to live a fulfilling life-one that includes the pursuit of your passions and dreams, not just work, money or life's other … [Read more...]
words for Wednesday on Monday because I can’t wait – why we do what we do
" I paint flowers so they don't die" Frida Kahlo This is why we write too. I like what Anais Nin said about that- "I write to taste life twice" yup. exactly and sometimes too to make sense of it. … [Read more...]
piss me off- wait up!
I have been thinking a lot about 'proofs of love' and how we show how we feel about each other. I want to be better at everything, especially with the start to the New Year and how there is always room for improvement. Every day for several years now I see a man who lives in my neighbourhood … [Read more...]
rose coloured glasses and why 20 – 20 is overrated
A friend's mom finally got her eyewear prescription filled, put on her glasses, looked adoringly into a mirror and screamed. She thought she was much better looking/ much younger than that. She had seen herself a little fuzzy, softened by her failing eyesight. This made me laugh as I have … [Read more...]
a perfect day
In an effort to give experience this year rather than material gifts, my dear friend Sam and I gave our children another famous JORO outing. (These have ranged from AGO, ROM, Science Center, Beaches, cottage, toboganning,skating and 10 days in Jamaica together) It was on Thursday and it was 15 hours … [Read more...]
words for wednesday – these are the good old days
the ice, feeling confused, on Lake Simcoe Of all the phrases that I use and love- and I love dozens and dozens- one of my very favourites is "These are the good old days" I love it because it reminds me that there is nothing better than right now to do something, tell/show someone I … [Read more...]
why excellence matters-goal setting for the NEW YEAR
this is the only tool you will need to achieve everything you want.......... … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on thursday- “is it real?”
We went to the Nutcracker ballet today for maybe the 14th time since my children were born. The first year my mom took us - my eldest was four and whispered in a really loud voice "Is it real?" and that is what it is when ballet or any art form is really good. It transports you. It takes you out … [Read more...]
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